Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the rationale considered by him in preparing the Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 and the Local Government (Household Charge) Regulations 2012 which led to tenants of residential properties not being considered as having any liability for the local services to which the charge contributes through the Local Government Fund. [39901/12]

Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views whether legislation suggesting that tenants of residential properties are not liable for the household charge is discriminatory, in view of the fact that tenants, whether in public or private accommodation, benefit from the local services provided through the charge, notwithstanding the legislative provision that certain buildings are not considered as residential for the purposes of the legislation. [39902/12]

Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the provision in standard residential letting contracts whereby owners of private residential property can legally pass on the household charge and the non-principal private residence charge to tenants. [39903/12]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 149 to 151, inclusive, together.

I refer to the replies to Questions Nos. 1018, 1019 and 1020 of 18 September 2012, which set out the position in this matter.

Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 595 of 6 June 2012, if the household charge is a property tax rather than a charge for local services; if it is not a property tax, the reason the legislation says that certain buildings are not residential property for the purposes of Section 2(2) of the Household Charge (Local Government) Act 2011. [39905/12]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I refer to the reply to Question No. 1021 of 18 September 2012, which sets out the position in this matter.