An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2021-05-25
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Mairéad Farrell (SF), Galway West

I raise the issue of the derelict site at the former Corrib Great Southern Hotel. In 2010, planning permission was granted to demolish the current structures. In 2015, the site was added to the derelict site register. Years later, however, we are still stuck with this eyesore in one of the most prominent locations in the east of the city. At a time when people cannot afford homes, we cannot afford to have sites like this lying idle in Galway. I am asking if the Government will commit to reviewing the vacant site levy to make it a more effective tool to stop the hoarding of derelict sites in the middle of a housing crisis.

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Sitting date: 2021-05-25