Kildare households face elevated LPT rate for further two years

Kildare households will face an elevated rate of Local Property Tax following a decision by the county council.

Councillors voted to retain the current 10 per cent increase from the baseline rate for the years 2026 and 2027.

Sinn Féin TD Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh said: “Today’s vote is a slap in the face to the many households in Kildare who made their voices heard through the public consultation. The message was crystal clear: families are under massive pressure. Groceries, fuel, rent, childcare, mortgages – everything is up, and yet the Council has now voted to add another burden on already stretched households."

“We in Sinn Féin opposed this increase. It is the wrong move at the wrong time. Increasing the Local Property Tax does nothing to address the real needs of working people in Kildare—it just shifts the burden further onto their shoulders.

“It’s especially disappointing to see Labour backing this hike. For a party that claims to represent working people, their decision to side with Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil on this will not be forgotten by the many families they have let down today.”