Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 76: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households obliged to pay the household charge in the district electoral divisions of Ballygall A-D and Ballymun A-F, Dublin, and current registration and payment figures in these areas. [14675/12]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 and the Local Government (Household Charge) Regulations 2012 provide the legislative basis for the household charge.

The household charge is on a self-assessment basis and it is a matter for an owner of a residential property on the liability date of 1 January, 2012 to determine if he/she has a liability and, if so, that person is required to declare that liability and to pay the household charge by 31 March, 2012.

I understand, from data provided by the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA), that as of 13 March, 2012, a total of 229,650 properties have been registered for payment of the household charge. This equates to some €23 million. The LGMA does not have the sub-national details of the registrations sought in the Question.