Tag: Minister Phelan

  • MINISTER PHELAN MUST ISSUE NEW CIRCULAR ON VACANT SITE LEVY URGENTLY

    MINISTER PHELAN MUST ISSUE NEW CIRCULAR ON VACANT SITE LEVY URGENTLY

    IFA President Joe Healy has said Minister John Paul Phelan must issue a revised circular on the vacant site levy immediately to clarify that local authorities should not deem farmland ‘vacant’ under the Vacant Site Levy legislation. Joe Healy said it is abundantly clear that land being used for agricultural purposes is neither ‘vacant’ nor…