Kerry farmers told they could owe up to €100,000 a year in new land tax

Danny Healy-Rae said many farmers with lands near Killarney, Tralee, Listowel and Castleisland have not slept since they got notification at the beginning of April that they are liable for the zoned land tax.

Some farmers have been told they could owe as much as €100,000 a year.

The plight of Co Kerry farmers drawn into the residential zoned land tax net, who have been told their bill could be up to €100,000 a year, has been raised by local Independent TD Danny Healy-Rae.

He said many farmers with lands near Killarney, Tralee, Listowel and Castleisland have not slept since they got notification at the beginning of April that they are liable for the zoned land tax.