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Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

John Paul Phelan: I move amendment No. 14:In page 18, lines 30 and 31, to delete “Local Government (Rates) Act 2019” and substitute “Local Government Rates and Other Matters Act 2019”.

Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

John Paul Phelan: I move amendment No. 15:In page 18, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following:“Certain regional spatial and economic strategies 23.(1) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b) of Article 2 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 133 of 2019)—(a) sections 31AQ and 31AR (inserted by section 4 of the Act of 2018) of the Act of...

Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Order for Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

John Paul Phelan: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

John Paul Phelan: I move amendment No. 1:In page 5, line 7, to delete "enactments" and substitute the following:"enactments; for purposes unconnected with the foregoing, to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000 and otherwise make provision in relation to certain regional spatial and economic strategies, and to amend the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 and the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019;"....

Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

John Paul Phelan: I move amendment No. 2:In page 6, line 1, to delete "Valuation Act 2001" and substitute "Act of 2001". Amendment No. 2 is a technical amendment to clarify that the reference to "rating authority" has the same meaning as it has in the Local Government Act 2001.

Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

John Paul Phelan: I move amendment No. 3:In page 6, line 19, to delete "(1) In" and substitute "(1) Subject to this section, in". Amendment No. 3 is a technical amendment changing the wording for grammatical reasons in page 6, line 19.

Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

John Paul Phelan: I move amendment No. 4:In page 6, line 20, to delete "relevant property" and substitute the following:"relevant property included in the valuation list caused to be published by the Commissioner of Valuation under section 23 of the Act of 2001".

Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

John Paul Phelan: Yes. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan is correct that I did not deal with all the amendments. Amendment No. 4 clarifies which properties the rate is to be levied on, that is, on relevant properties on the valuation list. This detail was omitted from the Bill, as published, and is now inserted to provide legal clarity. That is the purpose of amendment No. 4.

Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

John Paul Phelan: I move amendment No. 5:In page 7, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following:"(9) Where the valuation of a relevant property on the valuation list is amended pursuant to section 28 of the Act of 2001 or a new relevant property is included on the valuation list on foot of a valuation carried out pursuant to that section, the rating authority concerned may amend the amount of the rate...

Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

John Paul Phelan: What we are proposing is that once the valuation list is revised, the new occupier will be the person who will be liable for rates. This contrasts with the current position, which is the opposite.

Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

John Paul Phelan: I move amendment No. 6:In page 7, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following:"Rate Book 5.The contents of a rate book prepared by a local authority may be stored electronically and may be published on the internet.". The rate book is prepared by the local authority every year in accordance with existing regulations as soon as may be after the rates valuation has been determined. The...

Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Instruction to Committee (2 Jul 2019)

John Paul Phelan: It is good to repent even 40 years later.

Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Instruction to Committee (2 Jul 2019)

John Paul Phelan: May I respond?

Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Instruction to Committee (2 Jul 2019)

John Paul Phelan: We will be back for the debate tomorrow. I am very anxious to respond to Deputy Mattie McGrath. I will do so tomorrow.

Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Instruction to Committee (2 Jul 2019)

John Paul Phelan: On a forecourt near you.

Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Instruction to Committee (2 Jul 2019)

John Paul Phelan: I move:That, pursuant to Standing Order 200, Standing Order 154 is modified to provide that it be an instruction to the Committee, to which the Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018 may be recommitted, in respect of certain amendments that the Committee has power to make provision in the Bill in relation to: (a) technical amendments to the Planning and Development Act 2000 to;(i) provide...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Presidential Elections (2 Jul 2019)

John Paul Phelan: At its meeting on 5 February 2019, the Government agreed that the preferred option to be put to the people in a referendum to extend the franchise at Presidential elections is for an extension of the franchise to all citizens resident outside the State, including citizens resident in Northern Ireland. More recently, at a meeting of the Government on 11 June 2019, the general scheme of a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (2 Jul 2019)

John Paul Phelan: Supporting economic development and enterprise objectives in their own areas, and on a regional and national basis, is a core objective of local authorities. Commercial rates income is critical to meet the cost of services provided by local authorities in supporting local communities and businesses. The Commissioner of Valuation is independent in setting of valuations for rating and the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates Data (2 Jul 2019)

John Paul Phelan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 708 and 709 together. The Commissioner of Valuation has responsibility under the Valuation Acts 2001 to 2015 to maintain a valuation list for each Local Authority, of all commercial properties in that Local Authority area, which is then used to calculate the rates due from individual ratepayers. The Commissioner is independent in the performance of his...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Tax (26 Jun 2019)

John Paul Phelan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 278 to 280, inclusive, together. Local Property Tax (LPT) was introduced to provide a stable and sustainable funding base for local authorities. Local retention of LPT began in 2015 and since then the overall principles and allocation mechanisms have broadly remained the same. Every local authority receives a minimum amount of LPT funding, known as the...