Brian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 12:

In page 8, subsection (4)(b), line 17, after "estate" to insert the following:

",or

(c) the year in which the liability falls if, on that date, he or she is the holder of a medical card issued by the Health Service Executive, or

(d) the year in which the liability falls if, on that date, he or she is in receipt of any of the following payments from the Department of Social Protection:

(i) jobseekers allowance, or

(ii) jobseekers benefit, or

(iii) supplementary welfare allowance, or

(iv) family income supplement, or

(v) farm assist, or

(vi) old age non-contributory pension, provided the recipient is not also in receipt of an occupational pension, or

(vi) disability allowance, or

(vii) disablement benefit, or

(viii) blind pension,

or

(e) the year 2012 and the year 2013 if, on that date, he or she is able to satisfy the relevant local authority that the residential property in which he or she resides is a mortgaged property in respect of which he or she has not been able to pay more than 75 per cent of his or her mortgage repayments in the preceding year, or

(f) the year 2012 and the year 2013 if, on that date, he or she is able to satisfy the relevant local authority that the residential property in which he or she resides is a mortgaged property that is currently valued at less than 75 per cent of the price at which the owner purchased the property.

(5) A person shall only be entitled to seek the waiver provided for in subsection (4)(e) if—

(a) the owner provides the relevant local authority with a certificate from the financial institution that provided the mortgage to the effect that the owner has failed to pay more than 75 per cent of his or her mortgage repayments in the preceding year, and

(b) the financial institution certifies to the local authority that the owner has not fundamentally breached the terms and conditions of the mortgage agreement other than in respect of the non-payment of mortgage arrears.

(6) A person shall only be entitled to seek the waiver provided for in subsection (4)(f) if—

(a) the owner provides the relevant local authority with a valuation from a registered member of the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers to the effect that the residential property in which he or she resides is a mortgaged property that is currently valued at less than 75 per cent of the price at which the owner purchased the property, and

(b) the owner provides the local authority with a copy of the deed of conveyance or contract of purchase of the residential property identifying the price and date of purchase of the residential property".