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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

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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 Lobbying2017-01-17

Lobbying return by Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed

Social Protection
Intended results

To secure more inclusive, constructive and well resourced social protection, education and training and employment policies and outcomes.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed" has no legal form. "IRISH NATIONAL ORGANISATION OF THE UNEMPLOYED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 192768) 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 Lobbying2017-01-11

Lobbying return by Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

To secure a representative of Defence For Children International - Palestine an audience with the Oireachtas Friends of Palestine group to discuss the harsh realities of life for Palestinian children living under Israeli occupation

Register of Lobbying2017-01-10

Lobbying return by Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

To raise concerns about the EU LAW TRAIN project, a technological platform to unify the interrogation methodology between EU and Israeli police forces, ensure no Irish participation in the program and seek Irish opposition to EU funding of Israeli military-security companies as…

Register of Lobbying2017-01-10

Lobbying return by Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Education and Training
Intended results

To raise concerns about Minister of State Halligan's visit to Israel, particularly his meeting with Israeli Education Minsiter Naftali Bennett and to oppose any proposed eductaional cooperation between the Irish and Israeli states

Register of Lobbying2017-01-09

Lobbying return by COPE Galway CLG

Budgetary matters
Intended results

The allocation of additional resources in Budget 2017 for the areas of housing, homelessness, social welfare, health services, domestic violence and services for older people to address needs identifed by COPE Galway in their day to day work.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "COPE Galway CLG" equals CRO name "COPE GALWAY COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 248134) 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 Lobbying2016-12-29

Lobbying return by Comhlámh

Trade
Intended results

The lobbying sought for MEPs to get Euro Parliament committees they are part of to make recomendations about CETA and to vote for a resolution in the Parliament calling for the legality of the CETA agreement to be tested in the courts before being ratified. Contact with the TDs…

Register of Lobbying2016-12-21

Lobbying return by Inclusion Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Looking for a number of amendments that would strengthen the legislation further and strengthen the focus on the rights of persons with disabilities.

Register of Lobbying2016-10-04

Lobbying return by The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Bettter conditions for people living in Direct Provision Centres and the skills and labour of these people not to be overlooked given growing skill shortages and tightening labour market demand.

Register of Lobbying2016-10-04

Lobbying return by The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Bettter conditions for people living in Direct Provision Centres and the skills and labour of these people not to be overlooked given growing skill shortages and tightening labour market demand.

Register of Lobbying2016-09-21

Lobbying return by Disability Federation of Ireland

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Implementation of the DFI Pre-Budget Submission 'Make or Break'::Asking Government to quickly publish their cross-departmental implementation to deliver on the substance of the UN CRPD and the complementary commitments in the Programme for Government.

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.