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The Pat Kenny Show
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Taxing Vacant Houses and Addressing Dereliction in a Housing Crisis
Discussion on the proposed tax on vacant houses by the Housing Committee, emphasizing challenges like feasibility, ensuring livability, and assessing impact. Focus on revisiting planning policies to address housing needs, tax considerations, exemptions, and strategies to tackle dereliction based on international examples, while highlighting progress in reducing vacant properties over time and tackling neighborhood impacts in a Dublin village.
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