Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 December 2013
377. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount that has been collected of the outstanding household charge in 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of properties to which the amount collected relates in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54014/13]
View answerThe Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 provided the legislative basis for the Household Charge. Under the Act, an owner of a residential property on the liability date has been liable to pay the Household Charge, unless otherwise exempted or entitled to claim a waiver. It has been a matter for an owner of a residential property to determine liability and pay the Charge. The Local Government Management Agency has been administering the Household Charge system on a shared service/agency basis for all county and city councils.
I understand from data provided by the Agency that the number of registrations, including waiver registrations, for the Household Charge was 1,129,521 up to the end of 2012. As of 16 December 2013, the number of registrations, including waiver registrations, stands at 1,304,957. The Household Charge raised €113.9m during 2012. A further €23.4m has been raised during 2013.
Under the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 outstanding Household Charge liabilities were, on 1 July 2013, increased to €200 and became a Local Property Tax liability collectable by the Office of the Revenue Commissioners. Queries concerning the collection of Local Property Tax liabilities which are former Household Charge arrears should be addressed, in the first instance, to the Revenue Commissioners.
