Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2026-05-27
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Edward Timmins (FG), Wicklow

I want to raise the issue of the residential zoned land tax and how it applies to county councils. Councils were originally led to believe that they would not have to pay this tax. In Wicklow in the past year, the council paid €1 million in residential zoned land tax, which impacts on reducing services in County Wicklow. This does not work correctly because it penalises forward-looking councils like Wicklow that purchased land and had lands zoned. They are now being penalised for doing that. I ask that this be reviewed. Councils were originally told that it would not apply to them. I ask that the residential zoned land tax be abolished for county councils because it is encouraging them not to purchase land and not to hit their housing targets. It contradicts everything we are trying to do to improve housing.

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Sitting date: 2026-05-27