Eoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 541: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the household charge in respect of persons (details supplied). [26219/12]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 provides the legislative basis for the household charge. Under the Act, an owner of a residential property on the liability date of 1 January 2012 is liable to pay the household charge, unless otherwise exempted or entitled to claim a waiver.

The Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) is administering the household charge system on a shared service/agency basis for all county and city councils. I understand, from data provided by the LGMA, that as of 30 May, 2012, 28,800 postal applications received in the household charge bureau have yet to be processed. Every effort is being undertaken by the LGMA to clear this postal backlog as soon as possible.