Relevant Matter
Public policy or programme
Public Policy Area
Finance
Period
1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023
Specific Details
Concrete Levy
Intended results
To highlight that a levy on concrete and concrete products in Budget 2023 will have a major financial impact on many IFA members who rely on concrete as one of the main raw materials for farm buildings construction as well as silage and slurry storage structure.
To highlight that the imposition of the levy penalises farmers forcing them to contribute to alleviating the financial burden of a problem they played no part in creating.
To oppose the imposition of this levy at a time of inflated farm construction costs for which concrete is an essential raw material. It will also act as a disincentive to farmers constructing additional slurry storage, which is essential in order to ensure the maximum use of nutrients from slurry thus reducing overall emissions from agriculture.
To raise the fact that Revenue has now outlined that it will also apply the levy to concrete which is used in the making of pre-cast concrete products, effectively contradicting what Minister Donohoe stated on October 18th 2022 when he stated that the levy would not apply to "pre cast concrete products".
To seek a meeting with the Minister for Finance to discuss the levy.
Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity
Tim Cullinan IFA President, Roy O'Brien IFA Regional Executive
Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?)
No
Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign?
No
Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client?
No
Lobbying activity
The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.
Informal communication (2-5)
Designated public officials lobbied
The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them.
As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.
Charlie McConalogue
Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
Michael McGrath
Minister (Department of Finance)
Seán Canney
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Patrick Donohoe
Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
Darran Brennan
Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
Amii McKeever
Adviser to Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
Kevin Barrett
Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)
Grant Sweetnam
Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)