Written answers
Wednesday, 22 January 2025
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Derelict Sites
Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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734. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of derelict properties in Westmeath in 2023 and 2024. [46725/24]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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The Derelict Sites Act 1990 (the Act) imposes a general duty on every owner and occupier of land to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the land does not become, or continue to be, a derelict site. The Act also imposes a duty on local authorities to take all reasonable steps, including the exercise of appropriate statutory powers, to ensure that any land within their functional area does not become, or continue to be, a derelict site.
Local Authorities are required to submit an annual return to my Department providing information on the operation of the Derelict Sites Act 1990 (the Act) in their functional areas. The derelict sites returns are collected in Q2 of the following year. The information requested in relation to Westmeath County Council in respect of 2023 is provided in the Table below. Figures for 2024 are not yet available.
| Westmeath | No. of Sites on Register at 1 January | No. Of Derelict Sites entered onto Register during the year | No. Of Derelict Sites removed from Register during the year | No. of Sites on Register at 31 December |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 83 | 5 | 7 | 81 |
Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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735. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of derelict properties in Longford in 2023 and 2024. [46726/24]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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The Derelict Sites Act 1990 (the Act) imposes a general duty on every owner and occupier of land to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the land does not become, or continue to be, a derelict site. The Act also imposes a duty on local authorities to take all reasonable steps, including the exercise of appropriate statutory powers, to ensure that any land within their functional area does not become, or continue to be, a derelict site.
Local Authorities are required to submit an annual return to my Department providing information on the operation of the Derelict Sites Act 1990 (the Act) in their functional areas. The derelict sites returns are collected in Q2 of the following year. The information requested in relation to Longford County Council in respect of 2023 is provided in the Table below. Figures for 2024 are not yet available.
| Longford | No. of Sites on Register at 1 January | No. Of Derelict Sites entered onto Register during the year | No. Of Derelict Sites removed from Register during the year | No. of Sites on Register at 31 December |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
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