The old motor tax office, the former headquarters of Independent Newspapers and the derelict City Arts Centre are among almost 100 properties on Dublin city’s Register of Vacant Sites. However, just 13 of the State’s 31 local authorities have yet published any details of vacant sites in their areas. The levy, set at 3 per cent of the value of the land for this year and 7 per cent for subsequent years, will be charged on vacant sites from this year. Of these, a large number are State-owned sites, including 21 sites and buildings owned by the council itself. The former City Arts Centre, at the corner of City Quay and Moss Street, has also been added to the register.

Source: The Irish Times May 25, 2018 00:00 UTC