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Politician · Senator · 27th Seanad

Aubrey McCarthy

Unaffiliated

Constituency / panel
University of Dublin
Membership
2025-01-29 → current
Committees
6 current — Joint Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment; Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage; …
32
Declared items
16
CRO-matched interests
2
Awards to declared companies
221
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
0
SIPO donation records
175 of 221 divisions
79%
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 154Health 33Housing 27Economic Development and Industry 16Agriculture 9Public Expenditure and Reform 8Finance 7Children and Youth Affairs 6Justice and Equality 6Budgetary matters 4Education and Training 4Foreign Affairs 4Taxation 4Community 3Employment 3EU Affairs 3Tourism 3Transport 3Arts 2Energy and Natural Resources 2Social Protection 2Communications 1Environment 1Gaeltacht 1Heritage 1Sports and Recreation 1
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Register of Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by Restaurants Association of Ireland

Taxation
Intended results

Meeting with the committee to discuss the cost of doing business.

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 Lobbying2026-05-19

Lobbying return by Family Carers Ireland

Taxation
Intended results

Make Carer’s Allowance and Carer’s Benefit exempt from tax

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Family Carers Ireland" equals CRO name "FAMILY CARERS IRELAND" (CRO 572819) 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 Lobbying2026-01-12

Lobbying return by Society of the Irish Motor Industry

Taxation
Intended results

Extension of Electric Vehicle SEAI purchase and home charging grants at 2025 levels for 2026. Extension of BIK reliefs at 2025 levels for EVS for three more years before any tapering. In conjunction with an incentivised BIK regime, the introduction of a salary sacrifice scheme…