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Politician · Senator · 27th Seanad

Alice-Mary Higgins

Unaffiliated

Constituency / panel
National University of Ireland
Membership
2025-01-29 → current
Committees
8 current, 3 ended — Seanad Select Committee on EU Scrutiny and Transparency; Joint Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy; …
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Declared items
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CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
1312
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
1
SIPO donation records
124 of 221 divisions
56%
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 Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by Restaurants Association of Ireland

Tourism
Intended results

Highlight the issues of importance to the restaurant, hospitality and tourism industry, most notably the importance of retaining the VAT at 9%::To highlight the skills shortage facing the restaurant industry and for policy measures on work permits to be changed. To create a…

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 Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by Alice Public Relations

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Support for equal pay day campaign 2017.::Support in informing members of the Oireachtas on equal pay day campaign 2017.::Support in informing Dublin City Councillors on equal pay day campaign 2017.::Establishing a cross-party parliamentary group on equal pay and gender equality…

Register of Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by Ibec

Health
Intended results

To ensure understanding of industry perspectives on public policy in relation to the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by National Women's Council of Ireland

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Improved and establishing funding for programmes, initiatives, infrastructure, services, policy and legislative work impacting the lives of Irish women;specific focus included Childcare, pension equality, gender budgeting, tackling violence against women, promoting women in…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "National Women's Council of Ireland" equals CRO name "NATIONAL WOMEN'S COUNCIL OF IRELAND" (CRO 241868) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by National Women's Council of Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Seeking support for NWCI and NAtioanl Observatory on Violence Against Women amendments to the Bill

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "National Women's Council of Ireland" equals CRO name "NATIONAL WOMEN'S COUNCIL OF IRELAND" (CRO 241868) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by Transgender Equality Network Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

That the DPO would work with us on hate crime legislation and launch our report.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Transgender Equality Network Ireland" has no legal form. "TRANSGENDER EQUALITY NETWORK IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 481106) 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 Lobbying2018-01-17

Lobbying return by Council of Irish Adoption Agencies

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

Review of decision to exclude accredited agencies from being able to provide Information and Tracing Services when the new legislation is enacted

Register of Lobbying2018-01-09

Lobbying return by Galway Regional Youth Federation Company Limited by Guarantee

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

Funding for Youth Work Ireland free Youth Counselling Service::Greater government action on climate change education and sustainability

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Galway Regional Youth Federation Company Limited by Guarantee" equals CRO name "GALWAY REGIONAL YOUTH FEDERATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 310202) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2018-01-09

Lobbying return by Galway Regional Youth Federation Company Limited by Guarantee

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

Funding for Youth Work::Better Youth Facilities

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Galway Regional Youth Federation Company Limited by Guarantee" equals CRO name "GALWAY REGIONAL YOUTH FEDERATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 310202) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2018-01-05

Lobbying return by Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Social Protection
Intended results

Improved access to education, training and adequate incomes for lone parents; Make Jobseekers Transitional Payment and the SUSI grant payable to lone parents who are undertaking an educational or training course, regardless of the age of the youngest child in the family or…

Register of Lobbying2017-11-14

Lobbying return by Womens Aid

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Provision of information and submission of Mediation Bill

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Womens Aid" has no legal form. "WOMENS AID COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 58035) 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 Lobbying2017-09-21

Lobbying return by Age Action

Social Protection
Intended results

Reversal of changes to the State Pension system in 2012 that introduced a number of new qualifying bands and resulted in greatly reduced pensions for many older people.::Backdating of the Homemakers' Scheme.