Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 27 March 2018
Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
3:35 pm
Pat Casey (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I note a review of the local property tax is currently underway. I would like to focus today on the local authorities' baseline in respect of which LPT plays a huge role. The baseline was established approximately 20 years ago and it has not been reviewed in any significant way in the interim. Many counties, particularly those around Dublin where there has been significant growth in populations, believe they are being disadvantaged because the baseline has not been reviewed. Can the Minister give an indication of when the baseline might be reviewed?