Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 615: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of home owners that have separately paid the non principal private residence charge and household charge; the number that have paid both; the total money collected under each category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27029/12]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 and the Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended, set out the legislation underpinning the household charge and the charge on non-principal private residences respectively. Both the household charge and the charge on non-principal private residences are on a self-assessment basis and it is a matter for an owner of a residential property on the relevant liability date to determine if he or she has a liability and, if so, to declare that liability and pay either charge.

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, a total of 916,214 property declarations has been processed by the household charge bureau. 899,121 registered for payment of the charge, equating to some €90.3m. 17,093 residential properties have been registered for a waiver from payment of the charge. In addition, an estimated 28,800 postal declarations have been received in the household charge bureau, which have yet to be processed; these equate to a further €2.88m. This gives a total number of 945,014 declarations made equating to over €93m.

The information, as of 31 May 2012, in relation to the charge on non-principal private residences is set out in the table below.

I am advised by the LGMA that the data on residential property owners who have paid both the household charge and the charge on non-principal private residences are not yet available. The LGMA is currently carrying out an analysis of both datasets to identify the relevant properties.