Property Tax Yield

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 February 2014

Tuesday, 18 February 2014

Questions (221)

Seán Fleming

Question:

221. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the payment of the local property tax, at its current level, may be forwarded to local authorities to include in it a provision whereby local authorities could incorporate water rates and bin charges in the grant to be received by them under the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8232/14]

Written answers

Minister for Finance

Under the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012, as amended, commencing in 2014 an amount equivalent to the Local Property Tax (LPT), including any interest paid thereon, shall be paid from the Central Fund into the Local Government Fund. My colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, has responsibility for the allocation of funding to local authorities.

Local Authority spending and services  are a matter for the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the local authorities.