Call for action on derelict properties

Cork County Council has been urged to clean up its act when dealing with owners who are doing nothing about 300 derelict properties.

Fianna Fáil councillor Seamus McGrath has received a report which shows many of those buildings have been on the local authority’s derelict sites register for more than 10 years.

Mr McGrath, who requested the report from council officials, said it confirms that dereliction is a significant problem in the region’s towns and villages and “can seriously detract from the overall appearance of an area”.