Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
2635. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the details of the various commercial rates struck in each of the local authority areas throughout the country to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32978/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe levying and collection of rates are matters for each individual local authority. The annual rate on valuation (ARV), which is applied to the valuation for each property, determined by the Valuation Office, to obtain the amount payable in rates, is decided by the elected members of each local authority in the annual budget and its determination is a reserved function.
My Department has in recent years requested local authorities to exercise restraint in setting ARVs and they have responded positively in this regard. The national average ARV has not changed significantly in recent years. The national average ARV decreased slightly each year from 2010 to 2015 and has increased slightly each year from 2016 to 2018.
Details regarding the Annual Rates on Valuation determined by local authorities in 2018 are available on my Department’s website at the following link: www.housing.gov.ie/sites/default/files/publications/files/2018_arvs_and_byas.xlsx.
