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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Christopher O'Sullivan

Fianna Fáil

Constituency / panel
Cork South-West
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Office
Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (2025-01-29 → current)
1
Declared items
0
CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
1196
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
1
SIPO donation records
385 of 422 divisions
91%
Vote participation

Lobbying returns

Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

To propose that all actively farmed land must be permanently removed from the scope of RZLT.::To insist that farmers need absolute clarity on the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) to enable them to plan for their futures.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

To propose maintaining and expanding all exemptions applying to farm buildings in the Valuation Act 2001 and the ‘relevant property not rateable' list to recognise the diversification of farm enterprises.::To highlight that there are a number of cases, some of which are more…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

To propose that the Commission for Regulation of Utilities change direction on the proposed charge increases and recognise the challenges facing the sector and introduce further transitional arrangements for farmers to minimise tariff increases.::To propose that the standard…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

To propose that agriculture is removed from the commercial definition and revised in line with the residential stamp duty charge of 1%, up to €1m, and 2% thereafter.::To propose the extension of Farm consolidation Relief for farmers who buy and sell agricultural land to…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

To propose that to increase uptake, the relief should be extended to a young farmer's off-farm income for three of the five years, allowing the young farmer to invest some of this income in developing and expanding the farm.::To propose that the percentage of farm assets a…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

To support the Programme for Government commitment to reviewing the thresholds for CAT. As land values have increased, IFA supports the increase of the Category A threshold (parent and child) from the current rate of €400,000 to €500,000.::To propose due to changing demographics…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

To support the Programme for Government commitment to reviewing the thresholds for CAT. As land values have increased, IFA supports the increase of the Category A threshold (parent and child) from the current rate of €400,000 to €500,000.::To propose due to changing demographics…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

To propose that general stock relief should be of 25% relief should be temporarily increased to 50% until 31st December 2026 to prevent tax issues for farmers in a year of high costs and poor cashflow

Register of Lobbying2026-01-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

To propose the retention of Flat Rate Addition scheme (FRA) for all agricultural sectors.::To propose the implementation of a 0% VAT rate on non-oral animal medicines and vaccines as early as possible.::To propose accelerated capital allowance (ACA)for slurry storage and…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

To propose maintaining and expanding all exemptions applying to farm buildings in the Valuation Act 2001 and the ‘relevant property not rateable' list to recognise the diversification of farm enterprises.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

To propose that the Commission for Regulation of Utilities change direction on the proposed charge increases and recognise the challenges facing the sector and introduce further transitional arrangements for farmers to minimise tariff increases.::To propose that the standard…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

To propose that the current derogation on a levy on agricultural tyres must remain in place until market imbalance issues are addressed and a practical disposal system for existing waste tyres on farms is put in place.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

To propose that agriculture is removed from the commercial definition and revised in line with the residential stamp duty charge of 1%, up to €1m, and 2% thereafter.::To propose the extension of Farm consolidation Relief for farmers who buy and sell agricultural land to…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

To propose that to increase uptake, the relief should be extended to a young farmer's off-farm income for three of the five years, allowing the young farmer to invest some of this income in developing and expanding the farm.::To propose that the percentage of farm assets a…