The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 provided the legislative basis for the Household Charge. The Local Government Management Agency administered the Household Charge system on a shared service/agency basis for all county and city councils in 2012. The following table, based on data provided by the Agency, details the amounts collected in respect of the Household Charge by local authority area, as of 31 December 2012.
Local Authority
|
Amount
|
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
|
€6,346,800
|
Galway City Council
|
€2,099,300
|
Mayo County Council
|
€3,846,200
|
Kerry County Council
|
€4,363,300
|
North Tipperary County Council
|
€1,777,800
|
Clare County Council
|
€3,318,600
|
Dublin City Council
|
€13,878,600
|
Sligo County Council
|
€1,807,400
|
Leitrim County Council
|
€908,800
|
Wicklow County Council
|
€3,190,900
|
Longford County Council
|
€849,500
|
Limerick City Council
|
€1,408,600
|
Fingal County Council
|
€6,087,400
|
Roscommon County Council
|
€1,624,700
|
Monaghan County Council
|
€1,375,300
|
Limerick County Council
|
€3,155,600
|
South Tipperary County Council
|
€2,074,300
|
Westmeath County Council
|
€2,033,500
|
Kilkenny County Council
|
€2,145,400
|
Waterford City Council
|
€1,062,500
|
Kildare County Council
|
€4,492,600
|
Cork City Council
|
€2,831,400
|
Cavan County Council
|
€1,638,000
|
Carlow County Council
|
€1,214,400
|
Waterford County Council
|
€1,654,400
|
Galway County Council
|
€4,135,400
|
Cork County Council
|
€9,325,500
|
Wexford County Council
|
€3,601,200
|
South Dublin County Council
|
€5,291,100
|
Meath County Council
|
€3,831,700
|
Laois County Council
|
€1,638,700
|
Louth County Council
|
€2,480,700
|
Offaly County Council
|
€1,536,900
|
Donegal County Council
|
€3,683,800
|
Total:
|
€110,710,300
|
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