Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 September 2022
568. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the allocation of local property tax funds to each local authority in 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; the date on which the 2023 allocation will be notified to local authorities; and the amounts to be disbursed, in tabular form. [42819/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra572. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to review and-or amend baselines in the context of local property tax for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025. [42840/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 568 and 572 together.
Detailed information in respect of the 2020, 2021 and 2022 Local Property Tax (LPT) allocations broken down by local authority, are available at the following link on my Department's website: www.gov.ie/en/collection/ea27d-local-property-tax-allocations/
My Department last month confirmed provisional LPT allocations to local authorities for 2023 amounting to €617m as detailed in the table below. In line with the commitment in the Programme for Government – Our Shared Future, the LPT allocation mechanism for 2023 is changed to allow for 100% of the estimated yield to be retained locally within the local authority area where it is collected. Accordingly, these allocations include an Exchequer contribution to equalisation funding of €118m, an increase of nearly €84m from current Exchequer funding levels. Local authorities in receipt of funding above their baseline may still be required to fund some level of roads and/or housing costs previously met by the Exchequer.
As previously, every local authority has the power to vary the basic rate of LPT in their local area by up to 15%; those variation decisions have not yet been made for 2023 and are not reflected in these allocations. Local authorities have until 15 October to confirm whether or not a LPT local adjustment factor should apply in their individual local authority areas in the coming year. Accordingly, final LPT allocations for 2023 cannot be confirmed until those decisions are finalised.
Table 1 – 2023 Provisional (pre-variation) LPT allocations to local authorities
|
Local Authority |
€ |
|
Carlow County Council |
6,138,657 |
|
Cavan County Council |
9,480,501 |
|
Clare County Council |
9,137,545 |
|
Cork City Council |
21,159,516 |
|
Cork County Council |
31,194,762 |
|
Donegal County Council |
25,119,850 |
|
Dublin City Council |
94,556,845 |
|
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council |
57,276,476 |
|
Fingal County Council |
40,533,514 |
|
Galway City Council |
8,527,592 |
|
Galway County Council |
14,517,890 |
|
Kerry County Council |
13,776,761 |
|
Kildare County Council |
23,161,639 |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
10,673,913 |
|
Laois County Council |
8,558,877 |
|
Leitrim County Council |
8,956,315 |
|
Limerick City & County Council |
17,554,464 |
|
Longford County Council |
8,906,648 |
|
Louth County Council |
9,866,198 |
|
Mayo County Council |
19,812,344 |
|
Meath County Council |
18,651,237 |
|
Monaghan County Council |
11,238,572 |
|
Offaly County Council |
7,656,288 |
|
Roscommon County Council |
10,216,232 |
|
Sligo County Council |
10,202,627 |
|
South Dublin County Council |
32,263,395 |
|
Tipperary County Council |
25,951,602 |
|
Waterford City and County Council |
18,678,971 |
|
Westmeath County Council |
11,205,507 |
|
Wexford County Council |
13,547,516 |
|
Wicklow County Council |
18,506,399 |
|
Total |
617,028,653 |
LPT baselines are unchanged for 2023. It is intended to commence a comprehensive review of the current LPT baselines in the coming months. This review could not commence in time for the 2023 LPT allocation process without reliable and up-to-date data such as preliminary census data. Each local authority’s situation is complex and it is important that sufficient time is taken to analyse and assess potential options in that respect. LPT baselines allocations for 2024 and 2025 have, therefore, yet to be decided.
