Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Department of Finance has engaged regularly with the Department of housing. The review of the derelict sites levy is also an important context. A number of practical challenges have been identified in addressing dereliction, such as difficulties in identifying properties and their owners. That is one challenge.

This tax itself is part of a broader suite of measures which is being advanced. The vacant homes action plan that was published by my colleague, the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, is part of the wider footprint in addressing vacancy. I will come back to the Deputy on Revenue's direct engagement and on what level of detail or information it has, which is part of the Deputy's wider question. I said I would be meeting with that office in the coming weeks.

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