Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

-----given the underwhelming Sinn Féin budget and the very interesting Social Democrats budget in terms of financial sustainability.

I was not dismissive last week at all. I just made the very fair point that there is a Derelict Sites Act. Local authorities have a duty and obligation to implement it, and they should be proactive in doing so. There is a vacant house tax and which we introduced. I agree 100% with the Deputy that vacancy has to be dealt with. There is absolutely no necessity for it. There are about 5,000-odd accommodation units in use within the Defence Forces, but they are for general inductees or people attending training courses and so on in various barracks. I can get the figure for the Deputy.

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