The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 provides the legislative basis for the Household Charge. Under the Act, an owner of a residential property on the liability date is liable to pay the Household Charge, unless otherwise exempted or entitled to claim a waiver. It is a matter for an owner of a residential property to determine liability and pay the Charge. The Local Government Management Agency is administering the Household Charge system on a shared service/agency basis for all county and city councils.
The following table details, as of 14 February 2013, the total Household Charge revenue raised by local authority area. All Household Charge revenues are provided to the local government sector to resource the services the sector provides.
County/City Council
|
Total Payments
€
|
Carlow
|
1,328,354
|
Cavan
|
1,756,719
|
Clare
|
3,539,142
|
Cork City
|
2,955,028
|
Cork County
|
9,980,387
|
Donegal
|
4,022,227
|
Dublin City
|
14,429,134
|
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
|
6,528,990
|
Fingal
|
6,429,989
|
Galway City
|
2,190,200
|
Galway County
|
4,549,932
|
Kerry
|
4,589,784
|
Kildare
|
4,778,837
|
Kilkenny
|
2,300,250
|
Laois
|
1,764,442
|
Leitrim
|
965,729
|
Limerick City
|
1,479,096
|
Limerick County
|
3,349,666
|
Longf ord
|
923,860
|
Louth
|
2,646,427
|
Mayo
|
4,169,009
|
Meath
|
4,096,910
|
Monaghan
|
1,471,842
|
North Tipperary
|
1,883,516
|
Offaly
|
1,653,861
|
Roscommon
|
1,814,967
|
Sligo
|
1,950,541
|
South Dublin
|
5,552,614
|
South Tipperary
|
2,193,188
|
Waterford City
|
1,127,164
|
Waterford County
|
1,754,424
|
Westmeath
|
2,137,635
|
Wexford
|
3,878,197
|
Wicklow
|
3,356,084
|
National
|
117,548,145
|