Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

At the weekend, the Business Postreported that the introduction of a vacant homes tax is in doubt. When my colleague, Deputy Cian O’Callaghan, asked the Taoiseach about this yesterday, he said that information collected by revenue related to local property tax is being analysed to assess the merits and inform the design of a vacant property tax. This seems to suggest that the Taoiseach believes the merits of a vacant homes tax are in doubt. His Fine Gael Government colleagues have been promising to introduce one since 2016. It is already six years overdue. Very simply, is the Taoiseach in favour of a vacant homes tax? Will he commit to introducing a vacant homes tax and when will that be done?

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