Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 163: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 854 of 18 April 2012, if he will publish the estimated number of households liable for the household charge in each local authority area and the level of compliance to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21054/12]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The following table provides a breakdown of household charge registrations that have been processed for payment in respect of each county and city council as at 9 a.m. on Tuesday 24 April and an estimate of the number of residential properties liable to the household charge. There are an estimated 220,500 household charge declarations which have been made through the post and over the counter in local authority offices that are being processed. These declarations are not included in this table as a county/city breakdown is not yet available in respect of them. In addition, 15,159 declarations have been received where a waiver from payment of the household charge is claimed and these declarations are not included in the figures. This gives a total number of 921,101 household charge declarations made. Against an estimate of some 1.62 million residential properties liable to the household charge, this represents a registration rate of some 57%.