Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why a person who is reclassified from lone parent to jobseeker is precluded from having weekly deductions from the payment for local property tax, given that the alternative methods of payment, such as payzone, cost the homeowner extra. [43790/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 allows for a person who is liable for the Local Property Tax, and who is in receipt of certain social protection payments, to have Local Property Tax deducted from their payments. Currently the following longer term schemes have been specified by the Revenue Commissioners for the deduction at source of the Local Property Tax (LPT)

-State pension (contributory),

-State pension (non-contributory),

-Widow/er’s or surviving civil partner’s (contributory) pension,

-Widow/er’s or surviving civil partner’s (non-contributory) pension,

-Blind pension,

-Invalidity pension,

-One-parent family payment,

-Carer’s allowance and

-Disability allowance.

The Jobseeker’s Allowance payment is not included in this list of schemes because of the level of fluctuation that is experienced on shorter term schemes. This list is being kept under review. Alternative methods of payment of the Local Property Tax are a matter for the Revenue Commissioners.