Written Answers Nos. 348-377
348. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has assessed the impact on small and medium-sized enterprises of recent and proposed increases in local authority commercial rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67128/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra349. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is engaging with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to ensure that local authority funding pressures do not unduly increase costs for small businesses through higher commercial rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67129/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra350. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has undertaken, or will undertake, a whole-of-Government review of local authority funding pressures, including roads, housing, climate adaptation and other statutory functions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67134/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra372. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has carried out an assessment of the financial sustainability of local government; his views on the fact that many councils are facing a funding crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67120/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra374. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has assessed the extent to which local authorities are being forced to increase commercial rates to balance their budgets; the expected number of local authorities increasing rates in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67122/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra375. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has examined the impact on small and struggling businesses of increases in commercial rates arising from local authority funding pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67123/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra376. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to bring forward proposals to reform the local government funding model, including measures to reduce over-reliance on commercial rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67124/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra377. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is satisfied that the current system of equalisation and central transfers ensures a fair distribution of resources between local authorities with differing rates bases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67125/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra379. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide additional support for those local authorities that face structural funding deficits and have limited capacity to increase commercial rates without damaging their local economies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67127/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 348, 349, 350, 372, 374, 375, 376, 377 and 379 together.
Local authorities are entirely independent corporate entities having full responsibility under law for the performance of their functions and the discharge of their governance and other responsibilities. They provide in excess of 1,000 services on behalf of over 30 public bodies. Accordingly, the funding system for local authorities is a complex one, as authorities derive their income from a variety of sources including commercial rates, charges for goods and services, Local Property Tax (LPT) as well as funding from Government Departments and other bodies. Central Government funding of local authorities similarly presents a complex picture, with transfers, both current and capital, coming from a wide range of Departments and Offices for a variety of purposes. Funding for local authority functions that may come within the area of responsibility of other Departments is a matter for the relevant Minister.
It is a matter for each local authority to determine its own spending priorities in the context of the annual budgetary process having regard to both locally identified needs and available resources. The elected members of a local authority have direct responsibility in law for all reserved functions of the authority, which includes adopting the annual budget, and are democratically accountable for all expenditure by the local authority. The power to set many local charges and spending priorities is a critical function of local councillors. That said, I acknowledge the current financial environment in which all local authorities, are operating, and the pressures facing them in respect of general inflation and higher costs. Every effort has been made to provide support to the sector in the delivery of its functions.
Commercial rates income makes a significant contribution to the funding of services provided by local authorities such as roads, footpaths, the public realm, litter management, public lighting, development control, parks and open spaces; all essential elements to create the environment in which businesses can prosper. Rates Income provides between 13% and 43% of total funding at individual local authority level, averaging 24% nationally. Analysis on the impact of rates on business costs is limited. What analysis is available concludes that commercial rates represent a small portion of overall business overheads compared to energy, rents, payroll and other inputs. A 2024 survey conducted by the Small Firms Association found that just 5% of businesses cited rates/water/other local government charges as being the single biggest challenge in respect of operating costs.
As with all local charges, the invoicing and collection of rates is a matter for the local authority concerned to manage in the light of prevailing local circumstances and in accordance with normal credit control procedures. My Department encourages local authorities to engage with ratepayers. In practice, it is understood that most local authorities promote the use of direct debit payment facilities and work with businesses to put in place flexible payment options that reflect capacity to pay.
The Government recognised the need to modernise the collection of commercial rates and the Local Government Rates and Other Matters Act 2019 was passed by the Oireachtas and enacted on 11 July 2019. Local authorities are levying and collecting rates under the new legal rates framework since 1 January 2024. The Act contains provisions to add to the suite of options already available to local authorities to support local businesses and ratepayers. These include new rates vacancy abatement and rates waiver schemes, to be decided by local authority members. The vacancy abatement scheme allows the local authority scope for targeted policies in respect of vacant commercial properties. The rates waiver scheme provides for local authorities to make schemes to support local and national policy objectives, by waiving the paying of commercial rates in certain circumstances. It is open for a local authority to design a waiver scheme as long as it supports county development plans, local area plans, local economic and community plans and the national planning framework. Similar to the decision on the ARV by elected members, rates vacancy abatement and waiver schemes are decided by the elected members of a local authority. Many local authorities offer rates schemes specifically targeting SMEs and smaller businesses, providing a reduction on their rates bills if payment is made within defined timeframes.
Local Authorities are key stakeholders and partners for delivery across a wide range of areas under the remit of my Department. In terms of programme funding for housing, the combination of capital funding secured under the NDP and current funding under the most recent Budget will enable continued delivery of services across the board to the citizens reliant on local authorities for housing and housing related services.
In 2024, funding from Central Government to local authorities totalled around €8.6 billion, of which my Department provided just over €5 billion, across all schemes and funding sources. Central Government funding to local authorities has more than doubled since 2019. Local authorities vary considerably from one another in terms of size, population levels, population distribution, public service demands, infrastructure and other income sources, all of which must be taken into account when comparing levels of funding in different local authority areas. The criteria for the distribution of central government funding varies by the scheme in question and is determined by a range of factors.
Central Government has traditionally provided non-programme funding to local authorities; in the form of an annual contribution towards meeting the cost of providing a reasonable level of service in their area. Up until 2014, this was in the form of a General Purpose Grant (GPG), and in 2015, it was replaced by Local Property Tax allocations, which were linked, to the most part to the GPGs.
Annual funding allocations from LPT are decided in accordance with Government approved distribution policies, and are based on estimates of the yield and the baselines in individual local authority areas. Under the LPT allocation model, every local authority has a minimum level of funding available to it, known as the baseline. A review of baselines was completed by a working group in 2023, and it identified that the baseline funding of some authorities needed adjustment according to the criteria of population, area, local income, deprivation and achievement of National Policy Priorities. The Government agreed that these adjustments be applied, and furthermore that every local authority would receive a minimum increase of at least €1.5m. The intention is to carry out a similar review every 5 years.
Building on the baseline increases of 2024, there will be a further increase of €42m in 2026, which will ensure that any benefit from the revaluation of LPT will go directly to the sector where it is needed. In addition, the allocation model for 2026 is changed to allow those authorities with an LPT income above their baseline to retain a greater portion of the surplus for their own use, increasing from 22.5% to 31% of overall yield. Both changes together will lead to an increase in own use funding in the overall sum of €85.4m; a substantial increase in recognition of the challenges facing local authorities in respect of increasing demands and higher prices.
My Department, through the Local Government Fund, will be making a contribution of over €670m million to support the local government sector in its vital work during 2026. This represents a year-on-year increase of €80m million in funding from the Fund. Of this, €110m is towards fund LPT equalisation; to ensure that all local authorities, including those with weaker property tax bases, have a minimum level of funding available to them that is separate to programme funding. Building on the baseline increases of 2024, there will be a further increase of €42m in 2026, which will ensure that any benefit from the revaluation of LPT will go directly to the sector where it is needed. In addition, the allocation model for 2026 is changed to allow those authorities with an LPT income above their baseline to retain a greater portion of the surplus for their own use, increasing from 22.5% to 31% of overall yield. Also included is a sizeable contribution of over €527m to cover the cumulative impact of National Pay Agreements on the sector in 2026. This allocation will ensure that local authorities will have the necessary resources in terms of people, to support their functions.
In line with commitments in the Programme for Government, a Local Democracy Taskforce has been established to reform and strengthen local government. Its Terms of Reference set out an ambitious and detailed work programme, which is expected to give rise to a series of reforms in the local government sector. The Taskforce will bring forward proposals for Government consideration, including in the area of enhancing local authorities’ fiscal autonomy. The Taskforce met for the first time on 26 June 2025, and is to deliver its recommendations early next year. I look forward to engaging across Government on this important issue next year.
351. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the latest guidelines in relation to planning permission extension of duration under section 42 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66774/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere are no specific Guidelines in relation to extensions of duration of planning permissions under section 42 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (Act of 2000). My Department issues Circular Letters when legislation is amended. Section 42 of the Act of 2000 was amended in July this year.
Circular Letter No. PLR 02/2025 issued on 5 August 2025 and outlined the recent changes to section 42 of the Act of 2000 introduced by way of section 28 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (Act of 2025) and the Planning and Development (Extension of Duration – Planning and Development Act 2000) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 378/2025).
Section 28 of the Act of 2025 inserts new provisions into section 42 of the Act of 2000 allowing for extensions of duration of uncommenced permissions for development of one or more houses.
Under new subsection (1A) of section 42, where such a permission has not commenced within its appropriate period, a planning authority shall extend the appropriate period by such additional period (not exceeding 3 years) as the planning authority considers necessary to enable the development concerned to be completed. This is subject to the application being made—
• before, but not earlier than 2 years before, the expiry of the permission, and
• not later than 6 months after the commencement of section 28 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (i.e. from 1 August 2025).
and that the planning authority is satisfied the development will be completed within a reasonable time.
An extension of the appropriate period under subsection (1A) ceases to have effect if the development is not commenced within 18 months of section 28 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 coming into operation (i.e. from 1 August 2025).
A person who avails of an extension under this new subsection (1A) for un-commenced housing development cannot subsequently seek a further extension under subsection (1) (which applies to commenced development with substantial works carried out). Subsection (4A) allows for housing development permissions already extended under subsection (1A) to be further extended by an additional period as the planning authority considers requisite to enable the development concerned to be completed, provided that—
• an application is made before, but not earlier than 2 years before, the expiry of the permission, and
• the planning authority is satisfied that –
• development was commenced before the expiry of that permission’s appropriate period,
• substantial works were carried during that period, and
• the development will be completed within a reasonable time.
This further extension under subsection (4A) can only be availed of once and the combined duration of the extensions of the appropriate period under subsections (1A) and (4A) shall not exceed 5 years.
Circular PLR 02/2025 is available at the following link: [https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/circulars/planning-circular-plr-022025-extension-of-duration-of-permissions-for-un-commenced-housing-development-and-suspension-of-running-of-duration-of-permission-during-judicial-review-proceedings/] []
The Act of 2025 and S.I. No. 378/2025 are available on the Irish Statute Book at the following links:
• Act of 2025: (www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2025/act/9/enacted/en/html).
• SI No. 378/2025: (www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2025/si/378/made/en/print).
352. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homeless children and adults, per county. [66792/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department’s role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of local authorities in addressing homelessness at local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of accommodation and related services for homeless persons rests with individual local authorities.
My Department currently gathers and publishes data on a monthly basis on the number of homeless persons accommodated in emergency accommodation funded and overseen by local authorities. These reports are based on data provided by local authorities, produced through the Pathway Accommodation & Support System (PASS).
The monthly homelessness report includes details of individuals, families and the dependants of these families who accessed emergency accommodation during the relevant count week of the month in question. The most recently published data is in respect of September 2025. The reports are collated on a regional basis and are available on my Department's website at the following link: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/collections/homelessness-data/ and are also published to the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation's open data portal https://data.gov.ie/.
353. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline in full detail the reason for the exclusion of those on carer’s allowance from availing of the tenant purchase scheme; if his Department has any plans to change this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66823/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme provides for the purchase by eligible tenants of local authority houses which are available for sale under the scheme. All applications for the Scheme must satisfy the requirements outlined in the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 and the associated Regulations.
In order to be eligible, applicants must meet certain criteria, including minimum primary annual reckonable income of €11,000. In determining a tenant’s minimum annual reckonable income, local authorities can include incomes from employment, private pensions, the State pension, Widow's, Widower's, Surviving Civil Partner's Pension, Blind Pension, Invalidity Pension, Disability Allowance, and certain social protection payments, where the social protection payment is secondary to income from employment or a pension/allowance. However, other social protection payments including Carer's Allowance, which are considered shorter term in nature, are not considered when determining an applicant's annual reckonable income.
The minimum annual reckonable income requirement has a dual purpose. It ensures the scheme is sustainable and the tenant purchasing the house has the financial means to maintain and insure the property for the duration of the charged period, which may be 20, 25 or 30 years.
The Scheme is monitored on an ongoing basis by my Department to ensure that it remains effective and sustainable. However, there are currently no plans for Carer’s Allowance to be added as a form of reckonable income for the purposes of determining eligibility for the Scheme.
354. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of a case affecting tenants (details supplied); if he will instruct his Department to investigate the matter, to ensure that the landlord is in compliance with the law and that the tenants of the building in question are protected from a potential eviction. [66832/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Residential Tenancies Acts 2004 to 2025 (the RTA) regulate the landlord-tenant relationship in the private rented sector and sets out the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants. The RTA apply to every dwelling that is the subject of a tenancy, subject to a limited number of exceptions.
The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established as a quasi-judicial independent statutory body under the RTA to regulate the rental sector; provide information to tenants and landlords; maintain a national register of tenancies; resolve disputes between tenants and landlords; and conduct research and provide information to inform policy.
Section 34 of the RTA provides that a landlord must state a reason for termination in any Part 4 tenancy termination notice (NoT) served and the termination will not be valid unless it is copied to the RTB and the stated reason relates to one or more of the following:
• the tenant has failed to comply with the tenant obligations (other than the obligation to pay rent) in relation to the tenancy;
• the tenant has failed to comply with the obligation to pay rent under the tenancy;
• the dwelling is no longer suitable to the accommodation needs of the occupying household;
• the landlord intends to sell the dwelling within the next 9 months;
• the landlord requires the dwelling for own or family member occupation;
• vacant possession is required for substantial refurbishment/renovation of the dwelling; and/or
• the landlord intends to change the use of the dwelling.
Section 35A (known as the ‘Tyrrelstown amendment’) of the RTA provides that where a landlord proposes to sell 10 or more units within a single development at the same time, that sale is subject to the existing tenants remaining in situ, other than in exceptional circumstances. The ‘Tyrrelstown amendment’ was carefully drafted to promote security of tenure in the interest of the common social good.
Where there is a question as to the validity of a Notice of Termination, a dispute may be referred to the RTB under Part 6 of the RTA- please see www.rtb.ie for information on the RTB's dispute resolution service.
355. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a fire fighter who transferred from the Retained Fire Service to the Dublin Fire Brigade in 2007 can retrospectively have their service recognised on a year-for-year basis, as it is for post-2013 transferees; the details of the way in which this can be done; the resources and supports that are in place to support fire fighters to ensure that they maximise their entitlements for their retirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66842/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Local Government Superannuation Scheme (LGSS) is the pre-2013 retirement scheme open to all pensionable local authority employees. Any employee who became pensionable after 1 January 2013 became a member of the Single Public Service Pension Scheme.
Prior to 2008, members of the Retained Fire Service, being part-time non-pensionable employees were not members of the LGSS. However, on retirement or resignation from the Retained Fire Service, they were entitle to receive a retirement gratuity.
My Department does not hold employment histories, pensions and payroll information for individual employees. Therefore, it is not possible to give a more detailed reply to the query as submitted. If the person concerned wishes to receive more information, they should first raise the query through their local HR, who can engage with both MyPay and my Department, as necessary.
356. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide the average and median age of first-time buyers of residential property for the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66852/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department does not collect the data sought.
Government is focused on increasing the national housing stock and ensuring a suitable range of housing, across tenure types, is available to all. The new housing plan Delivering Homes, Building Communities builds on the foundations laid under Housing for All and will deliver a minimum of 300,000 new homes, including record levels of new social homes, an ambitious nationwide Starter Homes Programme and the provision of additional delivery in the areas of Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) and vacant and derelict properties brought back into use, as set out in the Programme for Government.
This will have a meaningful impact on the housing market, increased supply will help dampen house price growth and ease affordability challenges across the country, and ensure that everyone has a range of housing options available to them, whether they want to buy a house, rent one, or are in need social housing. Measures such as the Local Authority Home Loan, the Local Authority Purchase and Renovation Scheme, the Help to Buy Incentive, First Home Scheme and the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant are also available to help make home ownership more affordable.
In this context, household buyers and particularly first-time buyer activity remains robust, with recent data showing the number of new homes purchased by first-time buyers increased 25% year-on-year in the 12-months to end September 2025. While Mortgage drawdowns increased 10% year-on-year in the 12-months ending Q3 2025 (c.45,700). More than 27,300 of these were drawn down by FTBs, an increase of 7% year-on-year. FTBs continued to be the most active segment in the market, accounting for 59.7% of drawdowns in the 12 months ending Q3 2025, these were the highest annualised FTB drawdowns since the 12 months ending Q4 2007.
357. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the resources available for communities who wish to challenge large-scale developments in the planning system; and if the establishment of a fund to enable communities to fairly challenge planning cases that are often well-funded has been discussed. [66855/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraIreland has one of the most open and participative planning systems in Europe, with multiple opportunities to make submissions and appeals, including for third parties. It is open to any member of the public to make an observation or submission to the Development Plan making process, the key instrument for place making in the Irish planning system and on a given planning application, and the planning authority is statutorily obliged to consider such submissions before making a decision on the application.
Persons who make submissions are also entitled to be notified of any significant further information provided to the planning authority by the applicant and to be notified of the authority’s decision on the application. Those who have submitted on applications may also appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála and in appropriate instances may also make an application to the High Court for Judicial Review.
Recognising that Ireland is a high cost legal environment, Chapter 2 of Part 9 of the Planning and Development Act 2024 facilitates the introduction of a scale of fees relating to JR legal fees and the introduction of an Environmental Legal Costs Financial Assistance Mechanism, to help ensure that the costs associated with a JR are not prohibitively expensive and maintaining compliance with Ireland’s commitments under the Aarhus Convention. The regulations pertaining to these schemes are being prepared by the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment as part of the phased implementation of the Planning and Development Act 2024 over the coming year.
358. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason only twenty affordable homes are currently being built in the Wicklow/Wexford constituency, in spite of demand; the plans he has to ensure that Wicklow County Council and Wexford County Council address the demand in this constituency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66898/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraGovernment is fully committed to delivering housing at scale, and continuing to accelerate housing supply across all tenures. Affordability and the chance to own a home is at the heart of Government’s housing policy, as embodied within the new housing plan, Delivering Homes, Building Communities 2025 – 2030.
In recent years, Government has introduced several schemes to help people to buy or rent homes. Since 2021, close to 16,900 supports nationwide have been provided via these measures. Under Delivering Homes, Building Communities 2025 – 2030, these supports will be retained, streamlined and expanded to form a Starter Homes Programme to ensure that first time buyers and renters in need of support, are supported by Government.
Since 2022, Wicklow has seen 970 households availing of affordable housing supports through a mix of affordable schemes such as the Local Authority Affordable Purchase Scheme (91 homes), the First Homes Scheme (665 homes), the Vacant Homes Refurbishment Grant (42 homes), LDA Cost Rental (142 homes), AHB Cost Rental (29 homes), and the Cost Rental Tenant in Situ scheme (1).
Wexford has also seen affordable housing supports delivered under the First Homes Scheme (174 homes), the Vacant Homes Refurbishment Grant (86 homes), and the Cost Rental Tenant in Situ scheme (14 homes). Twenty affordable purchase homes have been made available by Wexford County Council at Ramsfort Park in Gorey, ten homes at Ard Uisce in Wexford Town, and fourteen homes at Old Forge Road in Enniscorthy.
In order to drive the delivery of affordable housing, all local authorities will prepare new Housing Delivery Action Plans (HDAP’s), replacing their plan made under Housing for All, setting out how the Starter Homes Programme will be implemented within their administrative areas. This development of their HDAP’s will be undertaken in collaboration with delivery partners, including the Land Development Agency and Approved Housing Bodies and will be informed by local needs, taking account of the requirement to provide the right mix of homes within their area.
My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on a quarterly basis on affordable housing delivery activity by local authorities and other delivery partners. Delivery data up to end Q2 2025 is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provision/.
My Department will continue to engage with all delivery partners to further the development of the affordable housing delivery pipeline in the counties of Wicklow and Wexford.
359. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of compulsory purchase orders of derelict or vacant houses made by each of the 31 local authorities, for each year 2020 to 2024 and so far in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66904/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra360. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of dereliction levy orders made by each of the 31 local authorities across the country, and the total sums collected, for each year 2020 to 2024, and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66905/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 359 and 360 together.
Addressing vacancy and dereliction is a key priority for Government.
The Derelict Sites Act 1990 imposes a general duty on every owner and occupier of land to take all reasonable steps to ensure that land does not become, or continue to be, a derelict site as defined in the Act. The Act also imposes a duty on local authorities to take all reasonable steps, including the exercise of appropriate statutory powers, to ensure that any land within their functional area does not become, or continue to be, a derelict site.
Each local authority maintains a Derelict Sites Register under section 8 of the Act for sites which they consider are derelict under the Act. Sites entered on the Derelict Sites Register are subject to an annual derelict sites levy of 7% of market value which will continue to apply until the site is rendered non-derelict.
However, the placing of sites on the Register and the collecting of levies on those sites is part of the overall process that Local Authorities undertake with the owners of derelict sites they identify. Local Authorities will engage directly with site owners in the early stages of the use of the Derelict Sites Act before the site is formally listed on the Register. This direct engagement can often lead to resolution of the dereliction issues by agreement between the Local Authority and the landowner involved, which can lead to significant variation in the number of sites being formally placed on the Register across local authorities.
Local Authorities are required to submit an annual return to my Department providing information on the operation of the Derelict Sites Act 1990 in their functional areas. My Department is currently engaged in the process of finalising the 2024 returns and this data will be published shortly. The Data requested for 2020 to 2023 is set out in the attached Table.
A Derelict Property Tax was announced in Budget 2026 and it is intended to introduce legislation providing for the tax in 2026. When it comes into effect, the tax will replace the Derelict Sites Levy and will be collected by the Revenue Commissioners. The new tax will support the many existing measures introduced to tackle dereliction by providing a strong behavioural deterrent to those who allow their property and land to fall into disrepair and to remain so. Levies that remain outstanding when the new tax is introduced will remain as charges on the property and will be the responsibility of each local authority to collect.
The Vacant Homes Action Plan, published in January 2023, set out the range of actions taken to return vacant and derelict properties back into use as homes. The 2025 Progress Report shows the significant progress that is being made and it is available on my Department's website at the following link: gov - Vacant Homes Action Plan 2023-2026 (www.gov.ie) (www.gov.ie/en/publication/df86c-vacant-homes-action-plan-2023-2026/).
The CPO Activation Programme encourages a proactive and systematic approach by local authorities to address vacancy and dereliction.
Local authorities are identifying vacant and derelict properties and engaging with owners to bring these properties back into use using the wide range of schemes now in place. This includes using their compulsory purchase powers where engagement with owners has been unsuccessful. While local authorities vary in their willingness to use compulsory purchase powers, the Department is working to support local authorities to strengthen their activation response to vacancy and dereliction.
As part of the Programme, my Department, along with the Housing Agency, are providing guidance and supports for local authorities to actively use their powers under the Housing Act and Derelict Sites Act.
My Department has published CPO Activation Programme data for 2023 and 2024 on its website, which can be accessed at the following link: [Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPO) Activation Programme] (www.assets.gov.ie/static/documents/bdfef028/CPO_Activation_Programme_-_LA_use_of_CPO_powers.pdf).
Furthermore, the Programme for Government includes a range of commitments to tackle vacancy and dereliction, and a commitment to update and strengthen Compulsory Purchase Order powers. These powers can be used for a number of different purposes and the need for reform of CPO legislation related to vacancy will be considered in the context of the broader review of CPO arrangements.
361. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the number of unfinished housing estates in counties Roscommon and Galway; the current taking-in-charge applications processed and underway in both counties; if he would consider putting in place a fund where a bond is not paid and the developer has walked away to ensure residents do not lose out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66909/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraIt is important at the outset that I point out that under Section 30 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, in my role as Minister with responsibility for planning, I am precluded from exercising any power or control in relation to any particular case with which a planning authority or An Coimisiúin Pleanála is or may be concerned with.
The legislative process for the taking in charge of housing estates by local authorities is set out in section 180 of the Planning and Development Act 2000. The prescribed process in this regard applies to residential developments consisting of two or more dwellings that have been granted planning permission under section 34 of the Act.
There is no automatic requirement for local authorities to take charge of unfinished housing estates after a certain period of time. Under section 180 (1) of the Act of 2000, the planning authority is obliged to initiate the taking in charge process where requested by either the developer of, or by the majority of owners of the dwellings in, the estate in question. However, this is subject to the development being completed to the satisfaction of the authority and in accordance with the permission and any conditions attached thereto.
Where developments have not been completed to the satisfaction of the planning authority, and where enforcement proceedings in this connection have not been commenced by the planning authority within 4 years of the expiry of the planning permission relating to a development, section 180 (2)(a) of the Act provides that the planning authority shall, where requested by the majority of owners of the houses involved, initiate the taking in charge procedures under section 11 of the Roads Act 1993, as amended (the Roads Act).
Where this particular approach is being progressed, the authority may apply the security or development bond provided as part of the planning application for the purposes of ensuring the satisfactory completion of the development.
Where the calling in of the development bond is not possible or sufficient, section 180(2A) of the Act provides that the initiation of the taking in charge procedures under section 11 of the Roads Act shall not preclude the planning authority concerned from pursuing a developer for any costs incurred by the authority in respect of necessary works undertaken on a development to enable it to be taken in charge by that authority.
In order to conclude the taking in charge process where the development has been deemed to have been satisfactorily completed, a local authority is required to make a declaration under section 11 of the Roads Act following a proposal by the executive. The making of such a declaration, which effectively confirms that the authority is prepared to take over responsibility for the ongoing maintenance of the public works elements of the estate, is a reserved function of the elected members of a local authority.
Therefore, the decision to take any particular estate or estates in charge is ultimately one for the elected members of the local authority who, by way of declaration made under the Roads Act, will make such a decision.
It should be noted that financial decision making and the accountability of local authorities is a matter for the elected members of a local authority who have direct responsibility in law for all reserved functions of the authority, which includes the adoption of the annual budget of the local authority.
In this regard, section 103 of the Local Government Act 2001, as amended, provides for the local authority budgetary process. It is a matter for each local authority to determine its own spending priorities in the context of the annual budgetary process, having regard to both locally identified needs and the funding resources available to the local authority. This includes the taking in charge of housing estates.
There is no longer a dedicated funding scheme for unfinished housing estates and currently there are no plans to reintroduce a further funding scheme for such purposes.
362. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of widespread local concerns in a town (details supplied) that has been left without an essential service; if he will reach out to the local authority on these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66910/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs and the provision of fire station premises is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under the Fire Service Acts, 1981 and 2003.
My Department supports fire authorities through general policy-setting and preparing legislation, providing a central training programme, issuing guidance on operational and other related matters and providing capital funding for priority infrastructural projects.
In February 2017, my Department was informed by Roscommon County Council that Castlerea fire brigade was to be stood down. A formal decision not to re-open Castlerea Fire station was made, at the appropriate local level, by Roscommon County Council in 2020 based on an independently peer reviewed report “Roscommon County Council Fire Services – Operations Risk Management Review and Area Risk Assessment” presented to the Council at their July 2020 meeting.
It is important to note that the non-availability of any particular fire station does not mean that fire risk management, including fire service response, is diminished. The systemic approach to fire risk management, which has been the policy underpinning the delivery of fire services in this country for more than a decade, has seen a welcome and steady downward trend in fire losses in Ireland.
Roscommon County Council provides fire services from fire stations at Roscommon town, Elphin, Boyle, Ballaghadereen and Strokestown. Significant areas of the county are also served from fire stations located in adjacent counties including Athlone, Ballinasloe, Ballyhaunis, Carrick-on-Shannon and Lanesboro. The response is codified in a formal Pre-Determined Attendance profile that is validated by the Chief Fire Officer.
Fire cover for Castlerea has continued to be provided from the adjacent fire stations and my Department has been assured that fire cover in the area continues to be managed and delivered in an efficient and safe manner by adjacent fire brigades. Roscommon Fire and Rescue Service is equipped to deal appropriately with the level of fire risk in the community and, while Castlerea Fire Brigade was stood down more than six years ago, the fire service to residents, business owners, institutions and schools has continued to be delivered in a safe and appropriate manner in line with the Operations Risk Management Review conducted by Roscommon County Council.
363. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list all funding schemes, grant programmes and any other financial supports that are currently administered by his Department and its agencies; the expected launch and closing dates for applications for each scheme in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66932/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.
|
Title of Funding Scheme/Grant Programmes/Other Financial Support |
Expected Launch Date in 2026 |
Expected Closing Date for Applications in 2026 |
|
Restoration Retrofit Pilot Programme (Wild Atlantic Nature LIFE Project |
Ongoing |
Q4 2026 |
|
Protected Raised Bog Restoration Incentive Scheme (PRBRIS) |
Ongoing |
Ongoing |
|
NPWS Farm Plan Scheme |
To Be Confirmed |
To Be Confirmed |
|
NPWS Grants for Small Recording Projects |
March 2026 |
April 2026 |
|
Thatching Grant Scheme |
Ongoing since 2001 |
N/A |
|
Mortgage Allowance Scheme |
Ongoing since 2001 |
N/A |
|
Met Éireann’s Research Call Scheme |
To Be Confirmed |
To Be Confirmed |
|
THRIVE |
Call for Applications Closed |
Call for Applications Closed |
|
Multi-annual Rural Water Programme 2027-2029 |
To Be Confirmed |
To Be Confirmed |
|
Domestic Waste Water Treatment System Grants |
Demand Led |
Demand Led |
|
Private Water Supply (Well) Grants |
Demand Led |
Demand Led |
|
Domestic Lead Remediation Grant |
Demand Led |
Demand Led |
|
National Federation of Group Water Schemes Annual funding |
Annual funding No Opening Date |
Annual funding No Closing Date |
|
Bodies under the Aegis of DHLGH |
Oireachtas email |
|
An Coimisiún Pleanála |
oireachtasqueries@pleanala.ie |
|
An Fóram Uisce |
oireachtas@nationalwaterforum.ie |
|
Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority |
oireachtasqueries@ahbregulator.ie |
|
Construction Industry Register Ireland |
info@ciri.ie |
|
Docklands Oversight and Consultative Forum |
infodocklands@dublincity.ie |
|
Gas Networks Ireland |
oireachtas@gasnetworks.ie |
|
Heritage Council |
oireachtas@heritagecouncil.ie |
|
Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency |
Oireachtas@housingagency.ie |
|
Housing Finance Agency |
oireachtas.enquiries@hfa.ie |
|
Land Development Agency |
oireachtas@lda.ie |
|
Local Government Management Agency |
oireachtasmemberqueries@lgma.ie |
|
National Oversight and Audit Commission |
oireachtas@noac.ie |
|
National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee |
ntacc@housing.gov.ie |
|
Office of the Planning Regulator |
oireachtas@opr.ie |
|
Property Services Appeal Board |
psabsecretary@psab.ie |
|
Property Services Regulatory Authority |
pq@psr.ie |
|
Pyrite Resolution Board |
oireachtasinfo@pyriteboard.ie |
|
Residential Tenancies Board |
OireachtasMembersQueries@rtb.ie |
|
Tailte Éireann |
Oireachtas@tailte.ie |
|
Uisce Éireann |
oireachtasmembers@water.ie |
|
Valuation Tribunal |
oireachtas@valuationtribunal.ie |
|
Waterways Ireland |
oireachtas@waterwaysireland.org |
364. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if changes could be made to MyPay, which remunerates retained firefighters to close the gap from December 9 to January 23 where they are not paid for incidents, specials and drills for this period, which makes up nearly half of their pay, leaving them in difficult financial situations; if, in light of the difficulty to retain firefighters, this could be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66947/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraUnder section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each local authority Chief Executive is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authority for which they are responsible. This includes payroll and pay dates for employees.
I understand as part of a Workplace Relations Commission agreement in relation to pay and other matters in the Retained Fire Service, local authorities have undertaken to standardise the payment of retained firefighters, bringing them onto fortnightly pay patterns as for other local authority employees.
I have been advised that the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) has been leading on this project with local authorities and the payroll provider. This project is ongoing. Any concerns that individual local authority employees may have in relation to pay, should be raised with their local HR.
365. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the progress of the legislation to underpin the apartment defects remediation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66972/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Government has approved the drafting of legislation to establish supports for the remediation of fire safety, structural safety and water ingress defects in purpose-built apartment buildings, including duplexes, constructed between 1991 and 2013.
The Apartments and Duplex Defects Remediation Scheme is expected to be established shortly after the passage of the legislation, the timeline for which is subject to Oireachtas process. The General Scheme of the Bill is currently undergoing pre-legislative scrutiny. The drafting of the legislation is also being progressed.
This legislation will provide a statutory basis for the establishment of a remediation scheme aimed at protecting the safety and welfare of those living in apartments or duplexes with such defects. Given the complexity of the issues, including the significant amount of Exchequer funding that this Government has committed to assist affected homeowners, sufficient time is required to ensure that the scheme is fit for purpose, provides value for tax payer’s money and contains appropriate oversight and governance measures. It is envisaged that 100% of eligible remediation costs will be funded.
366. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the replies issued on 21 November 2025 to Parliamentary Questions (details supplied), if his Department holds the specific information originally requested; if so, when he will provide the figures requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66973/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.
367. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps his Department is taking to monitor and improve statutory decision-making timelines in An Coimisiún Pleanála, including for strategic housing developments, large-scale residential developments and planning appeals; the current performance data held by his Department on average and median decision times for each category over the past five years; his Department's assessment of the factors contributing to delays; and the actions being taken to address resourcing, governance or process issues that fall within the Minister's remit. [67025/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn Coimisiún Pleanála (An Coimisiún) is the national independent statutory body with responsibility for the determination of planning appeals and direct applications for strategic infrastructure and other developments under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, and certain other Acts.
Annual statistics can be found on An Coimisiún's website here: www.pleanala.ie/en-ie/statistics/annual-statistics .
The Planning and Development Act 2024 (Act of 2024) was enacted in October 2024 and is in the process of being commenced. The Act introduces a range of measures to streamline the planning process including a number of new provisions relating to An Coimisiún Pleanála, as part of a significant restructure.
The Act will introduce statutory time periods for decision making for all consent processes, including, for the first time, for An Coimisiún. The headline time periods for An Coimisiún will range from 18 weeks for appeals of decisions of planning authorities to 48 weeks for larger-scale Strategic Infrastructure Developments. This will bring increased certainty to the planning consent processes, for both the public and stakeholders involved in the delivery of key infrastructure such as housing and renewable energy.
It is important to acknowledge that a certain percentage of cases, due to particular circumstances, such as complexity, requests for further information from applicants for permission or further submissions from other participants including third parties, will not meet the 18 week target.
The Act of 2024 also makes important reforms in relation to Judicial Review (JR). It:
• removes the requirement to apply for leave to apply for JR proceedings which reduces time and removes unnecessary additional legal costs to all parties.
• requires that an application for JR may only be made on the grounds of challenge raised by the applicant in the statement of grounds filed with their application and sets out limited criteria by which the Court may allow subsequent amendments to that statement of grounds.
• provides that an applicant for JR will not be permitted to plead a ground in JR proceedings unless they have a sufficient interest in the matter to which the ground relates.
The Act of 2024 introduces a new procedure to deal with “spurious” planning submissions and appeals, set out at Section 588. Submissions on planning applications, appeals of applications and judicial reviews must be accompanied by a statutory declaration stating that the submission or appeal is not being done for the purposes of delaying a development or for receiving a payment. A declaration must also be made when withdrawing a submission, appeal or a judicial review. Penalties are also introduced in respect of anyone making a false declaration.
I am satisfied that the new statutory time periods for An Coimisiún, along with the JR reforms and mandatory declaration procedures set out at section 588 of the Act of 2024 will contribute significantly to the operation of the planning process
My Department is in the processes of commencing of the Act of 2024 on a phased basis to facilitate the transition to the new legislation across the planning system, taking into account the need to liaise with local authorities, planning bodies and other stakeholders. It should be noted that the existing provisions in the Act of 2000 will remain in place until repealed and the relevant provisions in the Act of 2024 are commenced. A detailed implementation plan is available at www.gov.ie/planning .
There are now more people working at An Comisiún than at any time previously. Since October 2021, my Department has agreed to 117 new staffing posts in the Commission. An Coimisiún has advised that as of 31 October 2025 there were 285 individuals working in the organisation including Board Members. An Coimisiún received approval and sanction from my Department for a total of 313 posts to date.
Arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my Department to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. This provides a speedy, efficient and cost effective system to address queries directly to the relevant bodies. The contact email address for An Coimisiún Pleanála in this regard is Oireachtasqueries@pleanala.ie
368. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the planned universities panel electoral register for the next Seanad elections. [67037/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Seanad Electoral (University Members) Amendment Act 2024 provided that the Seanad election that follows the next dissolution of the Dáil will see the newly established Higher Education constituency electing all six "University" Senators. It also provided for the National University of Ireland to be the Central Registration Authority to administer the register and that the Vice-Chancellor of the NUI shall be the returning officer for the constituency.
Graduates of designated institutions, who hold a degree which is at least at bachelor level, and who are Irish Citizens aged 18 years or over, are eligible to apply to be entered on the electoral register for the Higher Education constituency. Electors in the Higher Education Constituency do not need to be resident in the State. More information on this, as well as an online application form, is available at Seanadvoter.ie.
The first register of electors in respect of the new constituency was published on 1 April 2025 and includes some 62,775 electors from across all designated institutions, of which nine are newly designated. This register of electors will be used for any Seanad general election. In addition, the Act provides that electors on the Higher Education constituency register that are Trinity or NUI graduates and who opted in when registering, will be included on the relevant register for a bye-election should a vacancy arise among currently sitting Senators.
The Chief Registration Officer, appointed by the National University of Ireland in line with the legislation, is statutorily responsible for preparing the register of electors and revising it annually in accordance with the Act. An awareness campaign is in preparation to support the first annual revision of the register of electors and will run from early January 2026. The closing date for claims to be added to the register is 26 February and applications can be made on Seanadvoter.ie. A paper form can also be requested if desired. The revised register will be published by the Chief Registration Officer and enter into force on 1 June 2026.
369. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress in emission reduction targets in areas that are the responsibility of his Department; which measures are particularly successful and which measures are underperforming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67052/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraReporting on Sectoral Emissions Ceilings is set out under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2021. Sectoral Emissions Ceilings set out the maximum amount of greenhouse gas emissions that are permitted in different sectors of the Irish economy.
Ireland’s Sectoral Emissions Ceilings were agreed by Government on 28 July 2022 along with the initial allocation of Ministerial responsibility for the ceilings as follows:
|
Sector |
Minister with Responsibility |
|
Electricity |
Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications |
|
Transport |
Minister for Transport |
|
Residential Buildings |
Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications |
|
Industry |
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment |
|
Commercial Buildings |
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment |
|
Agriculture |
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine |
|
LULUCF |
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, coordinating with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage |
|
Public Sector |
Minister the Environment, Climate and Communications, with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to take a joint coordinating role across various Departments (Hospitals – Minister for Health, and Schools – Minister for Education) |
|
Other (F-Gases, Waste & Petroleum Refining) |
Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications |
The Climate Action Plan lays out a roadmap of actions, aimed at achieving a 51% reduction in overall greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. It is updated annually to ensure alignment with our Carbon Budgets and Sectoral Emissions Ceilings.
Details of Ireland’s GHG emissions from 1990 to 2023 by sector can be found in the EPA’s report, Ireland’s Provisional Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1990–2023. www.epa.ie/publications/monitoring--assessment/climate-change/air-emissions/EPA-Final-GHG-Report-Final.pdf.
The EPA report also publishes quarterly greenhouse gas emissions indicator reports for 2024 and 2025 to support more frequent monitoring of national and sectoral progress on climate action. These are available here:
www.epa.ie/publications/monitoring--assessment/climate-change/air-emissions/.
Estimated savings from measures by each sector are provided in the Climate Action Plan annex of actions available at the following link; https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-climate-energy-and-the-environment/publications/climate-action-plan-2025/
Updates on actions delivered by all Departments are available in quarterly reports published by the Department of the Taoiseach and available at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/department-of-the-taoiseach/publications/climate-action-plan-progress-reports/.
370. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the locations of the new emergency community centres for severe weather response will be published, the locations of each centre within each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67100/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraFollowing the response to Storm Éowyn, one of the highest priorities of my Department, was the development of guidance to assist in the activation and running of Community Support Centres. This guidance has been developed and is circulated through the CCMA. The guidance will assist local authorities over this winter season and will be reviewed next March. The Guide has already been used for the activation of eight Community Support Centres in Donegal during Storm Amy.
In tandem, each local authority is currently working to identify suitable potential Community Support Centre venues that may be activated to support local communities impacted by severe weather and other emergency events. I welcome this development and encourage all local authorities to engage in the process. The selection and activation of such centres is a matter for each local authority, based on suitability, local needs and the assistance required. Each local authority maintains a list of suitable Community Support Centres.
371. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total revenue and capital funding provided by central government to each local authority in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67119/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra373. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide data on the proportion of each local authority's revenue that is derived from commercial rates; the trend in this figure since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67121/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 371 and 373 together.
Local authorities derive their income from a variety of central and local sources including from Local Property Tax (LPT), commercial rates, charges for goods and services and Exchequer funding from Central Government.
Appendices to the annual Overview of the Work of the Local Government Audit Service reports 2020 to 2023; (see link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/5e9c7-overview-of-the-work-of-the-local-government-audit-service/) show figures for revenue income by type in Appendix 5; and capital income figures by type in Appendix 8. The 2020 Overview report shows the capital income figures relating to grants and subsidies in bar chart format rather than values. 2023 is the latest year for which audited AFS data is currently available. Accordingly, the data for 2024 and 2025 is not yet available in my Department.
The proportion of each local authority’s revenue that is derived from commercial rates can be found in Appendix 6 of the Overview of the Work of the Local Government Audit Service reports 2021 to 2023 (see link: [www.gov.ie/en/collection/5e9c7-overview-of-the-work-of-the-local-government-audit-service/]). The proportion of revenue from commercial rates is not shown as a percentage in the 2020 Overview report. Accordingly, the proportion of local authority revenue that is derived from commercial rates in 2020, which is taken from the audited Annual Financial Statement data, is set out in the table below:
|
Local Authority |
Commercial Rates 2020 |
|
Local Authority |
Commercial Rates 2020 |
|
Carlow County Council |
21% |
|
Cavan County Council |
18% |
|
Clare County Council |
28% |
|
Cork City Council |
29% |
|
Cork County Council |
27% |
|
Donegal County Council |
17% |
|
Dublin City Council |
28% |
|
Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council |
33% |
|
Fingal County Council |
38% |
|
Galway City Council |
28% |
|
Galway County Council |
17% |
|
Kerry County Council |
21% |
|
Kildare County Council |
27% |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
18% |
|
Laois County Council |
15% |
|
Leitrim County Council |
11% |
|
Limerick City & County Council* |
24% |
|
Longford County Council |
13% |
|
Louth County Council |
23% |
|
Mayo County Council |
18% |
|
Meath County Council |
24% |
|
Monaghan County Council |
16% |
|
Offaly County Council |
20% |
|
Roscommon County Council |
16% |
|
Sligo County Council |
16% |
|
Sth Dublin County Council |
38% |
|
Tipperary County Council |
16% |
|
Waterford City & County Council |
19% |
|
Westmeath County Council |
16% |
|
Wexford County Council |
23% |
|
Wicklow County Council |
22% |
* Note the percentage of rates income as a proportion of total revenue income for Limerick City and County Council reflects an adjustment to exclude HAP income.
