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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 Lobbying2017-01-20

Lobbying return by Disability Federation of Ireland

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Government to deal with issues facing the 600,000 people with disabilities in Budget 2017

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Disability Federation of Ireland" equals CRO name "DISABILITY FEDERATION OF IRELAND" (CRO 140948) 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 Lobbying2017-01-20

Lobbying return by SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Attendance by Senators, their Party & Work Colleagues at the SAFE Ireland Summit 2016.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland" equals CRO name "SAFE IRELAND NATIONAL SOCIAL CHANGE AGENCY COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 291205) 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 Lobbying2017-01-20

Lobbying return by IMPACT trade union

Community
Intended results

Sought support for increase in core funding for the community and voluntary sector in Budget 2017::Implementation of recommendations of IMPACT's 'Caring - At What Cost?' report::Request to raise the issue at FIanna Fail parliamentary party meeting

Register of Lobbying2017-01-20

Lobbying return by An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

Heritage
Intended results

Ensure dates of hedgecutting and burning season not changed

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland" equals CRO name "AN TAISCE - THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR IRELAND" (CRO 12469) 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 Lobbying2017-01-20

Lobbying return by Age Action

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Increase in the State Pension and secondary income supports, like the Fuel Allowance, as well as restoration of the Telephone Allowance.::Increase in home help hours and home care supports.::Removal of prescription charges for those on medical cards.

Register of Lobbying2017-01-20

Lobbying return by Irish Cancer Society

Health
Intended results

To seek support for the progression of the Public Health Alcohol Bill through the Seanad

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Irish Cancer Society" equals CRO name "IRISH CANCER SOCIETY" (CRO 20868) 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 Lobbying2017-01-20

Lobbying return by Irish Cancer Society

Health
Intended results

To educate parliamentarians about the links between alcohol and cancer and learn from Scottish experience::To discuss importance of legislation, such as the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, in reducing the rate of cancer in Ireland

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Irish Cancer Society" equals CRO name "IRISH CANCER SOCIETY" (CRO 20868) 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 Lobbying2017-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Hospice Foundation

Health
Intended results

Better care for all people at end of life and for those bereaved

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "The Irish Hospice Foundation" equals CRO name "THE IRISH HOSPICE FOUNDATION" (CRO 114617) 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 Lobbying2017-01-20

Lobbying return by Irish Family Planning Association

Health
Intended results

Greater awareness of the international best practice standards in relation to health service provision of abortion established by the World Health Organisation, the International Federation of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and of international human rights law

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Family Planning Association" has no legal form. "IRISH FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 28395) 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 Lobbying2017-01-20

Lobbying return by Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel

EU Affairs
Intended results

To secure action from the Irish Governement at an EU level relating to demolition and destruction of EU funded aid infrastructure in Occupied Palestine.

Register of Lobbying2017-01-20

Lobbying return by Environmental Pillar

Budgetary matters
Intended results

In this we assert that the protection of the natural environment should be at the core of all decision-making, as it is the primary source of both our wellbeing and our wealth. We propose the widening of the tax base to remove taxes on labour and instead tax environmental…

Register of Lobbying2017-01-19

Lobbying return by Small Firms Association (SFA)

Taxation
Intended results

Tax equalisation for the self-employed and proprietary directors::Reduce marginal tax rate and increase entry point::Reduction of CGT Entrepreneurial Rate to 10% on the first €15million of gains

Register of Lobbying2017-01-19

Lobbying return by Alcohol Action Ireland

Health
Intended results

Advocating and Informing in relation to the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Alcohol Action Ireland" equals CRO name "ALCOHOL ACTION IRELAND" (CRO 378738) 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 Lobbying2017-01-19

Lobbying return by Irish Cancer Society

Health
Intended results

Support for the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015::To strengthen the Bill by including provision for a warning to inform the public of the direct link between alcohol consumption and fatal cancers.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Irish Cancer Society" equals CRO name "IRISH CANCER SOCIETY" (CRO 20868) 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 Lobbying2017-01-19

Lobbying return by College of Psychiatrists of Ireland

Health
Intended results

Their support of the bill; increasing knowledge and acceptance of the role alcohol consumption levels in Ireland have in mental illness; introduction of stronger legislation as regards controls of alcohol promotion and sales to reduce its harmful impact on society and in…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "College of Psychiatrists of Ireland" equals CRO name "COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS OF IRELAND" (CRO 644454) 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.