Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Question 61: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount collected to date by each local authority under the non-principal private residence tax; the way the amount collected by each local authority compares with the amount estimated; the amount of the moneys collected that has been reissued to each local authority and town council respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2470/10]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The amounts collected to date under the non-principal private residence charge and the net amounts pertaining to each local authority as at 15 January 2010 are detailed in the following table. The net figures incorporate a reduction of approximately 1% on average to cover administration and transaction charges. My Department does not have figures relating to amounts received by town councils, as under section 15 of the Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, the distribution of moneys in this regard is a matter for the relevant county council.

The non-principal private residence charge was originally estimated to bring in approximately €40 million in 2009, based on a conservative estimate of 200,000 liable properties in the State. This figure was drawn from the 2006 Census and information supplied by the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB). I do not have a detailed breakdown of these estimates by local authority area.