Bill entitled an Act to amend the Derelict Sites Act 1990 to increase the levy placed on derelict sites; to ensure the register of derelict sites compiled by a local authority is made publicly available on the local authority's website; to ensure protection for the rights of older homeowners who have moved into residential care and own a derelict site; to amend the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 to extend the definition of a "vacant site" to include sites below 0.05 hectares; to bring into operation the entering of vacant sites on local authority registers starting June 2017; to ensure the notification of owners of vacant sites of their entry on the register by 2017; to secure payment of the vacant levy by those on the register from 2017 and payment of arrears no later than 2018; to increase the vacant site levy; to amend the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 to secure the rights of tenants in buy-to-let properties; and to provide for related matters
Last updated: 8 Feb 2017
History of this Bill
The Bill was defeated by vote.
2 Feb 2017
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Dáil Éireann
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2 Feb 2017
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2 Feb 2017
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The general principles of the Bill are debated
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As initiated
Derelict and Vacant Sites Bill 2017
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Debates
8 Feb 2017
Seanad Éireann
Derelict and Vacant Sites Bill 2017: Second Stage
2 Feb 2017
Seanad Éireann
Derelict and Vacant Sites Bill 2017: First Stage