Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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198. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if there has been a change to the charging of commercial rates on utility companies in recent years; the impact this change had on them; the reason for the change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18570/17]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes, in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent Commissioner of Valuation under the Valuation Acts 2001 to 2015.

The Valuation Acts 2001 to 2015 provide for global valuations of utility undertakings to be carried out by the Valuation Office every five years and entered on the central valuation list. The Valuation Acts are under the aegis of my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality.