757. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to examine the issue of abandoned residential properties which are not in a derelict condition, many of which may be subject to long-running family disputes; having due regard for the constitutional right to private property, his further plans to requisition or otherwise bring back such abandoned and non-derelict residential properties in the interest of being an additional strand to resolving the shortage of homes; if, in the context of the proposed vacant land levy of 3% in urban areas - Planning and Development (No.1) Bill, 2014 - he has considered a similar levy on abandoned residential properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23115/15]

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757. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to examine the issue of abandoned residential properties which are not in a derelict condition, many of which may be subject to long-running family disputes; having due regard for the constitutional right to private property, his further plans to requisition or otherwise bring back such abandoned and non-derelict residential properties in the interest of being an additional strand to resolving the shortage of homes; if, in the context of the proposed vacant land levy of 3% in urban areas - Planning and Development (No.1) Bill, 2014 - he has considered a similar levy on abandoned residential properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23115/15]

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