Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 15 March 2012
76 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households obliged to pay the household charge in the district electoral divisions of Ballygall A-D and Ballymun A-F, Dublin, and current registration and payment figures in these areas. [14675/12]
View answerThe Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 and the Local Government (Household Charge) Regulations 2012 provide the legislative basis for the household charge.
The household charge is on a self-assessment basis and it is a matter for an owner of a residential property on the liability date of 1 January, 2012 to determine if he/she has a liability and, if so, that person is required to declare that liability and to pay the household charge by 31 March, 2012.
I understand, from data provided by the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA), that as of 13 March, 2012, a total of 229,650 properties have been registered for payment of the household charge. This equates to some €23 million. The LGMA does not have the sub-national details of the registrations sought in the question.
