I am advised by Revenue that a key aspect of the work it has undertaken in connection with the administration of Local Property Tax (LPT) has been the development of a register of residential properties in the State. The process involved consolidating data for approximately two million records, some of which were difficult to match because of variations in addresses and names and reference numbers held by different agencies. In a small number of cases, individuals and properties were referenced and matched incorrectly. In regard to the specific case mentioned by the Deputy, the correct owner of the ‘second’ property paid the 2013 LPT liability but did so without filing the LPT 1 Return.
Unfortunately the PPS number quoted by the property owner when making the payment was similar to the number previously used by the deceased spouse of the person in question. For that reason Revenue inadvertently associated the payment and property with the deceased spouse.
Revenue has assured me that it has now corrected the details in respect of both properties on the Property Register. Revenue would also like to apologise to the person in question for any stress or upset caused.