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Household Charge Collection

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 October 2012

Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Questions (406, 426)

Joe Higgins

Question:

406. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the current levels of payment for the household charge by local authority area. [44231/12]

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Joe Higgins

Question:

426. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the current payment levels of the household charge nationally; the figures by county; the number of households liable in each county; and the percentage of registration in each county and nationally. [44588/12]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 406 and 426 together.

The following table shows, as of 12 October 2012, the total number of payments and waivers registered for the household charge nationally and by local authority area. The figures are also presented as a percentage of the estimated total number of liable properties nationally and per local authority area.

County/City Council

Estimated number of liable properties

Number of paid registrations for Household Charge 12/10/2012

Number registered for waivers

Total registered (paid + non-paid)

Registrations as a % of total estimated liable properties

Carlow

18,257

11,218

287

11,505

63%

Cavan

25,611

15,205

969

16,174

63%

Clare

45,786

31,528

408

31,936

70%

Cork City

41,649

27,305

181

27,486

66%

Cork County

143,887

87,400

2364

89,764

62%

Donegal

65,331

34,146

493

34,639

53%

Dublin City

190,685

134,146

1213

135,359

71%

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

74,390

62,022

430

62,452

84%

Fingal

90,286

57,553

2080

59,633

66%

Galway City

27,086

20,076

88

20,164

74%

Galway County

62,851

39,606

723

40,329

64%

Kerry

58,792

42,174

345

42,519

72%

Kildare

68,215

41,774

1496

43,270

63%

Kilkenny

32,067

20,243

504

20,747

65%

Laois

26,185

14,991

318

15,309

58%

Leitrim

13,069

8,794

228

9,022

69%

Limerick City

20,380

13,536

194

13,730

67%

Limerick County

46,473

30,080

638

30,718

66%

Longford

12,928

7,998

509

8,507

66%

Louth

41,176

23,420

884

24,304

59%

Mayo

51,363

35,936

911

36,847

72%

Meath

60,652

35,351

887

36,238

60%

Monaghan

20,176

12,837

256

13,093

65%

North Tipperary

24,839

17,032

547

17,579

71%

Offaly

25,224

14,058

341

14,399

57%

Roscommon

23,888

15,488

375

15,863

66%

Sligo

25,281

17,108

265

17,373

69%

South Dublin

81,822

50,183

369

50,552

62%

South Tipperary

30,368

19,965

324

20,289

67%

Waterford City

15,753

9,989

141

10,130

64%

Waterford County

24,777

15,909

169

16,078

65%

Westmeath

29,872

19,734

395

20,129

67%

Wexford

56,030

33,772

1066

34,838

62%

Wicklow

45,665

30,196

471

30,667

67%

National

1,620,814

1,050,773

20,869

1,071,642

66%

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