COUNCIL AWAITS DEPUTATION DATE FROM MINISTER ON VACANT PROPERTIES

Date Published: 15-Oct-2012

Galway city council is awaiting a date to send a deputation to Environment Minister Phil Hogan about rates on vacant properties

Fine Gael cllr Padraig Conneely says he has discussed the matter with Minister Hogan who gave a commitment to meet the deputation at some stage

Cllr Conneely pointed out that Minister Hogan is very busy but he will continue to press for a date for the meeting

City manager Joe O'Neill said that if the matter of rents on vacant properties got sorted it would make a big difference to the council's finances