Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

If any information comes to my attention that would suggest that the site is totally abandoned, then it can come under the PSI. However, the information available to the Department at the moment is that the site is inactive rather than abandoned. As the Senator has said, the site has active planning permission.

The council is in regular contact with the developer and is doing what it can. At the moment, therefore, it cannot be classified as abandoned. The local authority is looking at the Derelict Sites Act in the application and will make a decision on that. If there is a change in the definition, this can be concluded under the public safety initiative. I am sorry I cannot give a more definitive answer.