Under Section 15 of the Local Government Rates and Other Matters Act 2019, elected members of a local authority are authorised to create a scheme for the waiver of rates, which must be approved at a local authority meeting.

Kerry County Council is considering a scheme for the waiver of rates for the 2026 local financial year. A copy of the proposed scheme can be accessed here: Notice of Consideration of a Rates Waiver Scheme

The scheme aims to encourage economic growth and bring vacant properties back into use. It is targeted at attracting businesses to the core centres of towns and villages across the county, particularly those that are newly established or expanding, and incentivises the use of vacant properties, where properties have been vacant for a continuous period of two years.

Kerry County Council invites written submissions from the public on this draft Scheme.

Please submit your feedback by 5pm on the 1^st of July 2025.

• Online at https://consult.kerrycoco.ie/en/consultation/commercial-rates-waiver-scheme-2026
• By email to [email protected]
• By Post to: Rates Waiver Scheme Submissions, c/o Economic Dept., Ashe Hall, Tralee, Co. Kerry.