Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 122: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when draft guidance for local authorities in respect of development contributions will be issued, particularly with regard to section 49 levies, in view of the fact that uncertainty is inhibiting both sales and investment. [38219/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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My Department is currently preparing draft guidelines on development contributions, which I expect will be available for public consultation by year end. Following such consultation, and consideration of any submissions received, I will issue the guidelines as Ministerial guidelines under section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000-2010.

Áine Collins (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 123: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position of not-for-profit child care community-based organisations in relation to county council rates on their premises. [38246/11]

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. The levying and collection of rates are matters for each individual local authority. The Annual Rate on Valuation (ARV), which is applied to the valuation of each property, determined by the Valuation Office, to obtain the amount payable in rates, is decided by the elected members of each local authority in the annual budget and its determination is a reserved function of a local authority.

With regard to the application of rates to child care facilities, local authorities levy rates on commercial establishments. Where child care provision is within a community facility, operating in a non-profit capacity, commercial rates do not generally apply.