Eoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 105: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to give a policy direction to city and county council managers regarding the pursuit of rate payers who are in arrears with their payments but who are making regular payments, or portions thereof, to the best of their ability, and in doing so are both keeping their businesses in operation with all the resultant benefits accruing to the wider economy while also recognising and maintaining their financial commitments to the council and to the State. [8938/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent Commissioner of Valuation under the Valuation Act 2001. I have no direct involvement in the collection of rates, which is a matter for each individual local authority.