Carlow County Council collected almost €200k in NPPR charges last year

At a recent Dáil Éireann Debate, held on Tuesday 10th October, Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a breakdown of income collected in each local authority in 2022 as a result of NPPR charges.

Minister Darragh O'Brien stated that "The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended by the Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011, provides the legislative basis for the non-principal private residence (NPPR) charge. The NPPR charge, which has since been discontinued, applied from 2009 to 2013 to any residential property in which the owner did not reside as their normal place of residence. The self-assessed charge was set at €200 per annum."

"2013 was the last year in which a NPPR liability could be incurred. However, outstanding NPPR liabilities and payments remain payable to the relevant local authority."

"NPPR charges, including late payment fees, expire twelve years from the date of liability. This means that the liability and charge on a property relating to the final year of NPPR in 2013, expires after 31 March 2025."

Carlow County Council collected €195,140 of NPPR revenue in 2022. This data was supplied by the Local Government Management Agency.