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Posted in General, Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News
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Also tagged Cork County Council, Department of the Environment, Freedom of Information Act, Irish Examiner, Kerry, Kildare, local authority, Local Property Tax, phil hogan, property tax, unfinished housing developments, waiver, Wicklow
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Almost 150 unfinished housing developments were not given waivers from the controversial local property tax, despite being recommended for whole or part exemptions by their local authority. Documents released to the Irish Examiner under the Freedom of Information Act show that city and county councils across the country proposed more than 560 estates for exemptions [...]
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Posted in General, Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News
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Also tagged compliant, deadline, Department of Finance, homeowners, household charge, Local Property Tax, phil hogan, property tax, registration, revenue, Revenue Commissioners, tax
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Just one in five homeowners have paid their property tax to date, just days before the deadline passes for postal forms to be returned. The Department of Finance confirmed yesterday that €22.2m had been collected from compliant homeowners so far – well short of the €250m target. Just 332,500 have so far registered to pay [...]
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Posted in Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News
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Also tagged 2014, Bord Gais, construction, deadline, European Union, household water supplies, householders, Irish Water, jobs, leaky pipes, legislation, metered network, meters, National Pension Reserve Fund, network, OECD, phil hogan, plumbing, private sector, regulator, state assets, state ownership, utility company, water metering programme
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The new utility company being set up to oversee household water supplies and charges will not be sold off to the private sector, Environment Minister Phil Hogan has insisted. Irish Water, which will operate under Bord Gáis, will be tasked with installing and running a metered network by the end of 2014. The minister insisted [...]
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One hundred new houses will be built in disadvantaged parts of Limerick this year under the city’s regeneration scheme, the government has said.Housing Minister Jan O’Sullivan said money would be made available for the construction of homes in Vizes Court, Wallers Well, Southill, Lord Edward Street and College Avenue, Moyross. Last month, her Cabinet colleague and [...]
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The Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) – the group responsible for collecting the household charge – say they are “happy” with the number of people who have signed up for the controversial charge to date. The household charge was introduced on January 1st and is a flat fee of €100 for all 1.6 million households [...]
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The Government is to force its controversial Septic Tank Bill through Committee stage next week, without allowing adequate time for questions or debate about inspection standards and costs. Fianna Fáil Environment spokesperson Niall Collins has expressed his outrage at the Environment Minister’s refusal to confirm what standards will apply for the inspection of over 400,000 [...]
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