Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 147: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will postpone the issuance by the Valuation Office of final valuation certificates in view of the current economic situation; the impact this process will have on retailers as well as on local authorities' income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26231/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The revaluation exercise is governed by the terms of the Valuation Act, 2001, which, inter alia, provides that the specification of publication dates for valuation lists is a matter for the Commissioner of Valuation, who exercises that function by means of the making of Valuation Orders. In each case, the Valuation Order was made by the Commissioner of Valuation only after formal consultation with both the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the rating authority concerned, as required by the Act. The Act further provides that the Commissioner shall be independent in the performance of his functions.