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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Catherine Ardagh

Fianna Fáil

Constituency / panel
Dublin South-Central
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Office
Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (2026-05-28 → current)
Committees
3 ended
4
Declared items
0
CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
807
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
0
SIPO donation records
401 of 422 divisions
95%
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 Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Public Expenditure and Reform
Intended results

To advocate for greater use of the National Training Fund surplus, including through the introduction of a National Training Voucher Scheme to support employer-led, in-company upskilling and reskilling.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

To advocate for measures to reduce the cost of doing business, including the implementation of recommendations from the Cost of Doing Business Advisory Forum Report to reduce regulatory complexity and unnecessary administrative burdens on businesses

Register of Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Finance
Intended results

To advocate for measures to support investment, innovation and indigenous enterprise, including through a reduction in Capital Gains Tax and enhancements to the R&D Tax Credit.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Finance
Intended results

To advocate for a more proportionate approach to ERR, including moving from real-time to monthly reporting for vouched non-taxable travel and subsistence expenses.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

Support for Autistic people to have equality of access to their local community

Register of Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by Council of The Bar of Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Meeting on 17 June (and communications regarding logistics of same) between members of TBOI and and members of the Fianna Fail parliamentary party to discuss topics including judicial review, the Civil Reform Bill, Civil Legal Aid and Criminal Legal Aid

Register of Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by Transgender Equality Network Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

To share TENI's policy priorities (access to safe, equitable, person-centred gender-affirming healthcare) and the policy priorities of the wider LGBTQ+ sector (social cohesion, online safety, regional LGBTQ+ services, and funding for the LGBTQ+ sector).

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Transgender Equality Network Ireland" has no legal form. "TRANSGENDER EQUALITY NETWORK IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 481106) 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 Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by Dublin AIDS Alliance CLG trading as HIV Ireland

Public Expenditure and Reform
Intended results

Discuss issues of concern regarding HIV and LGBTI+ community. Promote increase in available investment and funding for HIV and LGBTI+ sector as there has been no increase in core funding for over 10 years in certain applicable funding models.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Dublin AIDS Alliance CLG trading as HIV Ireland" equals CRO name "DUBLIN AIDS ALLIANCE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 206162) 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 Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by Outhouse CLG

Health
Intended results

To raise concerns about the provision of healthcare to Trans people in Ireland

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Outhouse CLG" equals CRO name "OUTHOUSE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 255357) 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 Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by Diageo Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Request to Ministers Jim O'Callaghan and Catherine Ardagh for an increased policing presence in the vicinity of the Guinness Storehouse; as well as the passage of the Horse Drawn Carriages Bill.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Diageo Ireland" has no legal form. "DIAGEO IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY" (CRO 22876) 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 Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by Insurance Ireland

Banking and Financial Institutions
Intended results

To communicate the support and concerns of the insurance industry for the delivery of pragmatic pensions and life assurance policy, including engagement on Insurance Ireland's Code of Practice for Cancer Survivors and the resulting proposed legislation, the recommendations of…

Register of Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by BeLonG To Youth Services Ltd.

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

• Shoring up of allyship and political support for LGBTQI+ inclusion • Commitment to the development of a National Action Plan on Hate • Commitment to a review/ needs analysis of funding for LGBTQI+ community organisations • Commitment, across Departments and from the…