Deputy Peadar Tóibín: The issue of dereliction is a blight upon many towns across the country at 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 business are significantly devalued as a result of being next to vacant buildings that are destroying their towns.

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