Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 October 2019
273. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 708 and 709 of 2 July 2019, if the revaluation of the commercial rates base for County Donegal will commence in the final quarter of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42392/19]
View answerDecisions with regard to the selection of rating authority areas for revaluation are a matter for the independent Commissioner for Valuation, who has responsibility under the Valuation Acts 2001 to 2015 to maintain a valuation list for each Local Authority, of all rateable properties in that Local Authority area, which is used to calculate the rates due from individual ratepayers.
Consultation between the Commissioner of Valuation, Donegal County Council and my Department has taken place and I understand that the Commissioner intends to sign a Valuation Order to commence the revaluation of all rateable properties in the rating authority area of Donegal County Council in early November and that it is intended that the valuation date by reference to which all rateable properties in Donegal will be revalued is 16 September 2019 with the new valuation list to be published on or around 15 September 2021, and to be effective for rates purposes from 2022 onwards.
