Almost half of local authorities not set up to collect vacant site levy

Nine of the country’s 31 local authorities have no sites listed on their vacant site register and six county councils have not valued the sites on their register

Local authorities have been obliged to compile and maintain a vacant site register since 2017. Picture: Rollingnews.ie

Nearly half of local authorities are not set up to collect the vacant site levy, according to an analysis by the Business Post.

Nine of the country’s 31 local authorities have no sites listed on their vacant site register and six county councils have not valued the sites on their register and so cannot collect the vacant site levy.

Local authorities have been obliged to compile and maintain a vacant site register since 2017.

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