Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 December 2013
400. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form, the number of persons who have registered and paid the non-principal private residence charge in each of the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013, with the total number of properties involved. [54003/13]
View answer401. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form, the number of persons who registered late and paid the non-principal private residence charge in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013, with the total number of properties involved. [54004/13]
View answer402. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form, the total amount received in respect of non-principal private residence for 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013, analysed by the year to which it referred and the amount of interest and penalties collected. [54005/13]
View answer403. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an estimate by his Department of the level of non-compliance with the non-principal private residence for each of the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 and the likely level of the charge outstanding. [54006/13]
View answer404. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a statistical analysis for 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 of the number of persons who have paid the non-principal private residence, by the number of housing units owned. [54007/13]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 400 to 404, inclusive, together.
The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009 broadened the revenue base of local authorities by introducing a charge on non-principal private residences. The self-assessed Charge is set at €200 per annum and liability for it falls, in the main, on owners of rental, holiday and vacant properties. It is a matter for an owner to determine if he or she has a liability and, if so, to declare that liability and pay the Charge. Under the Act, it is a function of a local authority to collect Non-Principal Private Residence Charges, and late payment fees due to it and all Charges and late payment fees imposed and payable to a local authority are under the care and management of the local authority concerned.
This year will be the final year of the operation of the Non-Principal Private Residence Charge. Since its introduction in 2009, the Charge has been an important source of revenue for local authorities and has funded the provision of vital local services. The following table, based on the most up to date data provided by the Local Government Management Agency, which manages the Charge database, provides details of the number of properties registered and the revenue collected in respect of each liability date.
|
Year of Liability |
Properties Registered |
Charge Collected |
|
2009 |
339,434 |
€83.9m |
|
2010 |
342,455 |
€82.8m |
|
2011 |
346,415 |
€79.1m |
|
2012 |
358,834 |
€77.3m |
|
2013 |
348,321 |
€71.3m |
It has not been possible, in the time available, to collate more detailed data of the kind requested in the questions. My Department will liaise with the Agency and the more detailed information, to the extent available, will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.
