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Politician · Senator · 27th Seanad

Aidan Davitt

Fianna Fáil

Membership
2025-01-29 → current
Committees
4 current — Joint Committee on European Union Affairs; Joint Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery; …
7
Declared items
0
CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
502
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
0
SIPO donation records
143 of 221 divisions
65%
Vote participation

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Lobbying returns

Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.

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Register of Lobbying2022-01-19

Lobbying return by Society of the Irish Motor Industry

Taxation
Intended results

The key issues for SIMI in Budget 2022 is taxation policy in relation to motor vehicles, particularly EVS, VRT, Road Tax and BIK. In this context SIMI would like no VRT increases, the extension of all reliefs and grants for EVs and PHEVs out to 2025, the introduction of…

Register of Lobbying2022-01-19

Lobbying return by Vintners' Federation of Ireland

Public Expenditure and Reform
Intended results

Retention of the EWSS in its current format until the end of Quarter 1, 2022; Introduction of a graduated CRSS system based on the level of turnover versus 2019 with the removal of the restriction that businesses have to be closed and; the rates waiver be extended to the end of…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Vintners' Federation of Ireland" has no legal form. "VINTNERS' FEDERATION OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 112132) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2022-01-17

Lobbying return by Restaurants Association of Ireland

Tourism
Intended results

Briefed party members re need to reinstate EWSS at previous rate and extend & in light of public health advice not to socialise the need for access to CRSS or bespoke hospitality support

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Restaurants Association of Ireland" has no legal form. "RESTAURANTS ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 56224) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2021-09-21

Lobbying return by Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Public Expenditure and Reform
Intended results

Seek to input ICCL's position on the general scheme of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2021

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Council for Civil Liberties" has no legal form. "IRISH COUNCIL FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 411471) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by Vincent Jennings/Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association (CSNA)

Finance
Intended results

1. Allow retailers set the price. 2. Reduce the quantities of individual cigarettes in a retail pack to 20 and 3. Restrict the importation of tobacco into Ireland to packs that meet the criteria mandated for Irish retailers, i.e. Standardised packs with approved Health warnings…

Register of Lobbying2021-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To welcome the decision at Committee stage in the Seanad to accept two amendments to the Climate Action Bill.::To acknowledge the FG and FF senators, whose amendments were put down and followed up, which have now been accepted by the Government.::To highlight that there are…

Register of Lobbying2021-09-14

Lobbying return by Áiseanna Tacaíochta CLG

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Support from the Oireachtas members lobbied in compelling the Irish insurance sector to offer public and employers liability cover to disabled