Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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Question 794: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which he contacted city and county managers to discuss with them the possibility of council staff going door to door encouraging households to pay the household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17769/12]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 and the Local Government (Household Charge) Regulations 2012 provide the legislative basis for the household charge.

The household charge is framed on a self assessment basis and under the legislation an owner of a residential property on the liability date of 1 January 2012 is liable to pay the household charge by 31 March 2012, unless otherwise exempted or entitled to claim a waiver.

Section 12 of the Act provides that it is a function of each local authority to collect household charges, late payment fees and late payment interest due to it and to deal with matters associated with such collection.

At a meeting with the Household Charge Project Board on 12 March 2012, communication and a range of other possible arrangements relating to the role of local authorities in collecting the household charge were discussed.