Leitrim has the highest percentage of vacant homes in the country.
The Irish Independent reports there are 558 uninhabitable residential properties in the county - which is 3 per cent of its housing stock.
Roscommon has the second highest percentage, at 2.6 per cent, with 845 homes derelict.
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There are 372 uninhabitable homes in Longford - which is 1.9 per cent of its housing stock.
The cabinet will today approve plans to impose a tax of at least 7 per cent on derelict properties, to be collected by Revenue.
Drumshanbo councillor Enda McGloin, from Fine Gael, has been reacting to the figures released today in relation to Leitrim:
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