Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 945: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the penalties placed on builders who stop building apartments and leave behind derelict building sites; if he carried out an audit throughout the country of derelict sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11354/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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I refer to the reply to Question No. 518 of 11 March 2008.

Under section 28 of the Derelict Sites Act 1990 an offender, on summary conviction, is liable to a fine or fines not exceeding €1,250 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or, at the discretion of the court, to both fine(s) and imprisonment.

On conviction on indictment, an offender is liable to a fine not exceeding €31,750 (together with a fine not exceeding €2,500 per day in the case of a continuing contravention) or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or, at the discretion of the court, to both fine and imprisonment.

Local authorities have been requested to provide statistical information regarding derelict sites within their functional areas. Available data on the numbers of derelict sites registered by local authorities at end-2007 are set out in the following table.