Thomas Gould (Cork North-Central, Sinn Fein)

I cannot believe the data is not available. It was supposed to be released in the second quarter of the year and here we are in October 2025 without the data. The Minister said things are going well and progressing but where is the proof? For months, I have submitted a parliamentary question every two or three weeks looking for information on dereliction, such as how many sites are derelict, how many were added to the register, how many were compulsorily purchased and so on. I want to let the Minister of State know that I submitted another question last week. Why is that information being withheld from the Dáil?

In 2023, the Government said it would add 400 buildings to the derelict sites register and that 400 of them would be purchased under CPOs. I am only taking a wild guess, but I am willing to put my reputation on the line by saying there is no way that 400 buildings were purchased under CPOs. Will the Minister of State give a commitment that those figures will be finally released this month?

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