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Commercial Rates Valuation Process

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 July 2013

Thursday, 18 July 2013

Questions (255)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

255. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform with respect to determination of commercial rates by the Valuation Office, if he will outline details of the rolling programme of valuation undertaken by the office; when each area of the country is assessed and in what order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36131/13]

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The Valuation Office is currently undertaking a systematic programme of revaluing, for rates purposes, all industrial and commercial properties in the State. The immediate objective of the national revaluation programme is to ensure that the first revaluation of all rating authority areas is conducted as soon as possible. Revaluation is conducted across all relevant properties in one or more rating authority areas at the same time. However, implementation of the national programme cannot occur across the entire country simultaneously and the programme must, accordingly, be operated on a phased basis. Following the first revaluation, subsequent revaluations of each rating authority area will then be carried out on a cyclical basis no sooner than five years and no later than ten years after the first revaluation (Section 25 of the Valuation Act 2001).

Section 9(10) of the Valuation Act 2001 provides that the Commissioner of Valuation is independent in the performance of his functions. Section 19(1) of the said Act empowers the Commissioner to make a Valuation Order specifying a rating authority area over which a revaluation is to be conducted, after consultation with the Minister for the Environment and Local Government and the rating authority concerned. Steady progress is being made on the National Revaluation Programme. Between 2007 and 2010 the three Rating Authority areas of South Dublin, Fingal and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown were revalued comprising c.17,700 commercial properties which represents approximately 22% of the national rateable valuation base. Additionally, there are currently six revaluation projects in progress which include the Rating Authority areas of Dublin City, Waterford City and County and Dungarvan Town together with Limerick City and County comprising c. 38,000 commercial properties or 32.6% of the valuation base. Furthermore, the statutory consultation process, required before a valuation order can be made is under way with a further five rating authorities, Galway City Council, Kilkenny County Council, Kilkenny Borough Council, Carlow County Council and Carlow Town Council. Decisions in relation to a further set of rating authorities for revaluation are currently under consideration by the Valuation Office.

The current position as regards projects in train or pending is set out in the following table:

Rating Authority

Area

Date Valuation Order Signed

Publication Date for the New Valuation List.

Number* of Items

% of Valuation Base [Pre - Revaluation]

Dublin City

5/05/2011

31/12/2013

25117

26.62

Waterford City

12/12/2011

31/12/2013

2548

1.44

Waterford County

12/12/2011

31/12/2013

1387

0.39

Dungarvan Town

12/12/2011

31/12/2013

621

0.24

Limerick City

29/03/2012

31/12/2014

4085

1.94

Limerick County

29/03/2012

31/12/2014

4505

1.98

Galway City

Valuation Order pending

3702

2.30

-

Kilkenny County

Valuation Order pending

1974

0.92

-

Kilkenny Borough

Valuation Order pending

993

0.48

-

Carlow County

Valuation Order pending

982

0.38

-

Carlow Town

Valuation Order pending

906

0.40

-

Totals

-

46820

37.09

-

*2009 baseline data.

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