Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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691. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total revenue in 2013 to local authorities from the non principal private residence tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46653/13]

Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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715. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown by local authority in tabular form of the amount each received in 2011, 2012 and 2013 respectively from the non principal private residence charge; the way he intends to compensate for this loss of revenue in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46926/13]

Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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716. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government following the end of the non principal private residence charge in 2014, if each local authority will receive a top up of its local government fund general purpose grant equal to the amount of revenue previously received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46927/13]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos . 691, 715 and 716 together.

The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009 broadened the revenue base of local authorities by introducing a charge on non-principal private residences. The self-assessed charge is set at €200 per annum and liability for it falls, in the main, on owners of rental, holiday and vacant properties.

I understand that the Non-Principal Private Residence Charge has raised €388.22m to date over the 5 years of its operation, €69.69m of which is in respect of the 2013 liability. The attached table, based on data provided by the Local Government Management Agency, details Non-Principal Private Residence Charge revenue raised by local authority area by liability date as of 31 October 2013.

The local government funding model will change considerably in 2014. 2013 is the final year of the operation of the Non-Principal Private Residence Charge. Under the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012, commencing in 2014 the Minister for Finance will pay into the Local Government Fund an amount equivalent to the Local Property Tax paid into the Central Fund during that year; this revenue will be allocated to local authorities from the Fund. In addition, the establishment of Irish Water and its financial relationship with the local government sector will have a considerable impact on local authority financing.

The 2014 Local Government Fund General Purpose Grants will be announced in due course.