Marian Harkin

To acquire Oireachtas members support of the SLP Bill.

To seek the support for key asks in Chambers Ireland's Pre-Budget 2024 submission and, from a Shannon perspective to ensure funding for the delivery of the Shannon Town Centre Masterplan is included in Government funding programmes.

Extension of all Electric Vehicle incentives at current levels, in particular the SEAI purchase grant and the BIK Thresholds. Increased Government support for EV charging infrastructure. No increases in VRT or Road Tax for new cars in 2024. No changes to the basis of VRT and…

Raise awareness of the needs of Ireland's older population.

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.::In Budget 2020, stamp duty was increased from 6% to 7.5% for commercial property, which included agricultural…

To propose an amendment to allow the business plan to be submitted to Teagasc within 12 months of claim for the relief.

To propose that, in order to increase uptake, the relief should be extended to a young farmer’s off-farm income for three of the five years to allow the young farmer to invest some off-farm income in order to develop and expand the farm.::To propose that the percentage of farm…

To propose that Consanguinity relief is retained in its current form.

To highlight that The retention of 90% Agricultural is critical to support the transfer of economically viable family farms. IFA also supports the commitment in the Programme for Government Our Shared Future to increase the Category A threshold (parent and child) from the…

To highlight that, to avail of Agricultural Relief the transferor or transferee, or a combination of both, must pass the active farmer test set out under the current Agricultural relief clause for a minimum of 15 years.::That, where the above condition is met; to avail of…

To continue the process of engagement primarily on unlocking EU funding for community, voluntary and social enterprise projects.

To share information and public consultation materials regarding proposed wind farm developments with elected reps from relevant constituencies

Fiscal measures introduced to retain investors in the private rental market should apply to all private rental investors equally. ::Fiscal measures introduced on rental investment should be independent of security of tenure.

Create awareness and debate around Macras pre budget submission

TD's and Senators will consider the challenges that community and voluntary organisations are facing in rural areas and the work organisations are doing to overcome these challenges