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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Ciarán Ahern

Labour Party

Constituency / panel
Dublin South-West
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Committees
3 current — Committee on Members' Interests of Dáil Éireann; Joint Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy; …
1
Declared items
0
CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
298
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
1
SIPO donation records
345 of 422 divisions
82%
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 Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

Called for the allocation of dedicated multi-annual funding to Uisce Éireann to enable the commencement of the Eastern and Midlands Water Supply Project and the Greater Dublin Drainage Scheme in 2028, with completion by 2035.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Transport
Intended results

Called for MetroLink, the DART+ programme, BusConnects and LUAS extensions to Finglas, Poolbeg and Bray to be fully funded, with clear timelines for delivery adhered to.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Transport
Intended results

Called for increased funding for housing delivery schemes, including the Croí Cónaithe Cities Scheme, Project Tosaigh and the First Home Scheme, to support an increase in housing supply in line with demand, particularly in the Greater Dublin Area.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Law Society of Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

The purpose of this presentation was to comment on the lack of a definition of legal counselling in the General Scheme and to suggest an alternative definition of legal counselling.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

Called for Budget 2026 to deliver concrete progress on Government's commitment to reduce childcare costs to €200 per child per month.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Friends of the Earth

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Asking elected representatives to support motion in South Dublin County Council calling for national moratorium on data centre development

Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Liquid Gas Ireland

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

To brief political representatives on LGI’s new policy report that outlines practical pathways to developing and scaling renewable liquid gas in Ireland, enabling the just transition for rural communities.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Liquid Gas Ireland" has no legal form. "LIQUID GAS IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 89632) 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 Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Friends of the Earth

Environment
Intended results

Commitment by political parties to support fair energy pricing to safeguard consumers from network costs associated with data centre development

Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Friends of the Earth

Environment
Intended results

To ensure members up to speed on data centre impacts and to raise questions for Oireachtas Committee hearing with the Commissions for Regulation of Utilities

Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Put forward measures to help alleviate energy poverty for low income households and people living in poorly insulated houses and unable to afford to make changes or in the case for rural households, alternatives to fossil and solid fuels not available to them.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Christian Aid Ireland

Environment
Intended results

Raise awareness of Christian Aid climate-related work and priorities, in the context of the UN COP30 negotiations in particular

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Christian Aid Ireland" equals CRO name "CHRISTIAN AID IRELAND" (CRO 426928) 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 Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by ActionAid Ireland

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

For Ireland to take progressive action on climate action at COP30 and more broadly through its foreign policy. Focused on 4 areas of: 1. Champion a Belém Action Mechanism on Just Transition 2. Scale up grant-based public climate finance 3. Lead on aligning global finance with…

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.