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Farm Business Committee

Bill O’Keeffe

Chair Farm Business Committee

086-8392396 info@ifa.ie

Robert Malone

Senior Policy Executive

01-4260343 robertmalone@ifa.ie

About the Farm Business & Taxation Committee

The IFA Farm Business Committee is a national committee, with elected representatives from all 29 of IFA’s County Executives. Committee members come from all different sectors of farming, thereby providing a comprehensive and up-to-date view of the business issues facing farm families. The Farm Business Committee has the lead role in developing the IFA annual pre-budget submission.

The key roles of the farm business committee are:

  • Development of taxation policy proposals for farm businesses and families and identifying measures necessary to support farm investment, promote farm transfer and land mobility.
  • Liaising with the banking sector on issues of credit relevant to farmers – access to credit, the cost of credit and length of decision making on loan applications
  • Assisting farmers who may be encountering credit difficulties

Farm Business & Taxation Committee

ROLE & COUNTYNAMEMOBILE
CHAIRBill O’Keeffe086 8392396
VICE CHAIRFergal Hennessy087 6855336
CARLOWJohn Nolan087 4164478
CAVANOwen Brodie087 2021048
CLAREThomas Costello087 6465157
CORK (C)Marie McCarthy087 2354353
CORK (N)Donal Buckley 087 6451521
CORK (W)James Hurley086 6139844
DONEGALShannon Porter+44 7432038567  
DUBLINLaurence Ward086 8369438
GALWAYDenis Joyce087 2616954
KERRYHelen O’Mahony087 2461714
KILDAREEugene Lawler087 2597495
KILKENNYSean Cummins087 7434657
LAOISAnne-Marie Aird086 6047531
LEITRIMSeamus Quinn086 8633839
LIMERICKPius Horgan087 2292700
LONGFORDAnn Tully087 9236983
LOUTHGerard Meegan086 1270330
MAYOMartin Gilvarry086 6082173
MEATHFergal Hennessy087 6855336
MONAGHANMartin Connolly 087 2753989
OFFALYEnda Bracken087 6526315
ROSCOMMONGerard Fallon086 1298317
SLIGOMargaret Gormonly087 4021472
TIPP. NTHMichael Leonard087 2673534
TIPP. STH T.J. Heffernan087 2925098
WATERFORDJohn Joe Byrne086 6034572
WESTMEATHEnda Burke086 3409525
WEXFORDJohn Kelly087 6409615
WICKLOWTom Short086 2596950
Co-optMartin Stapleton086 2596950