Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I can absolutely say that it is a priority for the Valuations Office and will be for Tailte Éireann. I agree wholeheartedly. This is an issue not just in large urban centres but right across the country including in towns like my own of Kilkenny. Properties that have been built in very recent times are lying vacant and could be put to productive use. They could be readapted for housing or to manage the current refugee crisis. We really need to seize those opportunities. We are giving an assurance that this will go towards addressing that problem.

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