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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 Lobbying2019-01-22

Lobbying return by Pro Life Campaign

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Amendments to said Act as tabled by representatives in the Dáil and the Seanad::Votes against the Act at Second Stage and Report Stage::Support for amendments to the legislation

Register of Lobbying2019-01-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

Suckler cow scheme - In order to improve incomes and stabilise numbers, IFA proposes a targeted payment of €200 per suckler cow, structured under environmental and animal welfare measures in the CAP Rural Development Programme and financed predominately from national resources…

Register of Lobbying2019-01-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

Extension of Income Averaging to self-employed farmers with other income - IFA proposes that, where a farmer or their spouse has an additional self-employed source of income, income averaging should be allowed on farm profits.::Increasing Flexibility in Income Averaging…

Register of Lobbying2019-01-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

That this IFA commissioned report would highlight the need for support from Government for the suckler cow. The key finds in the report are as follows::The beef sector in Ireland is very significant, accounting for over one-third of all agricultural output and over 20% of total…

Register of Lobbying2019-01-21

Lobbying return by Oxfam Ireland

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

To communicate Oxfam recommendations on the future of the EU Multi-Annual Financial Framework to members of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

Register of Lobbying2019-01-21

Lobbying return by Oxfam Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

To garner support for the Bill which would amend the International Protection Act 2015 and return to the family reunification provisions in the Refugee Act 1996.

Register of Lobbying2019-01-21

Lobbying return by MSD

Health
Intended results

To address the inequalities faced by lung cancer patients, including in accessing diagnosis and treatment

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "MSD" has no legal form. "M.S.D. LIMITED" (CRO 18759) 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 Lobbying2019-01-21

Lobbying return by Trócaire

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Support of members of the Oireachtas to pass the Control of Economic Activities (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 Lobbying2019-01-21

Lobbying return by Trócaire

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Meeting committment to deliver 0.7% of GNI for Overseas Development Assistance

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 Lobbying2019-01-21

Lobbying return by Trócaire

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Increase support for more sustainable approaches to agriculture, including agro-ecological approaches

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 Lobbying2019-01-21

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

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Increase in overseas aid Budget 2019

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.