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derelict sites

This year
2025
Majority of county councils failed to collect the Derelict Sites Levy for two years in a row
17 out of 31 local authorities didn’t collect any money from landowners.
All time
Rise in Dublin house prices masks fall in every other part of the country
Dublin councillor wants tax on unsightly wooden hoardings
Derelict sites in Dublin get mapped