{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Social Democrats","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/","author_name":"ZOO Admin","author_url":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/author\/zoo-admin\/","title":"Vacant Homes Must be Taxed - Social Democrats","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"80lykIhHLx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/vacant-homes-must-be-taxed\/\">Vacant Homes Must be Taxed<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/vacant-homes-must-be-taxed\/embed\/#?secret=80lykIhHLx\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Vacant Homes Must be Taxed&#8221; &#8212; Social Democrats\" data-secret=\"80lykIhHLx\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/4475-412-scaled-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":1920,"thumbnail_height":1280,"description":"Vacancy rates are as high as 11.5pc in some of our towns The Government must urgently introduce a tax on vacant homes, according to Social Democrats Housing Spokesperson Cian O\u2019Callaghan. Deputy O\u2019Callaghan made his comments as the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing met to discuss the issue of vacancy and dereliction. \u201cThe Government is failing [&hellip;]"}