Dara Calleary

Simplify tax, regulation and labour market access by reducing administrative burdens, modernising outdated tax rules and removing barriers to hiring and workforce participation.

Strengthen enterprise competitiveness and investment. In particular, cut business cost pressures, improve access to finance and modernise supports so SMEs can scale and invest.

Unlock land, vacancy and urban viability by activating brownfield, derelict, vacant and underused sites through stronger powers, better incentives, tax reform and more coordinated reuse and site activation measures.

To underline the importance of developing a more competitive personal and business tax regime to encourage investment and scaling enterprise in Ireland.

To underline the importance of developing a more competitive personal and business tax regime to encourage investment and scaling enterprise in Ireland.

To seek a suspension of the carbon tax on fuel.::To highlight that the escalating energy costs on farms are astronomical.::To highlight the extraordinary effect that the Middle East conflict has had on Irish fuel prices and how it is impacting the Irish farming sector.::To…

Financial support for the extension of the R&D tax credit ::Details for our members on the VAT 9 changes and other taxation measures as outlined in Budget 2026

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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