Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 July 2014
44. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance if, when a person pays his or her local property tax by instalment through An Post, the €1 charge per transaction is retained by An Post or is passed on to the Revenue Commissioners. [30486/14]
View answerI am advised by Revenue that An Post is an approved payment service provider authorised to accept Local Property Tax (LPT) and arrears of Household Charge (HHC) payments. Payment of LPT/HHC can be made through An Post in a single transaction or by phased payments on a weekly or monthly basis. Revenue has also advised me that while it requires all approved LPT/HHC service providers to satisfy certain terms and conditions, it has no role to play in the setting or charging of transaction fees, nor does it benefit in any way from the imposition of such charges.
Revenue has confirmed to me that the €1 per transaction fee to which the Deputy refers is retained by An Post.
