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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 Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by Trócaire

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Passage of the Occupied Territories Bill

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 Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by Trócaire

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Highlighting human rights violations in countries where Trócaire operates and encouraging support for measures on business and human rights

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 Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by Comhlámh

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Seeking that the government's aid programme would consider the negative impacts of volunteering in orphanages and provide public information on this; and support Irish NGOs work towards moving away from institutionalised care settings

Register of Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by Misean Cara

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Budget 2020 - increased funding to the NGO sector::Access to quality education for girls in developing countries::Topics/themes in relation to Ireland's development cooperation programme in 2020/21

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Misean Cara" equals CRO name "MISEAN CARA" (CRO 381117) 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 Lobbying2020-01-20

Lobbying return by DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

The Irish Government to increase Ireland’s ODA commitment by no less than €144 million in Budget 2020::Government to publish a roadmap on reaching 0.7% of GNI by 2025

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS" equals CRO name "DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS" (CRO 94384) 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 Lobbying2020-01-20

Lobbying return by Tearfund Ireland

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Requested the DFA include advice against volunteering in orphanages as part of Travel Advisories.::Recommend Irish Aid assist in transforming orphan care from institutions to family/community care models.::Request Irish Aid to support Development Education resources toward…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Tearfund Ireland" equals CRO name "TEARFUND IRELAND" (CRO 323619) 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 Lobbying2020-01-17

Lobbying return by Sightsavers Ireland

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Bring the matter to the attention of the Minister and Deputy

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Sightsavers Ireland" equals CRO name "SIGHTSAVERS IRELAND" (CRO 377692) 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 Lobbying2020-01-16

Lobbying return by ActionAid Ireland

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

To inform local Ministers, Senators and Councillors on ActionAid's work, including the innovative women's rights programme funded by Irish Aid and the organisations new campaign to end violence and harassment in the world of work

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "ActionAid Ireland" equals CRO name "ACTIONAID IRELAND" (CRO 95403) 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 Lobbying2020-01-15

Lobbying return by Crosscare

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Improvement in policy implementation/ policy development

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Crosscare" has no legal form. "CROSSCARE LIMITED" (CRO 172292) 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 Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by Trócaire

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Increase support for the passage of the Occupied Territories Bill::Increase support for the publication of the UN database for companies with activities related to settlements in IoPt

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 Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by Sightsavers Ireland

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Attendance at Committee briefing

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Sightsavers Ireland" equals CRO name "SIGHTSAVERS IRELAND" (CRO 377692) 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.