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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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AreaAll 1312Environment 167Health 158Justice and Equality 158Foreign Affairs 133Energy and Natural Resources 107Budgetary matters 62Education and Training 54Finance 52Social Protection 50Children and Youth Affairs 49Public Expenditure and Reform 33Housing 31Employment 28EU Affairs 28Taxation 26Economic Development and Industry 24Banking and Financial Institutions 22Communications 22Agriculture 19Trade 19Community 18Transport 15Local Government 6Marine 6Tourism 6Arts 5Development and Zoning 5Food 3Sports and Recreation 3Defence 1Gaeltacht 1Heritage 1
YearAll 13122026 1742025 1262024 1032023 1962022 1752021 1272020 732019 1092018 832017 1152016 31
Register of Lobbying2017-01-18

Lobbying return by Trócaire

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Irish and EU diplomatic channels used re humanitarian access, protection of civilians, IHL in Syria::Strong statements in Dáil debate on Syrian crisis::Ireland's policy on the European response to refugee crisis

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Trócaire" equals CRO name "TROCAIRE" (CRO 661147) 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 Lobbying2017-01-18

Lobbying return by Trócaire

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Sustained action seeking accountability for violations of IHL in OPT

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Trócaire" equals CRO name "TROCAIRE" (CRO 661147) 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 Lobbying2017-01-18

Lobbying return by Trócaire

Finance
Intended results

Divest the ISIF from fossil fuels in order to combat climate change

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Trócaire" equals CRO name "TROCAIRE" (CRO 661147) 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 Lobbying2017-01-18

Lobbying return by Samaritans Ireland

Health
Intended results

We wished to raise awareness of the need for action on suicide prevention and the importance of local suicide prevention plans.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Samaritans Ireland" equals CRO name "SAMARITANS IRELAND" (CRO 450409) 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 Lobbying2017-01-18

Lobbying return by Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed

Social Protection
Intended results

To secure more inclusive, constructive and well resourced social protection, education and training and employment policies and outcomes.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed" has no legal form. "IRISH NATIONAL ORGANISATION OF THE UNEMPLOYED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 192768) 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 Lobbying2017-01-18

Lobbying return by Afri

Justice and Equality
Intended results

President Obama to commute imprisoned whistleblower Chelsea Manning's sentence

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Afri" equals CRO name "AFRI" (CRO 251696) 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 Lobbying2017-01-17

Lobbying return by Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed

Budgetary matters
Intended results

To secure a more equitable and inclusive Budget and address the social and economic exclusion facing so many unemployed people.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed" has no legal form. "IRISH NATIONAL ORGANISATION OF THE UNEMPLOYED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 192768) 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 Lobbying2017-01-17

Lobbying return by TU Dublin Students' Union CLG

Education and Training
Intended results

To secure support of public representatives for a continuation of DIT Students' Unions funding from the Student Contributions Charge paid by DIT students, whilst maintaining its independence from DIT Management

Register of Lobbying2017-01-17

Lobbying return by Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed

Social Protection
Intended results

To secure more inclusive, constructive and well resourced social protection, education and training and employment policies and outcomes.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed" has no legal form. "IRISH NATIONAL ORGANISATION OF THE UNEMPLOYED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 192768) 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 Lobbying2017-01-16

Lobbying return by Early Childhood Ireland

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

The design of the new Affordable Childcare Scheme (ACS) to take account of the realities of the sector, that it address sustainability and professionalisation, that it is easy for providers to administer and for there to be a fully developed consultation process to involve the…

Register of Lobbying2017-01-16

Lobbying return by Irish Senior Citizens Parliament

Budgetary matters
Intended results

To highlight the issue of the lack of legislation which allows Solvent Companies to close walk away from their responsibilities and to close a defined benefit pension schemes.