Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú) | Oireachtas source

The issues of dereliction is a blight upon many towns across the country and the moment. There are many cases where buildings are dangerous and are falling apart. There are other cases where those buildings are centres of antisocial behaviour, drug-taking and potentially fires as well. There are also cases where businesses are significantly devalued as a result of being next to vacant buildings destroying their towns.

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