Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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Question 546: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of households who have paid the household charge to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36857/12]

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 €100 household charge, unless otherwise exempted or entitled to claim a waiver. The household charge is on a self-assessment basis and it is a matter for an owner of a residential property on the liability date to determine if he/she has a liability and, if so, to declare that liability and pay the household 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 13 July 2012, a total of 986,676 declarations had been received in respect of the household charge. 17,993 of these households have claimed a waiver from the charge.