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 was 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 attached table details the total number of payments and waivers registered for the Household Charge nationally and by local authority area on 25 January 2012.
County/City Council
|
Properties registered and paid
|
Properties registered for waiver
|
Total
|
Carlow
|
12,467
|
325
|
12,792
|
Cavan
|
16,664
|
1,146
|
17,810
|
Clare
|
33,638
|
436
|
34,074
|
Cork City
|
28,531
|
176
|
28,707
|
Cork County
|
94,845
|
2,638
|
97,483
|
Donegal
|
37,612
|
541
|
38,153
|
Dublin City
|
139,985
|
1,207
|
141,192
|
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
|
63,962
|
405
|
64,367
|
Fingal
|
61,657
|
2,302
|
63,959
|
Galway City
|
21,179
|
59
|
21,238
|
Galway County
|
42,428
|
740
|
43,168
|
Kerry
|
44,036
|
329
|
44,365
|
Kildare
|
45,565
|
1,785
|
47,350
|
Kilkenny
|
21,932
|
530
|
22,462
|
Laois
|
16,694
|
377
|
17,071
|
Leitrim
|
9,228
|
203
|
9,431
|
Limerick City
|
14,180
|
227
|
14,407
|
Limerick County
|
32,017
|
690
|
32,707
|
Longford
|
8,688
|
596
|
9,284
|
Louth
|
25,283
|
1,018
|
26,301
|
Mayo
|
39,681
|
994
|
40,675
|
Meath
|
38,901
|
988
|
39,889
|
Monaghan
|
14,065
|
292
|
14,357
|
North Tipperary
|
18,020
|
535
|
18,555
|
Offaly
|
15,580
|
412
|
15,992
|
Roscommon
|
16,986
|
423
|
17,409
|
Sligo
|
18,587
|
284
|
18,871
|
South Dublin
|
53,493
|
414
|
53,907
|
South Tipperary
|
21,079
|
326
|
21,405
|
Waterford City
|
10,735
|
169
|
10,904
|
Waterford County
|
16,767
|
156
|
16,923
|
Westmeath
|
20,576
|
366
|
20,942
|
Wexford
|
36,592
|
1,255
|
37,847
|
Wicklow
|
32,271
|
494
|
32,765
|
National
|
1,123,924
|
22,838
|
1,146,762
|