Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The amendment proposes to provide for an increase in the levy that can be applied by local authorities on the owners of sites included in the derelict sites registers kept by local authorities. In that connection, the amendment provides for the substitution of section 23(3) of the Derelict Sites Act 1990 with a revised section incorporating the proposed increased rate of levy, from 3%.