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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Catherine Connolly

Unaffiliated

Constituency / panel
Galway West
Membership
2024-11-29 → 2025-10-25
Committees
4 ended
0
Declared items
0
CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
1005
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
0
SIPO donation records
132 of 158 divisions
84%
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 Lobbying2022-09-21

Lobbying return by Environmental Pillar

Environment
Intended results

To: highlight concerns on the proposed changes to the substitute consent regime and conflict with EU law requirements; seek necessary clarifications on the bill through legislative debate and on the schedule::highlight issues with other parts of the existing legislation…

Register of Lobbying2022-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

The sectoral emissions ceiling for Agriculture must not be higher than a 22% emissions reduction, compared to 2018. Irish farmers are fully committed to playing their part in reducing emissions, however the emissions ceiling set for the sector must be achievable without…

Register of Lobbying2022-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021, which was passed in July 2021, sets a legally binding target of a 51% reduction in emissions by 2030, relative to a baseline of 2018. Under the Act, the Government is required to set sectoral emissions ceilings…

Register of Lobbying2022-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

The Climate Change Advisory Council, Carbon Budget Technical report stated that the higher the agricultural emissions reduction, the larger the negative impact will be on agricultural output value and on agricultural sector income.::This is reflected in more detail in a KPMG…

Register of Lobbying2022-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

The sectoral emissions ceiling for Agriculture must not be higher than a 22% emissions reduction, compared to 2018. Irish farmers are fully committed to playing their part in reducing emissions, however the emissions ceiling set for the sector must be achievable without…

Register of Lobbying2022-09-09

Lobbying return by ActionAid Ireland

Environment
Intended results

Relevant TD would join ActionAid's policy lab to discuss action on climate change.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "ActionAid Ireland" equals CRO name "ACTIONAID IRELAND" (CRO 95403) 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 Lobbying2022-05-20

Lobbying return by Fair Seas Ireland

Environment
Intended results

To raise awareness of MPAs and our seas among political and policy stakeholders. To gauge interest in marine conservation among identified stakeholders.

Register of Lobbying2022-03-03

Lobbying return by Social Justice Ireland

Environment
Intended results

To support Ireland's progress towards the 2030 agenda by engaging further with the SDGs and policy proposals on how to implement them at local and national level.

Register of Lobbying2022-01-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

That the Government cannot use the Nitrates review to introduce measures that are more to do with delivering climate policy objectives, than improving water quality.::To highlight that the Government must undertake a cost-benefit analysis to understand the economic cost of the…

Register of Lobbying2022-01-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To Invite Rural TD's and Rural Senators to The Signpost Programme – Farmers for Climate Action which was launched by Teagasc earlier this year. This Programme is a collaborative partnership of farmers, industry and State Agencies, working together for Climate Action.::The…

Register of Lobbying2022-01-13

Lobbying return by Community Law & Mediation

Environment
Intended results

Do not increase the rate of carbon taxation in Budget 2022.::Cap the level of electricity energy demand that can be accommodated by the grid.::Place a moratorium on data centre development until this policy is developed.::Provide enhanced supports and retrofit programmes to…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Community Law & Mediation" equals CRO name "COMMUNITY LAW AND MEDIATION" (CRO 69771) 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.