Written answers

Tuesday, 25 September 2012

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Household Charge Collection

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the impact of the letters sent by local authorities to those on the non-principal private residence list in relation to seeking payment of the household tax, broken down by county on the basis of numbers of letters sent out each time, and the rate of compliance which followed each letter. [40392/12]

Photo of Phil HoganPhil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The table shows the number of reminder letters sent out by county and city councils in July, August and September 2012 in relation to the household charge. The table also shows the number registered prior to the issuing of these letters and the number of registrations made immediately following the issuing of the reminder letters.

Number of Registrations per Local Authority and Reminder Letters Issued

Local AuthorityNumber registered in Household Charge 2nd June 2012No. of NPPR - Letter 1 (Issued between 2nd and 13th July)Number registered in Household Charge 20th July 2012No. of NPPR - Letter 2 (Issued between 7th and 20th August)Number registered in Household Charge 24th AugustNo. of NPPR - Letter 3 (issued between 10th and 21st Sept.)Number registered in Household Charge 20th Sept 2012Increase in registrations since June% increase since June
Leitrim
7,584
1,034
7,991
625
8,338
497
8,577
993
12
Roscommon
12,980
1,373
13,819
852
14,474
660
14,964
1,984
13
Sligo
14,927
1,631
15,822
1,102
16,437
917
16,806
1,879
11
Cork City
23,184
5,324
24,879
2,985
26,093
2,396
26,685
3,501
13
Dublin City
119760
19,423
125,182
11,048
129,372
8,686
132,184
12,424
9
Donegal
28,443
3,262
30,970
2,350
32,301
2,032
33,405
4,962
15
Mayo
28,144
2,621
32,992
1,678
34,203
1,412
35,111
6,967
20
Longford
6,981
1,031
7,287
692
7,573
549
7,780
799
10
Meath
31,394
2,487
32,783
1,778
33,767
1,446
34,638
3,244
9
Limerick City
11,612
2,333
12,364
1,441
12,789
1,212
13,304
1,692
13
Galway Co.
33,221
2,961
35,724
1,972
37,149
1,614
38,647
5,426
14
Clare
24,727
2,764
28,521
1,758
29,738
1,338
30,736
6,009
20
Westmeath
17,118
1,917
18,039
1,294
18,678
1,030
19,259
2,141
11
Carlow
9,745
1,196
10,127
838
10,498
703
10,783
1,038
10
Laois
13,030
1,194
13,821
769
14,294
571
14,635
1,605
11
South Dublin
44,162
4,442
47,097
2,806
48,330
2,285
49,247
5,085
10
Kilkenny
17,947
1,327
18,614
889
19,182
736
19,680
1,733
9
Louth
20,936
2,032
21,605
1,279
22,303
1,076
22,932
1,996
9
Wexford
28,312
4,040
30,590
2,455
31,914
1,902
32,967
4,655
14
Fingal
50,820
5,627
53,625
3,554
55,264
2,945
56,420
5,600
10
Monaghan10,821
824
11,746
553
12,249
411
12,466
1,645
13
Kerry34,024
3,516
38,534
2,279
39,713
1,843
40,978
6,954
17
Limerick County24,400
2,222
27,602
1,351
28,542
1,040
29,386
4,986
17
Galway City 16,892
3,895
18,088
2,242
19,110
1,772
19,658
2,766
14
Tipperary South17,223
1,453
18,181
962
18,835
760
19,608
2,385
12
Kildare37,100
3,459
38,655
2,445
40,018
1,960
40,893
3,793
9
Tipperary North14,176
1,014
15,293
649
15,830
450
16,463
2,287
14
Cork County74,857
8,565
79,360
5,894
82,777
4,747
85,059
10,202
12
Waterford City8,008
1,925
8,967
1,059
9,416
880
9,720
1,712
18
Waterford County13,019
1,407
14,443
819
14,965
647
15,434
2,415
16
Wicklow26,878
1,993
28,208
1,310
29,010
1,025
29,720
2,842
10
Cavan13,107
1,322
13,660
869
14,232
711
14,710
1,603
11
Offaly12,431
1,128
12,969
753
13,426
613
13,762
1,331
10
Dun Laoghaire56,866
3,163
59,457
1,862
60,594
1,380
61,540
4,674
8
Total Letters
103,905
65,212
52,246

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