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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 Lobbying2018-02-16

Lobbying return by Sisters of Mercy

Energy and Natural Resources

Intended results

That all TDs would ensure that their Party would support this Bill as it makes its way through the Dáil

Register of Lobbying2018-01-22

Lobbying return by CPSMA

Education and Training

Intended results

Secure timely payment of the Minor Work Grant

Register of Lobbying2018-01-21

Lobbying return by Sightsavers Ireland

Foreign Affairs

Intended results

DPOs attend event

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 Lobbying2018-01-21

Lobbying return by Sightsavers Ireland

Foreign Affairs

Intended results

DPOs attend event::Minister Cannon invited to speak at the event

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 Lobbying2018-01-21

Lobbying return by Amnesty International Ireland

Foreign Affairs

Intended results

To call for Ireland to call for Human Rights Defenders' release by Turkey, and for the charges to be dropped

Register of Lobbying2018-01-21

Lobbying return by Amnesty International Ireland

Foreign Affairs

Intended results

To draw the attention of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade to the report/campaign's objectives for the protection of human rights defenders globally

Register of Lobbying2018-01-21

Lobbying return by Amnesty International Ireland

Foreign Affairs

Intended results

To highlight to Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade the responsibilities of the EU and member states to work with Libyan authorities to ensure the protection of the human rights of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers trapped in Libya

Register of Lobbying2018-01-21

Lobbying return by Amnesty International Ireland

Foreign Affairs

Intended results

Alert Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade to our call on Ireland to use all political and diplomatic tools to ensure Myanmar authorities implement the report’s recommendations, and ensure that human rights are central to all bilateral and multilateral…

Register of Lobbying2018-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance

Intended results

Competitiveness::Competitiveness - Low Cost Loans - Government funding is required in Budget 2018 to support the competiveness of farming enterprises and other SMEs through the provision of low cost loans, to fund both ongoing working capital requirements and for on-farm…

Register of Lobbying2018-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance

Intended results

Income Volatility::Income Volatility - Extending Income Averaging to Farmer/Spouse with Additional Self-Employment - that qualification for income averaging on farming profits should be extended where the spouse and/or farmer has a fully separable source of self-employed…

Register of Lobbying2018-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture

Intended results

Remove restrictions on planting productive marginal land::Reintroduce farmer forest premium payment differential::Compensate farmers appropriately for all land they are obliged to set aside for environmental enhancement::Reduce red tape in the forest Road Scheme::Providing…

Register of Lobbying2018-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Trade

Intended results

To ensure that the increased EU offer on beef for the Mercosur trade negotiations is rejected by the Irish Government::That the Irish Government gets support for this among other EU Member States

Register of Lobbying2018-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Communications

Intended results

To demonstrate the state of play of the rollout of broadband by IFA and OPEN EIR in Counties Cavan and Monaghan::To explain the benefits of broadband and its contribution to a sustainable rural economy

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