Landlord pays €80k to cover bill under secondary home tax

One landlord paid €80,000 to the exchequer for the €200 non-principal private residence tax last year.

Figures provided by Phil Hogan, the environment minister, show that one unidentified landlord registered 400 units for the tax.

The figures show that, in 2010 and 2009, a landlord paid over €80,000, but the information does not confirm whether it is the same landlord who has paid over €80,000 for the three years of 2011, 2010, and 2009.