Farmers across Cork say their businesses will be under threat if they are hit by a new residential zoned land tax next year.
The residential zoned land is part of the Government's Housing For All plan and is intended to prevent land hoarding by developers and release residential zoned land for housing.
The Irish Examiner reports that farmers near urban centres who are farming on land that is zoned residential say they face tax bills that will put them out of business.
Farmers who are unhappy with the Council's decision to include their land can appeal to An Bord Pleanal with 85 appeals lodged to the Bord from Cork farmers.
To date, no decisions on these have been published, with most due in the coming two months.
Land parcels under contention in Cork include areas of Sallybrook near Glanmire and Kerry Pike to the west of the city, both areas with a long history of producing food for the second city.
