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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)
1
Declared items
0
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

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 Lobbying2016-05-20

Lobbying return by Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Introduce a 3 year tax credit on employer PRSI for growing micro businesses on each net new member of staff::Extend the entrepreneur CGT relief down to a 10% rate & up to €10m cap, similar to the UK Entrepreneurs’ Relief Reduce commercial rates::Extend the Earned Income Credit…

Register of Lobbying2016-05-20

Lobbying return by Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed

Social Protection
Intended results

To secure more inclusive, constructive and well resourced social protection, education and training and employment policies and outcomes.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed" has no legal form. "IRISH NATIONAL ORGANISATION OF THE UNEMPLOYED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 192768) 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 Lobbying2016-05-20

Lobbying return by Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed

Social Protection
Intended results

To secure more inclusive, constructive and well resourced social protection, education and training and employment policies and outcomes.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed" has no legal form. "IRISH NATIONAL ORGANISATION OF THE UNEMPLOYED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 192768) 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 Lobbying2016-05-20

Lobbying return by Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed

Social Protection
Intended results

To secure more inclusive, constructive and well resourced social protection, education and training and employment policies and outcomes.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed" has no legal form. "IRISH NATIONAL ORGANISATION OF THE UNEMPLOYED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 192768) 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 Lobbying2016-05-20

Lobbying return by Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)

Justice and Equality
Intended results

It is hoped that all parties and people who plan to form the next Irish Government will read in detail IWA’s Election Manifesto and once elected commit to resolving the issues, rights and inequalities highlighted throughout the document.

Register of Lobbying2016-05-20

Lobbying return by Samaritans Ireland

Health
Intended results

We wanted to generate support for our manifesto asks and a public commitment from candiidates to support them if elected.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Samaritans Ireland" equals CRO name "SAMARITANS IRELAND" (CRO 450409) 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 Lobbying2016-05-20

Lobbying return by SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Make Domestic Violence a key priority issue in discussions in the forming of the new Government.::Make Domestic Violence a key priority issue in the new Programme for Government (PFG) 2016.::That the following 3 actions are delivered in relation to DV in the new PFG 2016: 1.…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland" equals CRO name "SAFE IRELAND NATIONAL SOCIAL CHANGE AGENCY COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 291205) 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 Lobbying2016-05-20

Lobbying return by Ibec

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

Cut top rate of tax by 5% for all earners by 2020::Stop income tax system discriminating against the self employed::Seek flexibility in the EU fiscal rules to enable more ambitious infrastructure investment::Invest €12.5 billion in infrastructure by 2020 and implement an SSIA…

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 Lobbying2016-05-20

Lobbying return by Ibec

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

To provide members of the Oireachtas with a business perspective on key societal and economic challenges::Solutions to housing crisis including planning and tax reform recommendations::Investment priorities and the need to ambitiously increase expenditure through seeking…

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 Lobbying2016-05-20

Lobbying return by Simon Communities of Ireland

Housing
Intended results

Sign pledge and make homelessness a priority if Elected to Government

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Simon Communities of Ireland" equals CRO name "SIMON COMMUNITIES OF IRELAND" (CRO 74038) 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 Lobbying2016-05-18

Lobbying return by IMPACT trade union

Education and Training
Intended results

To secure commitment to expand the NEPS service included in any future Programme for Government, as per the manifesto commitments made by parties involved in negotiating the formation of a new government, and also seeking the support of other parties and independents to support…

Register of Lobbying2016-05-18

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

Education and Training
Intended results

To have the ex-quota guidance provision for second-level schools restored::To have the moratorium on posts of responsiblity in schools lifted::To have the common pay scale for all teachers restored::To have FEMPI legislation repealed