Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 February 2026
404. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cases, by each local authority, currently awaiting a decision from Tailte Éireann on rates valuation; and the number which have been with Tailte Éireann for six months or longer. [11135/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraTailte Éireann is an independent Government agency and provides a property registration system, property valuation service, and national mapping and surveying infrastructure for the State. Tailte Éireann is independent in the exercise of its valuation functions under the Valuation Act 2001, as amended, and I and my Department have no function in decisions in this regard.
By way of background, Tailte Éireann has overall responsibility under the Valuation Act 2001, as amended, for the maintenance of all Valuation Lists used by Local Authorities in the calculation of rates liability. This maintenance is carried out under a statutory process known as Revision.
Revision is the process through which properties are assessed for rating purposes. Existing rateable properties may have their valuations revised and new properties may have their valuations entered on the relevant Valuation List for the first time.
Revision applications may be made by an occupier of a property, a local authority, an interest holder in a property or an occupier of a property that appears on a valuation list in relation to any other property that is situate in the local authority area to which that list relates. In most cases, Revision applications are made by the relevant local authority.
It is understood from Tailte Éireann that, as of 6 February 2026, there are 1,990 Revision cases pending where a Proposed Valuation Certificate (PVC) is yet to issue. 413 (21%) of these cases are with Tailte Éireann for more than six months. Of these, 85% (353) are with Tailte Éireann for between six months and one year. The table below gives a breakdown of these figures by the relevant local authority as requested.
In addition, there are 468 Revision applications which have been recently received by Tailte Éireann that are currently undergoing pre-validation checks before entering the Revision process.
I have been assured by Tailte Éireann that due to recent targeted recruitment efforts and process improvements, the Valuation function is now fully staffed and intends to achieve its target of having all PVCs issued on Revision cases within six months of their receipt later this year.
