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.
Louth County Council will consider a scheme providing for abatement of rates in respect of vacant properties, applying in the 2027 local financial year.
Louth 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 Friday, 28 th August 2026 and can be submitted in any of the following ways:
Online Consultation Portal on the Louth County Council website, please visit www.louthcoco.ie.
By Post:
Louth County Council,
Millennium Centre,
Dundalk
Co Louth
A91 KFW6
Email: ratesvacancyabatement@louthcoco.ie
Signed: David Conway
Chief Executive
Dated: 22 nd July 2026
