Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I was contacted in regard to four unfinished estates, namely, Bridgemeadow in Enniscorthy and Cluain Aoibhinn, Riverchapel and Aylesbridge in the Riverchapel area. These estates lack open spaces or footpaths and contain a number of unfinished buildings. When I asked the council why they were not included in the list of exemptions I was told that the original survey of estates was completed by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, which then compiled a list of what it deemed to be unfinished estates around the country. The council stated that it has tried to include additional estates it knows to be unfinished but the Department refused to add them to its list. It thus has estates which are not deemed to be unfinished and, therefore, cannot be exempted from the property tax. The Minister of State says the process is transparent but these estates meet the criteria. I do not understand why they cannot be included on the list.

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