Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 440: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are no facilities to pay the second house property tax in instalments which can cause hardship for those whose only source of income may come from pension or social welfare payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42994/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The charge, set at €200 per annum on all non-principal private residences, is levied on a fixed liability date in each calendar year and payment becomes due two months after that date. There is then a further month's grace period to pay the charge, giving a total of three months during which the charge may be paid before penalties for late payment commence. Given this length of time and the relatively modest nature of the charge, I do not consider that an instalment payment plan is merited in this case.