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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Dara Calleary

Constituency / panel: 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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Declared items: 0
CRO-matched interests: 0
Awards to declared companies: 2754
Lobbying returns: 1
SIPO donation records: 91%
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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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Lobbying return by Waterford Chamber of Commerce

Public Expenditure and Reform

Intended results

Discuss the current Covid financial supports for businesses and underlining how best to continue to support jobs and local economies. Wider discussion on infrastructure spending and investment in the period ahead, how we can help town centres, urban living, remote working,…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Waterford Chamber of Commerce" equals CRO name "WATERFORD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE" (CRO 130123) 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.

Lobbying return by Ballina Chamber of Commerce

Public Expenditure and Reform

Intended results

Strategic approach to supporting business across the country with particular emphasis on the regions; Better supports for business (grants, rates waivers, wage supports)

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.

Lobbying return by Fórsa trade union

Public Expenditure and Reform

Intended results

Lobbying during the lead up to the general election to encourage political parties to adopt policy items into their political party manifesto and to bring those items to discussions onprogramme for government. This included legislation and in some cases, would have a budgetary…

Lobbying return by Fórsa trade union

Public Expenditure and Reform

Intended results

Meetings held with Michael Martin, and Dara Calleary regarding public services to put forward the views of Fórsa.

Lobbying return by Social Justice Ireland

Public Expenditure and Reform

Intended results

To emphasise with the Deputy the need for policy coherence across all Departments in order to further national wellbeing

Lobbying return by Hume Brophy

Public Expenditure and Reform

Intended results

Sought a legislative solution to prevent damage to the sustainability of the National Lottery and the Good Cause Fund

Lobbying return by Fórsa trade union

Public Expenditure and Reform

Intended results

Occupational pension provision for CE supervisors

Lobbying return by Montague Communications Ltd

Public Expenditure and Reform

Intended results

Seeking the implementation of 2008 Labour Court recommendation on the establishment of the pension scheme in question

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.

Lobbying return by Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI)

Public Expenditure and Reform

Intended results

Removal of Section 21 of Bill

Lobbying return by Chambers Ireland

Public Expenditure and Reform

Intended results

To bring Pre Budget submission to their attention

Lobbying return by Inclusion Ireland

Public Expenditure and Reform

Intended results

DPOs to consider Inclusion Ireland's stated priorities as outlined in the pre-budget submission

Lobbying return by Ibec

Public Expenditure and Reform

Intended results

To ensure understanding of TDs in the West (Galway, Mayo, Roscommon and Athlone areas) on the priorities of business for Ireland's development both economically and socially, particularly in their regions.::To ensure understanding of TDs in the West of the potential ambitious…

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.

Lobbying return by Q4PR

Public Expenditure and Reform

Intended results

An acceleration of the restoration of FEMPI- related pay cuts.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Q4PR" has no legal form. "Q4 PR LIMITED" (CRO 371427) 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.

Lobbying return by Association of Higher Civil & Public Servants

Public Expenditure and Reform

Intended results

An acceleration of the restoration of FEMPIrelated pay cuts.

Lobbying return by Public Relations Institute of Ireland (PRII)

Public Expenditure and Reform

Intended results

That the legislation be amended so that it clearly and unambiguously applies to lobbying activity that occurs overseas. We have proposed that the provisions in the UK's Lobbying Act be replicated here, which states that: “It does not matter whether the person to whom the…