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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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Register of Lobbying2024-09-20

Lobbying return by Rare Diseases Ireland

Health

Intended results

Increased knowledge and understanding of unmet needs of people living with rare diseases.::PQs to Minister to seek commitment to deliver expanded newborn bloodspot screening program.::Expansion of newborn bloodspot screening panel to bring us inline (at minimum) with average…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Rare Diseases Ireland" equals CRO name "RARE DISEASES IRELAND" (CRO 140743) 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 Lobbying2024-09-20

Lobbying return by Rare Diseases Ireland

Health

Intended results

Inclusion of rare disease priorities in political party manifestos.::Inclusion of rare disease priorities in programme for government following next general election.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Rare Diseases Ireland" equals CRO name "RARE DISEASES IRELAND" (CRO 140743) 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 Lobbying2024-09-20

Lobbying return by JTI Ireland Limited

Trade

Intended results

To raise awareness of public representatives of the nicotine pouch category and to propose future regulations, including a minimum legal purchase age of 18 and measures to prevent youth appeal in the packaging and marketing of these products.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "JTI Ireland Limited" equals CRO name "JTI IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 378922) 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 Lobbying2024-09-20

Lobbying return by JTI Ireland Limited

Trade

Intended results

To share information with public representatives on the extent and impact of tobacco smuggling in Ireland.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "JTI Ireland Limited" equals CRO name "JTI IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 378922) 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 Lobbying2024-09-20

Lobbying return by JTI Ireland Limited

Trade

Intended results

Information on applicable regulations and taxation for new nicotine inhaling products, distinct from E-Vapour products.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "JTI Ireland Limited" equals CRO name "JTI IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 378922) 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 Lobbying2024-09-19

Lobbying return by Multiple Sclerosis Ireland

Health

Intended results

Issues affecting the MS community to be taken into account by Oireachtas members

Register of Lobbying2024-09-19

Lobbying return by Multiple Sclerosis Ireland

Health

Intended results

Funding secured for 2 pre-budget asks

Register of Lobbying2024-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture

Intended results

To propose targeted sectoral support sucklers (€300/cow), sheep (€30/ewe [€40/hill sheep]), tillage (€250/ha for Tillage Survival Scheme in 2024; €400/ha in 2025 [€250/ ha in 2026-2028] for additional [and retained] cereal crops grown), calf rearing (€100/dairy beef calf); beef…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture

Intended results

To propose funding for ANCs is increased by a further €50m to bring the total budget for the scheme to €300m.::To propose the eligible area for an improved ANC scheme is increased from the current 34Ha to 45Ha.

Register of Lobbying2024-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance

Intended results

To highlight that there needs to be increased flexibility around eligibility criterion (particularly where investments centre on reducing on-farm emissions or improving water quality), additional qualifying investments and acknowledgment that individual investment…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture

Intended results

To propose that a Forgotten Farmer scheme to be introduced, with all farmers who were::- A BPS recipient before 1st January 2015;A BPS recipient before 1st January 2015;::- Ineligible for the Young Farmers Installation Scheme under the RDP 2007-2013 because they started farming…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance

Intended results

To propose that all farmers (including young farmers and new entrants post 2022) interested in an agri-environmental scheme must be accommodated. Farmers cannot be left without an agri-environmental scheme for the remaining term of the existing CAP programme.::To propose that a…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment

Intended results

To propose that grant aid from the Climate and Nature Fund to be made available to all farmers with 70% grant aid for manure/ slurry storage facilities.::To propose that slurry separation equipment is grant aided by 70% to assist in reducing storage capacity requirements on…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment

Intended results

To propose provision of capital grant funding to support the construction of viable on-farm Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plants and the storage of digestate from AD plants on-farm.::To propose Government-backed finance (similar to current SBCI lending structures) to be provided to…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture

Intended results

To propose an extension of the Liming Scheme for 2025 with an increased payment of €20 per tonne and increased eligible volumes.