The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Lobbying Organisation The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Date published 18 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details IFA Budget 2023 Submission - Residential Zoned Land Tax

Intended results Exemption of Agricultural Land from Proposed Residential Zoned Land Tax • The proposed Residential Zoned Land Tax will not apply to currently used agricultural land in a manner similar to the exemption provided under the Vacant Site Levy exemption. • Intent of purpose involving potentially impacted lands (purchased or otherwise) should ultimately determine liability. • ‘A right to be unzoned' must be secured within legislation or automatic ‘zoning reset' occur where actively used farm lands have been zoned for residential development by Local Authorities without any action/explicit consent on the part of the land owner, especially near smaller urban centres with less housing pressures. • An independent, simple, cost-effective centralised mechanism of changing the zoned status of lands without justification must be provided for farmers wishing to change the zoned status of their land back to ‘agricultural use', with a legislative clause included within such applications that such lands cannot be subsequently acquired by Local Authorities by way of Compulsory Purchase Order. • Revenue need to hold off any RZLT charges while a farmer is in the process of appealing their inclusion for the RZLT • Revenue must reimburse any extra tax previously paid (including re-installation of all available tax credits) on the transfer of land where relevant (i.e. where zoned vs dezoned land valuations were utilised in assessments)

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tim Cullinan, IFA President; Michael Biggins, IFA Rural Development Chairperson; Rose Mary McDonagh, IFA Farm Business Chairperson, Shane

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? To lobby members of the Oireachtas on the contents of the IFA Budget 2023 Submission

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Letter All TDs

Submission All TDs

Letter All Senators

Submission All Senators

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (21-30)

Submission (1)

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)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Matt Carthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Martin Heydon Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)

James Browne Minister of State (Department of Justice)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)

Peter Burke Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)