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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)

Shane Cassells: The Minister must get the view within the six-week period.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)

Shane Cassells: Okay.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)

Shane Cassells: What is the average waiting time for the appeals process? In County Westmeath the revaluation happened last year or the year before. Is that county cleared now in terms of the appeals process? What is the average waiting time?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)

Shane Cassells: Is that countrywide?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)

Shane Cassells: The backlog nationwide is an issue. We will do a major piece of work to increase the capacity of the Valuation Tribunal. There is a review of that tribunal that includes local authorities and other stakeholders. The review is under way and I hope to close it off fairly quickly.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)

Shane Cassells: What is the cumulative figure for the 1,000 appeals? How much income would they generate in rates?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)

Shane Cassells: Is it the same with the tax appeals commission? Are the figures or rates on ice while the appeals process takes place?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)

Shane Cassells: Does it come down to a case-by-case scenario for finance sections in local authorities as to how they handle the situation?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)

Shane Cassells: It would be helpful if the officials forwarded to us the figure for the cumulative net worth.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)

Shane Cassells: This is a wider question. We had the Valuation Office next door where we discussed the slow pace of work of the Reval nationwide and the impact of same. I would appreciate if the officials forwarded the figure for the cumulative net worth to us.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)

Shane Cassells: It would be useful if we could get a note on the average waiting times because that is an important part of this process as well.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2019)

Shane Cassells: I move amendment No. 8: In page 8, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: “(6) (a) The Minister may allow for a multi-annual increase in a rate payment and multiannual decrease in a rate payment following a re-valuation if requested by a local authority. (b) The Minister may by direction in writing amend or revoke a direction under this section (including a direction...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2019)

Shane Cassells: To pick up on Deputy Casey's point, the Minister said the general outcome of previous revaluations has resulted in a 60% reduction for rate payers and 40% of businesses had experienced an increase. He said there were only isolated cases where there were significant increases and that they were a rarity. Meath had a revaluation this year, as had Wicklow, and Westmeath and Longford had...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2019)

Shane Cassells: I move amendment No. 10: In page 9, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following: “(13) The Minister may make regulations with regard to the abatement of rates in respect of vacant properties and those regulations may, in particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, include provision for the public consultation process that must be followed by a local...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2019)

Shane Cassells: The Minister of State accepts the thrust of what we are trying to do. We are prepared to work with him on Report Stage so he can accept this amendment and insert it into the Bill.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2019)

Shane Cassells: That is fine.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2019)

Shane Cassells: Yes, that is fine. We will withdraw the amendment on the basis of what we have discussed.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2019)

Shane Cassells: I move amendment No. 11: In page 11, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: “(4) The Minister shall make regulations with regard to an inability to pay clause for rateable premises.”. I will press this amendment. It seeks to make regulations regarding an inability to pay clause for rateable premises. In our earlier discussions the Minister of State spoke about...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2019)

Shane Cassells: The last few comments by the Minister of State give us the essence of this matter. I agree that in many cases chief executives and directors of finance are showing that discretion around the country. It is not always the case, however. In my own county we have a chief executive who is a former head of finance and our head of finance works closely in that regard as well. That works well...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2019)

Shane Cassells: Yes, it is.