Public Consultation for the Vacancy Abatement Scheme

NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF A SCHEME FOR THE ABATEMENT OF RATES IN RESPECT OF VACANT PROPERTIES

Section 9 of the Local Government Rates and Other Matters Act 2019 makes specific provision that elected members of a local authority may make a scheme providing for the abatement of rates in respect of vacant properties, and that such a scheme shall be approved at the local authority budget meeting, concerning the local financial year to which the scheme shall apply.

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council will consider a scheme providing for abatement of rates in respect of vacant properties, applying in the 2026 local financial year.

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council welcomes written submissions from the public on this matter specifically covering the potential effects of a scheme providing for the abatement of rates in respect of vacant properties on businesses, individuals and on local authority services.

Submissions must be received by 23rd August, 2025 and may be made using one of the following methods:

1. Online through the Council’s consultation hub here

 2. By email to vacancysubmissions@dlrcoco.ie

3. By Post to: Abatement of Rates Submissions, Finance Department, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, County Hall, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. A96K6C9

    Submissions should be clearly marked ‘Abatement of Rates Submissions’