Peter Mathews (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 434: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the Derelict Sites Act allows a local authority to charge the owner of a derelict site every year until they are satisfied that the site is no longer derelict; if incomplete buildings fall under the scope of this Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3489/12]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Section 23 of the Derelict Site Act 1990 provides that a levy may be charged by a local authority on any urban land which is entered on the derelict site register and in respect of which a market value has been determined. This levy must be paid by the owner of the urban land to the local authority in whose functional area the land is situated. The levy is payable until the dereliction ceases. Section 3 of the Act contains a definition of a derelict site, which may be derelict because of, inter alia, the presence of structures which are in a ruinous, derelict or dangerous condition.