Household Charge Collection

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 January 2013

Wednesday, 16 January 2013

Questions (664, 665)

Patrick O'Donovan

Question:

664. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details in tabular form of the numbers of properties per county that were registered to pay the household charge on the 31 October 2012; the numbers that were registered on the 30 November 2012; the numbers that were registered on 31 December 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1333/13]

Patrick O'Donovan

Question:

665. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of properties that were registered to pay the household charge on 31 December 2012 in a town (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1334/13]

Written answers

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government

I propose to take Questions Nos. 664 and 665 together.

The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 provides the legislative basis for the Household Charge. Under the Act, an owner of a residential property on the liability date is liable to pay the Household Charge, unless otherwise exempted or entitled to claim a waiver. It is a matter for an owner of a residential property to determine liability and pay the Charge.

The Local Government Management Agency is administering the Household Charge system on a shared service/agency basis for all county and city councils. The following table details the total number of payments and waivers registered for the Household Charge nationally and by local authority area on 31 October 2012, 30 November 2012 and 31 December 2012. As regards the number of properties that were registered to pay the household charge on 31 December 2012 in Rathkeale, information specific to sub-local authority administrative divisions is not available.

		County/City Council			Properties registered (paid + waivers) 31 October 2012		Properties registered (paid + waivers) 30 November 2012	Properties registered (paid + waivers) 31 December 2012
		Carlow			11,627		12,132	12,461
		Cavan			16,505		17,259	17,510
		Clare			32,139		33,063	33,617
		Cork City			27,689		28,122	28,488
		Cork County			90,282		93,261	95,853
		Donegal			35,277		36,158	37,370
		Dublin City			136,255		138,395	139,982
		Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown			62,848		63,423	63,870
		Fingal			60,407		62,150	63,154
		Galway City			20,354		20,172	21,052
		Galway County			40,545		41,804	42,086
		Kerry			42,816		43,467	43,949
		Kildare			44,500		45,920	46,692
		Kilkenny			20,832		21,504	21,971
		Laois			15,845		16,443	16,720
		Leitrim			9,060		9,170	9,289
		Limerick City			13,956		14,142	14,308
		Limerick County			30,965		31,803	32,241
		Longford			8,564		8,801	9,080
		Louth			24,590		25,279	25,811
		Mayo			37,301		38,784	39,438
		Meath			36,762		38,320	39,286
		Monaghan			13,545		13,871	14,041
		North Tipperary			17,773		18,085	18,309
		Offaly			14,668		15,252	15,767
		Roscommon			15,962		16,146	16,641
		Sligo			17,512		17,858	18,349
		South Dublin			51,248		52,406	53,314
		South Tipperary			20,428		20,758	21,061
		Waterford City			10,378		10,667	10,793
		Waterford County			16,213		16,469	16,697
		Westmeath			20,280		20,435	20,695
		Wexford			35,668		36,713	37,237
		Wicklow			31,267		32,097	32,389
	National		1,084,061		1,110,329		1,129,521