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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

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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 Lobbying2023-12-11

Lobbying return by Samaritans Ireland

Health
Intended results

Support for government and Oireachtas members and their staff undertaking Samaritans appropriate language training ::Review of the process of recording and reporting deaths by suicide::Support of local Samaritans branches by requesting politicians share details on volunteering…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Samaritans Ireland" equals CRO name "SAMARITANS IRELAND" (CRO 450409) 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 Lobbying2023-12-11

Lobbying return by DHR Consultancy Limited

Health
Intended results

Support for Government and Oireachtas members and their staff to undertake Samaritans appropriate language training. A review of the process of recording and reporting deaths by suicide. Support of local Samaritans branches by requesting politicians share details on volunteering…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "DHR Consultancy Limited" equals CRO name "DHR CONSULTANCY LIMITED" (CRO 660337) 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 Lobbying2023-12-11

Lobbying return by DHR Consultancy Limited

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Support for Government and Oireachtas members and their staff to undertake Samaritans appropriate language training. A review of the process of recording and reporting deaths by suicide. Support of local Samaritans branches by requesting politicians share details on volunteering…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "DHR Consultancy Limited" equals CRO name "DHR CONSULTANCY LIMITED" (CRO 660337) 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 Lobbying2023-12-11

Lobbying return by Samaritans Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Review of the process of recording and reporting deaths by suicide

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Samaritans Ireland" equals CRO name "SAMARITANS IRELAND" (CRO 450409) 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 Lobbying2023-10-26

Lobbying return by Nursing Homes Ireland

Health
Intended results

To meet and brief all parliamentary parties and inform them of the findings of the PwC report and how the inaction of government is making it impossible for nursing homes to remain viable and to care for the older person.

Register of Lobbying2023-10-26

Lobbying return by Nursing Homes Ireland

Health
Intended results

To inform the TD's and Minister from Fianna Fail of the crisis in care in the private and voluntary nursing home sector and to outline what PwC saw as the shortcomings on the part of the government and what needed to be done to assist the sector. Requirement for immediate…

Register of Lobbying2023-09-21

Lobbying return by Environmental Pillar

Environment
Intended results

That Irish elected representatives support greater ambition for within the negotiations with the European Commissions on the proposal for a regulation on Nature Restoration

Register of Lobbying2023-09-21

Lobbying return by JTI Ireland Limited

Trade
Intended results

Informing public representatives of the extent and impacts of the illegal trade in tobacco 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 Lobbying2023-09-21

Lobbying return by Merchants QuayIreland Ltd

Community
Intended results

Continuation/expansion of services for those experiencing homelessness, addiction and mental ill health put in place during the pandemic, as well as an extension of genderbased services and increases in budget funding

Register of Lobbying2023-09-21

Lobbying return by Irish Solar Energy Association

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Government policy and regulatory and legislative framework that is most favourable to the deployment of solar PV in ROI.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Solar Energy Association" has no legal form. "IRISH SOLAR ENERGY ASSOCIATION LIMITED" (CRO 359956) 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 Lobbying2023-09-21

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

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Increased support for increases to the ODA budget in 2024, with a specific focus on those who are furthest behind across the globe and are affected by conflict, hunger and climate change

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 Lobbying2023-09-21

Lobbying return by Trócaire

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Irish government increases ODA and publishes roadmap to reach 0.7% GNI in ODA by 2030

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 Lobbying2023-09-21

Lobbying return by National Gallery of Ireland

Arts
Intended results

Generating awareness of the Gallery's 2022 programme of activities, the use of public funds allocated to the Gallery and the Gallery's impact on audiences in 2022.::Generating awareness of the Gallery's exhibition programme in 2023, the Gallery's international partnerships…