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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Dara Calleary

Fianna Fáil

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Mayo
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Office
Minister for Social Protection (2025-01-23 → 2025-06-01)
Office
Minister for Social Protection (2025-06-02 → current)
Office
Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (2025-06-02 → current)
Office
Minister for Rural and Community Development (2025-01-23 → 2025-06-01)
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CRO-matched interests
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Awards to declared companies
2754
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
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SIPO donation records
386 of 422 divisions
91%
Vote participation

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Lobbying returns

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Register of Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by Chambers Ireland

Local Government
Intended results

Strengthen enterprise competitiveness and investment. In particular, cut business cost pressures, improve access to finance and modernise supports so SMEs can scale and invest.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by Chambers Ireland

Local Government
Intended results

Strengthen regeneration and place-based development by simplifying regeneration delivery, supporting town and city centre viability, and enabling more effective local investment through stronger local capacity and more flexible urban schemes.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by Chambers Ireland

Local Government
Intended results

Unlock land, vacancy and urban viability by activating brownfield, derelict, vacant and underused sites through stronger powers, better incentives, tax reform and more coordinated reuse and site activation measures.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by Chambers Ireland

Local Government
Intended results

Scale housing supply and delivery at pace by strengthening accountability, expanding direct delivery, increasing affordable housing output and building long-term capacity for faster housing delivery across regions.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by Chambers Ireland

Local Government
Intended results

Fix the system bottlenecks restricting delivery. This includes reforms to planning, judicial review, courts and coordination structures to remove delays and unlock delivery at scale.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Local Government
Intended results

To outline key areas for investment for Cork business with regard to urban evolution in Budget 2027, including investment in public realm, support for the night-time economy and an emphasis on integration.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Local Government
Intended results

To outline key areas for investment for Cork business with regard to urban evolution in Budget 2027, including investment in public realm, support for the night-time economy and an emphasis on integration.

Register of Lobbying2022-05-18

Lobbying return by Irish Self Catering Federation

Local Government
Intended results

Giving inside to the structure of Self catering in Ireland::Highlight the importance of Self Catering in Ireland - bringing employment to the areas::Bringing clarity of the position that self catering has in Ireland

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Self Catering Federation" has no legal form. "IRISH SELF CATERING FEDERATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 359394) 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 Lobbying2022-01-21

Lobbying return by Ballina Chamber of Commerce

Local Government
Intended results

Highlight the ambitions for Ballina 2023 and beyond, as Ballina Chamber heads up Vision and legacy sub committee.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ballina Chamber of Commerce" has no legal form. "BALLINA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 277149) 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 Lobbying2020-09-21

Lobbying return by Amnesty International Ireland

Local Government
Intended results

Seek inclusion in Programme for Government human rights priorities in post COVID-19 Ireland context as requested, beyond those communicated in our previous submissions

Register of Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by Ibec

Local Government
Intended results

Ensure commitment to business priorities for the Local Elections

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by Ibec

Local Government
Intended results

Support the implementation of a centralised or shared service model for commercial rates to improve efficiency and achieve better collection rates::Ensure the new legislation does not disproportionately impact certain business sectors::Allow greater transparency over the…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by Montague Communications Ltd

Local Government
Intended results

Stronger Irish local government

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Montague Communications Ltd" equals CRO name "MONTAGUE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED" (CRO 297660) 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.