Barry Heneghan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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1212. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will engage with Dublin City Council regarding the future use of the derelict site adjacent to the trinity swimming pool in Donaghmede, which has been vacant for over three years; if consideration can be given to facilitating community use of the site by a local football club (details supplied) currently without a clubhouse and under pressure for space due to high demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19316/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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My Department continues to tackle the issue of dereliction through a series of related actions and supports in conjunction with local authorities and other stakeholders.

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, as defined in the relevant legislation. 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 may also use their powers under the Act to compulsorily acquire a site that meets the definition of a derelict site as set out in the legislation, for the purpose of rendering it non-derelict and to prevent it continuing as derelict site. This procedure may require consent to be sought by the local authority from An Bord Pleanála for the acquisition of the site.

It is a matter for local authorities, in this instance Dublin City Council, to determine the most appropriate use of the Derelict Sites Act 1990 within their respective functional area.