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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 October 2016

Tuesday, 18 October 2016

Ceisteanna (182, 183)

Clare Daly

Ceist:

182. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 80 and 82 of 6 October 2016, the reason for the difference of 1,813 units between the number of properties owned by persons and entities that own 200 plus properties from the total of 25,737 in the reply and the number of properties in the 200 plus category out of 27,600 as stated in the Revenue Commissioners' local property tax statistics to June 2016, as published on the Revenue Commissioners' website. [30202/16]

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Clare Daly

Ceist:

183. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance further to Questions Nos. 80 and 82 of 6 October 2016, if properties owned by approved housing bodies, AHBs, are included in the table provided in reply to those questions, in view of the fact that the Revenue Commissioner's local property tax statistics, on the Revenue Commissioner's website, note that AHBs are excluded from their figures on multiple-property ownership. [30203/16]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

I propose to take Questions Nos. 182 and 183 together.

In relation to Question No. 182, I am advised by Revenue that the earlier Parliamentary Question to which the Deputy refers was correctly answered on the basis of 2015 data (a total of 25,787 properties). However, the 2015 Local Property Tax (LPT) statistical report on the Revenue website incorrectly displayed provisional data in relation to multiple property owners which was in fact the figure for 2016 (a total of 27,600 properties).

As regards Question No. 183, I am informed by Revenue that this was an error in the description in their LPT statistics on their website. The figures presented in respect of multiple property owners include approved housing bodies (but not Local Authority owned properties).

Both errors have now been rectified and Revenue thanks the Deputy for bringing these issues to its attention.

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