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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 Early Childhood Ireland

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Support for retention of a full Department with a full Minister in the next government

Lobbying return by Health Research Charities Ireland

Health

Intended results

The inclusion of HRCI recommendations on health research in new Programme for Government

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Health Research Charities Ireland" has no legal form. "HEALTH RESEARCH CHARITIES IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 377794) 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 Misean Cara

Foreign Affairs

Intended results

sustaining Ireland and the European Union’s commitment to international development::In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic and the fact that none of us is safe until we are all safe, it will be important to strengthen multilateralism and international development…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Misean Cara" equals CRO name "MISEAN CARA" (CRO 381117) 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 Environmental Pillar

Environment

Intended results

Ensure climate action and biodiversity form an integral part of the Programme for Government with the following key actions: increase funding for environmental sector and protection of nature; creation of a unified biodiversity and climate department under one cabinet minister;…

Lobbying return by Irish Heart Foundation

Health

Intended results

Secure inclusion of IHF priorities in the next Programme for Government

Lobbying return by AONTAS

Education and Training

Intended results

Argue for AONTAS election priorities during the election

Lobbying return by AONTAS

Education and Training

Intended results

Reintroducing the AONTAS general election priority of appointing a Minister of State who has direct responsibility for adult and community education.

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 Migrant Rights Centre Ireland

Justice and Equality

Intended results

Commitment to inclusion of undocumented migrants in negotiations for Programme for Government

Lobbying return by Stop Climate Chaos coalition

Environment

Intended results

That the next Government would commit to and deliver fairer and faster climate action through a number of key policy areas: strengthening climate legislation and governance mechanisms, public transport and active travel, energy efficiency, renewable energy, a just transition for…

Lobbying return by Peter McVerry Trust

Housing

Intended results

A range of policy measures with respect to addresses homelessness and the lack of housing for single people in particular

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Peter McVerry Trust" has no legal form. "PETER MCVERRY TRUST COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 98934) 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 Childminding Ireland

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Inclusion of appropriate childminding policies in party manifestos and programs for government. Childminders to be meaningfully included in decision making for their sector. To influence the outcome of the forthcoming Childminding Action Plan, so that actions support…

Lobbying return by Immigrant Council of Ireland

Justice and Equality

Intended results

We want to see our pre-election manifesto priorities included in the new Programme for Government

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Immigrant Council of Ireland" equals CRO name "IMMIGRANT COUNCIL OF IRELAND" (CRO 412824) 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 Murray

Energy and Natural Resources

Intended results

To communicate concerns over Ireland's future energy security and over the future of the Corrib gas project arising from proposals to ban future gas exploration, and seeking a meeting to discuss.

Lobbying return by Community Workers' Limited

Community

Intended results

To ensure that the issues of social inclusion, equality, human rights, climate justice and community development are addressed in the Programme for Governement