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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Brendan Smith

Fianna Fáil

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; …
2
Declared items
0
CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
1397
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
0
SIPO donation records
388 of 422 divisions
92%
Vote participation

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 Lobbying2022-01-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To Invite Rural TD's and Rural Senators to The Signpost Programme – Farmers for Climate Action which was launched by Teagasc earlier this year. This Programme is a collaborative partnership of farmers, industry and State Agencies, working together for Climate Action.::The…

Register of Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

Carbon Budget Definition -::That the definition of carbon budgets in the Bill must take account of removals as well as emissions. The current definition is not consistent with the overall climate goal.::Biogenic Methane -::In setting the Carbon Budget the Climate Advisory…

Register of Lobbying2021-05-07

Lobbying return by Growing Media Ireland Company Limited by Guarantee

Environment
Intended results

Urgent passage of legislation

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Growing Media Ireland Company Limited by Guarantee" equals CRO name "GROWING MEDIA IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 613626) 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 Lobbying2019-09-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

Retention of the nitrates derogation, without further onerous obligations.::Rejection of additional measures on lower stocked farms or their classification as “intensive”.::The introduction of a Sustainability Development Programme (SDP), to support the further sustainable…

Register of Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

Discussion on implications on Governments Climate Action Plan, Renewables and Nitrates Review and its impact on farmers::To get the Government support on blocking Mercosur Deal and to make sure that farmers have reasonable targets to achieve under climate action plan

Register of Lobbying2019-09-19

Lobbying return by Community Reuse Network Ireland

Environment
Intended results

Include the points from the manifesto sent into their work programme for an inclusive society and circular economy, should they be successful in the EU elections

Register of Lobbying2019-05-21

Lobbying return by Stop Climate Chaos coalition

Environment
Intended results

That TDs would vote in favour of a motion calling on the Government to declare a climate & biodiversity emergency, and to accept and endorse the recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Register of Lobbying2019-05-21

Lobbying return by Stop Climate Chaos coalition

Environment
Intended results

That TDs would vote in favour of a motion calling on the Government to declare a climate & biodiversity emergency, and to accept and endorse the recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Register of Lobbying2018-05-18

Lobbying return by Small Firms Association (SFA)

Environment
Intended results

Amend the Bill to use clearer language and defined terms::Oppose the restriction of the bands of hours::Remove the reliance of the Bill on criminal sanctions::Reduce the unintended consequences of the Bill on employers and employees

Register of Lobbying2018-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To demonstrate that the recommendations have missed an opportunity to finally address the inflexibility of farming by date when it comes to the spreading of organic manures.::To demonstrate that the proposal to restrict livestock access to waters and require water flow…

Register of Lobbying2018-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

That the derogation continues::That the transitional arrangements are included in the full scope of the Nitrates Regulations review

Register of Lobbying2018-01-20

Lobbying return by Trócaire

Environment
Intended results

Increased political support for progressing the Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill, fossil fuel extraction bills, and increased ambition in the NMP

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.