Written answers

Tuesday, 30 April 2013

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Household Charge Collection

Photo of Michael McCarthyMichael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour)
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408. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a refund on their household charge payment which has arisen as a result of an administrative error that stated an estate was liable to pay it when in fact it was not; the way the householder in question can apply for the refund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20182/13]

Photo of Phil HoganPhil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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As part of the process of preparing the National Housing Development Survey 2011, published by my Department in October 2011, local authorities provided details of all unfinished housing developments in their areas. Unfinished housing developments were divided into four categories as follows:

- Category one, where the development is still being actively completed by the developer, or where no serious public safety issues exist;

- Category two, where a receiver has been appointed;

- Category three, where a receiver has not been appointed and the developer is still in place but effectively inactive; and

- Category four, where the development has been effectively abandoned and is posing serious problems for residents.

This categorisation formed the basis for the list of those unfinished developments eligible for a waiver on the annual household charge. Only households in developments in categories three and four are eligible for the waiver from payment of the household charge. The list of developments in which households are eligible for the waiver in 2012 is set out under the Local Government (Household Charge) Regulations 2012.

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