Vol. 461 No. 2
68 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Finance his views on the imbalance that exists with regard to residential property tax between Dublin and the rest of the country; if he supports the view that there should be greater equity if residential property tax is to remain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2463/96]
Revenue statistics confirm that a higher porportion of residential property taxpayers reside in the greater Dublin area. However, this simply reflects the reality that the majority of houses valued in excess of the exemption threshold are located in Dublin.
The Programme, A Government of Renewal, indicated that the future of residential property tax would be considered in the context of a professional study of local government financing which is at present being undertaken by my colleague Deputy Brendan Howlin.
I will evaluate all aspects of residential property tax in light of the findings of the study when completed.
69 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Finance the total number, value and location of residential property tax returns and payments received by 1 October 1995, and other late payments received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2464/96]
I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the number of people in each county who paid residential property tax together with a breakdown by county of the receipts from residential property tax for the 1995 valuation date is as shown in the following table.
Total payments in respect of the 1995 valuation date amounted to £9.5 million, as set out in the table. Additional residential property tax payments of approximately £2.3 million were also made in 1995 in respect of valuation dates for previous years but a breakdown of these payments is not available.
TABLE*
|
County |
Number of Taxpayers |
Tax Paid £ |
|
Dublin |
14,325 |
7,381,344 |
|
Cork |
1,158 |
487,873 |
|
Wicklow |
817 |
382,139 |
|
Galway |
510 |
216,096 |
|
Kildare |
452 |
208,937 |
|
Limerick |
409 |
152,679 |
|
Meath |
337 |
140,592 |
|
Waterford |
183 |
74,363 |
|
Kerry |
142 |
51,845 |
|
Tipperary |
133 |
77,163 |
|
Louth |
124 |
45,900 |
|
Clare |
113 |
35,715 |
|
Wexford |
97 |
33,083 |
|
Kilkenny |
96 |
32,238 |
|
Donegal |
89 |
41,011 |
|
Sligo |
88 |
21,316 |
|
Westmeath |
88 |
24,153 |
|
Mayo |
61 |
25,698 |
|
Carlow |
59 |
16,929 |
|
Offaly |
48 |
18,675 |
|
Monaghan |
43 |
21,533 |
|
Laois |
41 |
7,039 |
|
Cavan |
25 |
12,052 |
|
Unclassified |
21 |
13,480 |
|
Roscommon |
20 |
4,537 |
|
Longford |
15 |
2,954 |
|
Leitrim |
6 |
2,215 |
|
Total |
19,500 |
9,531,559 |
