Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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138. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of successful applications to date in each relevant area under the living city initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6785/17]

Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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139. To ask the Minister for Finance the total cost to date of the living city initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6786/17]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 138 and 139 together.

Under the terms of the Living City Initiative, applications are only required to be made to the relevant local authority under the residential element of the scheme and this is not a requirement for the commercial element of the scheme. Additionally, the Revenue Commissioners do not compile statistics in relation to unsuccessful residential applications.

I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that based on information received from the City and County Councils to date, the number of successful applications received under the residential element of the Living City Initiative, per eligible city, is as follows:

I have also been advised that to date the total number of taxpayers that have claimed relief under the Initiative (both residential and commercial) is 12 and the total tax cost is just over €116,000.