Paudie Coffey (Waterford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I recognise Deputy Ellis's concerns, but this exemption only applies where a market exists for a site and the remediation costs exceed the market value. If the remediation costs are way below the value of the site, there is nothing stopping the authority from designating the site and applying a levy. It is only where the market value is exceeded that this would apply.

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