Alice-Mary Higgins

An additional €1.4 billion investment in social housing, capacity to deliver social housing, housing options for older people, increase in HAP limits by 15%, resourcing of exit routes from homelessness, resourcing the delivery of the DSGBV strategy, introduction of a statutory…

Ensuring that relevant Oireachtas members are aware of recommendations prepared by Brokers Ireland

To highlight the following priorities for Budget 2024::Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR).::- A fair share of the €1bn Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) must be ringfenced for farmers.::- Potential displacement in the UK market in 2024 of €300m of beef and €75m of sheep meat due to…

To highlight area's of concern by submitting a Pre-Budget 2024 Submission as requested by the Minister for Agriculture, Food, & the Marine.::Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) -::to highlight concerns with the Residential Zoned Land Tax, while being mindful of the current housing…

Taxation measures to support Climate Action::• If any percentage of the farm is dedicated to farm forestry, it should be defined as agricultural land and the Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT) Agricultural Relief applied to the whole farm.::• Farm forestry is treated in a similar…

Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP)::That all farmers in the scheme must be paid in full on all of their eligible animals. The Minister for Agriculture in his mart meetings on CAP committed publicly that all farmers taking part in the SCEP would be paid in full on all of…

Farm Schemes -::To propose a tax credit for new and existing individuals practising as independent agronomists.::To propose that funding should be provided to enable young tillage farmers under 40 to upskill and undertake courses in agronomy and integrated pest management.::To…

• The allocation to the Irish farming sector from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) needs to reflect the importance of the UK market to Irish primary producers and to protect them against the disproportionate impact of Brexit on Irish agrifood exports. Farmers, as price…

To request changes in the 2024 Finance Budget.

Express the utility of the Sustainable Development Goals as a tool for de-siloing policy barriers between departments and agencies

IFA acknowledges the extension of agri-taxation measures in Budget 2023. IFA propose the following:::1.The Residential Zoned Land Tax should not apply to currently used agricultural land in a manner similar to the exemption provided under the Vacant Site Levy exemption. ‘A right…

Awareness, raising of the issue within Parliament

To highlight how placing an excise increase on tobacco products during a cost of living crisis will fuel further demand for and growth of black market activity in Ireland having a knock on impact on registered and legitimate retailers. The submission also highlighted the need…

To provide an update on RAS 2022 activities and initiatives in relation to the prevention of smuggling activity

Ensure awareness of the new skills required in Ireland’s financial services sector and make recommendations