Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 March 2012
136 Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any dispensation from the household charge for persons who own two properties who have reduced the rent on their second home to accommodate their tenant, who is unemployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14588/12]
View answerThe Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 and the Local Government (Household Charge) Regulations 2012 provide the legislative basis for the household charge. Interpretation of the legislation is a matter for legal advice in individual cases and ultimately a matter for the Courts. The household charge is on a self assessment basis and it is a matter for an owner of a residential property on 1 January 2012 to declare that liability and pay the household charge by 31 March, 2012.
