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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Brendan Smith

Constituency / panel: Cavan-Monaghan
Membership: 2024-11-29 → current
Committees: 4 current — Joint Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Joint Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen; …

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Declared items: 0
CRO-matched interests: 0
Awards to declared companies: 1397
Lobbying returns: 0
SIPO donation records: 92%
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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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Lobbying return by Macra na Feirme

Agriculture

Intended results

Inclusion in Budget 2027 key asks within Macra's prebudget document for young farmers and rural youth::Inclusion of a pilot succession scheme worth €5m

Lobbying return by Lakeland Dairies Co-Operative Society Limited

Agriculture

Intended results

To provide stakeholders with an overview of the current dairy market conditions, discuss key issues affecting Lakeland Dairies suppliers and the wider dairy industry and promote a greater understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing the dairy sector.

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture

Intended results

Measures to Support Farm Sectors::• Increased funding for all national support schemes with no linear cuts imposed::• Suckler cow total supports of €300/cow on all cows::• €35/ewe to all breeding ewes & €45/ewe for hill ewes::• Beef calf from Dairy Herds Scheme - €100/calf::•…

Lobbying return by Beefplan Movement

Agriculture

Intended results

To ensure public officials are aware of the potentially negative impact the Mercosur deal will have on Irish beef farmers livelihoods

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Beefplan Movement" has no legal form. "BEEF PLAN MOVEMENT COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 640399) 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.

Lobbying return by Devlin Strategic Communications Limited

Agriculture

Intended results

Greater awareness and understanding of the work of Corteva Agriscience in supporting farming and the Irish agricultural sector with innovative products supporting sustainable agricultural output.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Devlin Strategic Communications Limited" equals CRO name "DEVLIN STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED" (CRO 751993) 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.

Lobbying return by Horse Racing Ireland

Agriculture

Intended results

Awareness of the importance of the social and economic benefits of the horse racing & breeding industries to the applicable local areas

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture

Intended results

To highlight that Bord Bia is responsible for the Quality Assurance standards on Irish farms. It is Bord Bia which inspect farms to ensure these standards. Farmers are constantly told that the customers want high standards. Yet now farmers find out that the Chair of Bord Bia's…

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture

Intended results

To invite local TDs and Councillors to a meeting to discuss the dispute between IFA and Bord Bia and the importation of Brazilian beef by the Bord Bia Chair Larry Murrin.

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture

Intended results

To meet with local public representatives and request their support for the removal of the Chair of Bord Bia.

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture

Intended results

To highlight the following priorities for Budget 2026::Measures to Support Farm Sectors::• Tillage Survival Package - €250/ha for all cereal & oilseed rape grown for harvest 2025.::• Tillage expansion and sustainability scheme must be delivered – 2025-2030::• Increased national…

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture

Intended results

To highlight that it is the case that the increase in food prices over the past 12 months has exceeded general inflation, increasing by 5.1% in comparison with an increase of 2% in the overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). However,…