John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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212. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of local property tax collected in County Wicklow in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [17361/20]

John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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213. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of properties in County Wicklow that are exempt from payment of the local property tax in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [17363/20]

John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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214. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of households in County Wicklow that have deferred paying the local property tax in the county in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020. [17364/20]

John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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215. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of properties in County Wicklow that pay local property tax in each of the valuation bands in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [17365/20]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 212 to 215, inclusive, together.

Revenue publishes regular detailed statistical information in relation to Local Property Tax (LPT). This data is available at .

Regarding the Deputy’s specific questions, the ‘end of year report’ headings of the published statistics include, on a local authority basis, the LPT receipts collected, the number of properties registered, the numbers of deferrals and exemptions from LPT granted, and the distribution of properties by valuation band, for each year of operation of LPT.

The ‘quarterly reports 2020’heading at the above link shows the available information for 2020 to date, recently updated to include second quarter data. Complete data for 2020 will be published after year end.

John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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216. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17366/20]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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A review of the Local Property Tax was completed by my Department in conjunction with the Departments of the Taoiseach, Public Expenditure & Reform and Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Revenue Commissioners and the report was published in April 2019 (available at ). In accordance with its terms of reference, the review focused on the impact of house price movements on LPT liabilities under a series of scenarios involving different rate and tax band structures. The review also included an examination of the outstanding recommendations of the 2015 Thornhill review of the Local Property Tax. It included a consultation process to enable all interested parties and individuals to submit their views on the future of the LPT.

The Programme for Government "Our Shared Future" adopted by the Government on 27 June 2020 includes a commitment to bring forward legislation in relation to the Local Property Tax (LPT) on the basis of fairness and that most homeowners will face no increase in their LPT liability. In addition there is a commitment to bring new homes, which are currently exempt from the LPT, into the taxation system. Further, all LPT funds collected locally will be retained within the local authority concerned. This is to be done on the basis that those counties with a lower LPT base are adjusted via an annual national equalisation fund paid from the Exchequer.

My Department is examining options for the implementation of these commitments in conjunction with the Revenue Commissioners and relevant Departments. I hope to be able to bring proposals to Government soon.