Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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470. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Valuations Office has decided on a rateable value for ground mounted solar farms. [47023/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Commissioner of Valuation that solar farms appear to come within the ambit of Schedule 3 of the Valuation Act 2001, as amended by the Valuation (Amendment) Act 2015, and would, therefore, appear to constitute “relevant property” for rating purposes.

I am also informed that the Valuation Office has not yet received any applications for valuation of solar farms for rating purposes. That Office understands from media reports that there is a number of planning applications for such facilities in train. Following the construction and commissioning of any such facilities in due course, it would be a matter for the relevant local authority to request the Valuation Office to carry out a valuation of such properties under the provisions of Part 6 of the Valuation Acts.