Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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208. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if premises used solely and exclusively for the purposes of delivering services for the Department of Social Protection are liable for rates, including Intreo, branch, local, inspector, community welfare, employment services and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39310/15]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The Valuation Acts 2001-2015 provide in Schedule 4, paragraph 12A that property, being a building or part of a building, land or a waterway or a harbour directly occupied by any Department or Office of State is property that is not rateable.

The Commissioner of Valuation, who is independent in the exercise of his duties under the Acts, has accordingly deemed that offices, occupied directly by the Department of Social Protection, are exempt from rates.