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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 — Committee of Public Accounts; Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development; …
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

Lobbying returns

Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-22

Lobbying return by Outhouse CLG

Justice and Equality
Intended results

To share key priorities and issues affecting the LGBTQ+ Community

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 Lobbying2026-09-22

Lobbying return by Outhouse CLG

Budgetary matters
Intended results

To secure budget allocations to the priorities identified by the joint LGBTQ+sectoral pre-budget submission.

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 Lobbying2026-09-22

Lobbying return by Outhouse CLG

Justice and Equality
Intended results

To secure the creation of a national action plan on hate, extremism, and polarisation to stem the harmful impacts of these features of our public discourse on vulnerable communities incuding LGBTQ+ people.

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 Lobbying2026-09-22

Lobbying return by The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) Ltd

Agriculture
Intended results

To engage members of the Oireacthas in an information session pre budget about the ask for FCI pre budget submission

Register of Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by Disability Federation of Ireland

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Funding for disability measures in Budget 2027. Specific asks available at https://www.disability-federation.ie/publications/dfi-pre-budget-2027-the-least-we-can-expect-1/

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 Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Justice and Equality
Intended results

I sent an ICCL briefing note focusing on the powers of private security following the death of Mr Yves Sakila, seeking to change the policy approach regarding private security, their powers to use force, and options for accountability for potential human rights violations…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Council for Civil Liberties" has no legal form. "IRISH COUNCIL FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 411471) 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 Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

That the EU Blocking Mechanism is used to protect the International Criminal Court and those that engage with it.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Council for Civil Liberties" has no legal form. "IRISH COUNCIL FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 411471) 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 mytaxi network Ireland (trading as FREE NOW)

Transport
Intended results

To inform elected representatives of Freenow by Lyft's acquisition of Lynk and Swift, and underline their continued commitment to Ireland's taxi sector.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by LGBT Support and Advocacy Network Ireland CLG

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Pride meeting with Taoiseach and Cabinet to discussion LGBTQI+ equality and inclusion

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "LGBT Support and Advocacy Network Ireland CLG" equals CRO name "LGBT SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY NETWORK IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 605384) 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 Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Housing
Intended results

To advocate for measures to enable the delivery of at least 30,000 homes annually in the Greater Dublin Area, including investment in the enabling infrastructure required to unlock housing delivery.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Public Expenditure and Reform
Intended results

To advocate for the prioritisation and timely delivery of critical transport, water and energy infrastructure, with appropriate funding and resourcing for key projects and delivery bodies.