Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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83. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason persons cannot pay the local property tax in post offices (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47187/21]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Revenue is currently contacting 1.4 million residential property owners to advise them of their statutory requirements in respect of the next Local Property Tax (LPT) ‘valuation period’ (2022 to 2025). This includes determining the value of their properties at 1 November 2021, submitting their LPT Return by 7 November 2021 and confirming a payment option for 2022. This submitting of a return is distinct from making payment of the liability.

In selecting a payment option, single property owners - both those who filed by paper and online -  can choose to pay their LPT liability, in full or on a phased basis over the year, through approved third-party service providers (An Post, Omnivend and Payzone). This arrangement, which is included under ‘payment options’ on both the paper and online versions of the LPT Return, clearly references the three approved providers and is available to more than 1.2 million (87%) of the 1.4 million property owners listed on the LPT Register.

The arrangements are slightly different for approximately 180,000 (13%) owners of more than one residential property in that they are required to meet their LPT filing and payment obligations electronically, in accordance with Section 44 of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 (as amended). As such, use of the third-party service providers is not an option for them. However, they can still avail of a wide variety of payment options, which are set out on the Revenue website.