Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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135. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo may pay their liability for the 2012 household charge in instalments to the Revenue Commissioners; if he will list all options that are available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53669/13]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by Revenue that Section 156 of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 (as amended) provides that, where Household Charge for 2012 remains unpaid at 1 July 2013, the amount outstanding is increased to €200 and classified as arrears of Local Property Tax (LPT). All such arrears will be collected by Revenue in the same manner as LPT and may involve the deployment of debt collection enforcement options where necessary. In the case raised by the Deputy, the person in question can avail of a number of phased payment arrangements for arrears of Household Charge: direct debit from a bank account (current account); phased payments through approved payment service providers (An Post, Payzone or Omnivend); or deduction at source from salary, occupational pension or, certain payments from the Department of Social Protection.