Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Will the Minister explain why the residential zoned land tax is being delayed until 1 February 2025? We are in the middle of a housing disaster for people. These measures are needed as quickly as possible to eliminate any land hoarding and to reduce speculation. Why kick it down the road yet again, given the crisis that we are in at the moment? What can possibly explain more delays in the approach? That is not treating this like the emergency that it is. Will the Minister tell us why that has been done? The explanations I have heard from the Taoiseach and Tánaiste simply do not make sense. They describe problems with the land hoarding tax, or residential zoned land tax, which are actually what it is designed to do. It is designed to address whether land is going to be built on and if it has the proper zoning on it. That is what it is meant to do. Why delay it and kick it down the road in the middle of an emergency?

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