Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 December 2013
48. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that homeowners who wish to pay their local property tax but have not received their renewal notice, with ID and PIN number, will not face any kind of sanction or prosecution. [51560/13]
View answerI am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that letters were issued in October 2013 to over 980,000 property owners who paid their 2013 LPT by lump sum (i.e. by debit/credit card, cash, cheque/postal order or single debit authority) or by way of regular cash payments. Letters were not sent to property owners who paid their 2013 LPT by deduction at source from salary/occupational pension or from certain Government payments or direct debit, or to those who opted to defer their full LPT liability or those who claimed an exemption, as all of these options will continue to apply for 2014. No action is required to be taken by these property owners, unless they wish to change to a different payment method for 2014.
The Commissioners have confirmed that a small number of property owners who had raised queries with Revenue or who had unresolved issues on their property records were not included in the bulk issue of letters to property owners in October. In these cases, a letter will issue to the property owner when the relevant issue has been resolved. These property owners can be assured that they will be afforded adequate time to confirm their payment method for 2014 and this will be outlined in the letter they receive from Revenue.
I am also advised that a property owner can contact the LPT helpline at 1890 200 255 where, once their identity is verified, they will be provided with their PIN code and Property Id over the telephone. This should then allow them to file their LPT Return online.
