Just 25 homes were seized by Dublin City Council in the last five years despite the decade-long housing crisis in the capital.
There are 62 derelict sites listed on Dublin City Council's register. For a site to be categorised as derelict, as oppose to vacant, it must be in a state of dilapidation and assessed by the Council.
The new figures come as Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien announced a €150 million nationwide fund that will be made available to local authorities to purchase derelict buildings in towns and cities. The housing crisis shows no signs of improving as there were 96 deaths related to homelessness recorded in Dublin last year.
