Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 June 2012
615 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of home owners that have separately paid the non principal private residence charge and household charge; the number that have paid both; the total money collected under each category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27029/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 and the Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended, set out the legislation underpinning the household charge and the charge on non-principal private residences respectively. Both the household charge and the charge on non-principal private residences are on a self-assessment basis and it is a matter for an owner of a residential property on the relevant liability date to determine if he or she has a liability and, if so, to declare that liability and pay either charge.
The Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) is administering the household charge system on a shared service/agency basis for all county and city councils. I understand, from data provided by the LGMA, that as of 30 May 2012, a total of 916,214 property declarations has been processed by the household charge bureau. A total of 899,121 registered for payment of the charge, equating to some €90.3m. A total of 17,093 residential properties have been registered for a waiver from payment of the charge. In addition, an estimated 28,800 postal declarations have been received in the household charge bureau, which have yet to be processed; these equate to a further €2.88m. This gives a total number of 945,014 declarations made equating to over €93m.
The information, as of 31 May 2012, in relation to the charge on non-principal private residences is set out in the following table:
|
Year |
Amount |
No. of Non-Principal Private Residences |
|
2009 |
€73,060,420 |
328,873 |
|
2010 |
€71,913,620 |
329,621 |
|
2011 |
€68,372,280 |
328,015 |
|
2012 |
€13,074,200 |
65,358 |
I am advised by the LGMA that the data on residential property owners who have paid both the household charge and the charge on non-principal private residences is not yet available. The LGMA is currently carrying out an analysis of both datasets to identify the relevant properties.
