Cork council brings in €476,000 in derelict site levies since July

The rise in derelict site levies collection is due largely to the recent sale of a number of derelict properties

Cork City Council has opened 42 new dereliction file so far this year. Photo: Dan Linehan

The recent sale of several derelict properties in Cork city has helped the city rake in just over €476,000 in derelict site levies (DSLs) in just three months.

It’s more than nine times the amount of DSLs which were collected in the second quarter of the year but it is still less than a third of the €1,748,390 in DSLs owed to the city this year.