Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Independent)
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49. To ask the Minister for Finance if persons who paid their 2013 local property tax by cash, cheque-postal order or single debit authority and did not receive a LPT1A payment instruction form for 2014 are assumed to be paying by the same methods for 2014, as is the case of those who pay through deduction at source; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49963/13]

Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Independent)
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50. To ask the Minister for Finance when letters will issue to persons who alerted the Revenue Commissioners that they did not receive their LPT1A payment instruction form for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49964/13]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 49 and 50 together.

I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that letters were issued in October 2013 to over 980,000 property owners who paid their 2013 LPT by lump sum (that is, by debit or credit card, cash, cheque, postal order or single debit authority) or by way of regular cash payments. These owners were requested to decide how they wished to pay their LPT in respect of 2014, and confirm this to Revenue by the relevant deadline. This is because these payment methods did not automatically apply in 2014.

I am also advised that property owners who filed a paper LPT1 Return for 2013 received a Form LPT1A (payment instruction) with their letter. These owners could then choose whether to confirm their payment method for 2014 either in paper or on-line by the relevant deadline. Property owners who filed their LPT1 Return for 2013 on-line did not receive a paper Form LPT1A (payment instruction) with their letter. These owners were advised to access their LPT Record on-line using their Property ID, Property PIN and PPSN or tax reference number and to confirm their payment method for 2014 by 27 November 2013.

The Commissioners have confirmed that a small residue of property owners who had raised queries with Revenue or who had unresolved issues on their property records were not included in the bulk issue of letters to property owners in October. In these cases, a letter will issue to the property owner, along with a Form LPT1A for those filing in paper, when the relevant issue has been resolved. These property owners can be assured that they will be afforded adequate time to confirm their payment method for 2014 and this will be outlined in the letter they receive from Revenue.

Finally, property owners who paid their 2013 LPT by deduction at source from salary, occupational pension or certain Government payments, or direct debit, those who opted to defer their full LPT liability and those who claimed an exemption, did not receive a letter from Revenue as all of these options will continue to apply for 2014. No action is required to be taken by these property owners, unless they wish to change to a different payment method for 2014.