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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Dara Calleary

Fianna Fáil

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
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CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
2754
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
1
SIPO donation records
386 of 422 divisions
91%
Vote participation

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Lobbying returns

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Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by All Ireland Endorsement Body for Community Work Education and Training

Community
Intended results

Information shared in relation to the work and priorities of the All Ireland Endorsement Body for Community Work Education and Training. ::Information shared with Minister Calleary on Ireland's forthcoming Presidency of the council of Europe and AIEB's priorities in this regard.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "All Ireland Endorsement Body for Community Work Education and Training" has no legal form. "ALL IRELAND ENDORSEMENT BODY FOR COMMUNITY WORK EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 763434) 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 Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

Reiterated Dublin Chamber's business priorities across housing, infrastructure and planning, competitiveness and regulation, and labour market issues.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight the following priorities for Budget 2026::Measures to Support Farm Sectors::• Tillage Survival Package - €250/ha for all cereal & oilseed rape grown for harvest 2025.::• Tillage expansion and sustainability scheme must be delivered – 2025-2030::• Increased national…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight ongoing challenges facing farmers especially within the tillage sector.::To engage with Government Ministers and TDs to discuss how some of these issues could be addressed in next month's budget.::To highlight the importance of the retention of the Nitrates…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To contribute to the public consultation on 'Our Rural Future 2026 - 2031'.::To highlight that farming and farm families are the backbone of many rural communities; sustaining local economies, landscapes and maintaining traditional knowledge. Any vision for rural Ireland's…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-20

Lobbying return by Disability Federation of Ireland

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Funding for disability measures in Budget 2026

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.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-20

Lobbying return by Montague Communications Ltd

Transport
Intended results

Securing continuation of the grant or its replacement by an alternative source of funding

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.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-20

Lobbying return by Doras Luimní

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Risk/vulnerability assessments of all IPAS accommodation centres; strategies/supports to assist persons w/ disabilities to transition from DP to accessible housing; disability rights training for service providers; best practice collection/publication of disability-disaggregated…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Doras Luimní" has no legal form. "DORAS LUIMNI COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 335696) 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 Lobbying2026-01-20

Lobbying return by Threshold

Tourism
Intended results

For the DPO's to adopt Threshold's position regarding the Short-Term Lettings legislation and ancillary planning matters.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Threshold" equals CRO name "THRESHOLD" (CRO 70660) 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 Lobbying2026-01-20

Lobbying return by One Family

Social Protection
Intended results

That the Minister for Social Protection become more aware of the structural issues within the social welfare system that impact on income adequacy for one-parent families.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-20

Lobbying return by One Family

Social Protection
Intended results

To meet with the Minister to discuss the main issues impacting lone parent families who are in receipt of a social welfare payment(s) and request changes are made to improve income inadequacy for these families.