Simon Harris

Brokers Ireland want to discuss our submission on Personal Investment Account that was sent to the Minister in May 2026

Brokers Ireland requests that: the deemed disposal rule be abolished for retail investment funds and life assurance investment products, the 1% life assurance levy be abolished, including an explicit confirmation that it will not apply to life assurance investments held within…

Forwarding Vision Ireland’s Pre-Budget Submission and calling for measures across Government Departments to better support people who are blind or vision impaired.

Increasing the Blind Tax Credit in Budget 2027.

We intended that the temporary excise cut on petrol and diesel excise duty would remain in place post 31st August 2026

To highlight issues around Jobseeker's Pay-Related Benefit, Pay Related Parent's Benefit, Working Age Payment, Cost of Living Increases, and Congress Pre-Budget Submission

The introduction of a regional uplift to Section 481.

To influence the final Development Plan so that additional land is allocated to open space/amenity parkland.

To highlight agriculture issues of concern to IFA members.::To speak to the Tánaiste about the Bord Bia dispute and how the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine did not address the cause and that the Ministers engagement with IFA must imrpve going forward and during…

To accept an invitation from the Taoiseach to attend the NED 26 event.::To take part in discussions about building resilient public finances.::To take part in in discussions about maximising the impact of public spending.::To take park in discussions regarding decarbonisation,…

To highlight IFA CAP post -2027 key priorities.::Increased Budget::The proposed €293.7bn ring-fenced for CAP is a drastic cut in both real terms and nominal terms compared with the current CAP 2023-2027 budget (and that assumes forecast Member State contributions materialise).…

IFA Propose::• IFA supports 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.::• Due to changing…

To highlight that the outcome of a court case on rates could have significant ramifications for the wider agricultural sector. There is now serious concern that the judgment could lead to a broader range of agricultural buildings and activities becoming liable for commercial…

Implementation of Interim Remediation Scheme, development of the Fire Detection and Alarm System Initiative, the rollout of Retrospective Payments and the passing of legislation to underpin the defects remediation scheme.

Get improvements made to the regulatory system for owners' management companies (OMCs) from late 2026 and early 2027 with the resources in place to undertake this work