The Department of Housing is to launch a website mapping registered derelict properties across local authority areas, local government minister John Cummins has said. He said some councils are performing “better than others” in registering derelict properties on sites on their individual registers. The proposal comes as the Government is due to introduce a derelict property tax in the years ahead. A meeting was held recently on the matter between Mr Cummins, housing minister James Browne, and finance minister Simon Harris. If people that own these properties aren’t using those schemes, they are going to be hit with a significant derelict property tax,” said Mr Cummins.

Source: Irish Examiner February 19, 2026 21:17 UTC