Nicky McFadden (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 185: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a person (details supplied) will be liable to pay both the household charge and second home tax in respect of the same property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1744/12]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The €200 charge on non-principal private residences is payable by the owners of private rented accommodation, holiday homes and other non-principal residences. The most important exemption under the Local Government (Charges) Act 2009 is for a person's sole or main residence. However, any one individual can have only one such residence.

In a situation where a person owns a property in which he or she does not live and his or her sole or main residence is a rented property, there would be a liability for the non-principal private residence charge in respect of the property owned by the person, unless it is otherwise exempted under section 4 of the Act.

Under the Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011, owners of residential property are liable to the €100 household charge. This liability extends to property owners with a liability to pay the charge on non-principal private residences.

Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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Question 186: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of properties expected to be registered under the household charge scheme. [1749/12]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Section 5 of the Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 requires an owner of a residential property who, on a liability date, is liable to pay a household charge, or is entitled to a waiver from payment of a household charge under section 4, to provide to the relevant local authority a declaration stating that he or she is so liable or so entitled, as the case may be.

The total number of properties registered will be dependent on the numbers of residential property owners that declare a liability for the household charge. It is estimated that there are some 1.6 million residential properties liable to the charge.

Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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Question 187: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total amount collected under the household charge scheme each day since the 1 January 2012. [1750/12]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The daily amounts paid or mandated by direct debit up to and including the 10th of January 2012 are set out in the table.