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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 Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

Taxation measures to support Climate Action::• If any percentage of the farm is dedicated to farm forestry, it should be defined as agricultural land and the Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT) Agricultural Relief applied to the whole farm.::• Farm forestry is treated in a similar…

Register of Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by Ibec

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

Remind our EU partners of Ireland’s commitment to participate in the new pan-European patent system

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 Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by Ibec

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

Increased understanding in Government of the challenges facing Irish business in the implementation of the CSRD

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 Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by Ibec

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

Increased understanding of Ibec members' economic and enterprise medium-term policy priorities

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 Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by Ibec

Food
Intended results

Outline issues impacting on trade and exports of Irish drinks sector

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 Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by Ibec

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

Introduction of offset measures to support labour cost increases faced by employers due to living wage introduction and other Government policies impacting the labour market

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 Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by Mental Health Reform

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Increased funding allocation to mental health in Budget 2024

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Mental Health Reform" equals CRO name "MENTAL HEALTH REFORM" (CRO 506850) 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 Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by Cuala Senior Care Limited

Health
Intended results

To recruit and retain CAREGivers

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Cuala Senior Care Limited" equals CRO name "CUALA SENIOR CARE LIMITED" (CRO 413662) 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 Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by Irish Heart Foundation

Health
Intended results

To increase awareness among Oireachtas members of the high rate of heart failure in Ireland and the high hospital readmission rate among people affected by the condition::To secure support for a National Heart Failure Registry equipping health service planners with the…

Register of Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by Cancer Care West CLG

Health
Intended results

Obtain a meeting with Minister Donnelly to discuss the request for ongoing, sustainable government funding for the Alliance of Community Cancer Support Centres

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Cancer Care West CLG" equals CRO name "CANCER CARE WEST COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 230899) 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 Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by The Institute of Directors Ireland

Finance
Intended results

Our aim was to inform the CBI of members views on this regulation, as well as relevant Ministers, Government Departments and Oireachtas committees.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "The Institute of Directors Ireland" equals CRO name "INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS IRELAND" (CRO 197643) 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 Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by The Institute of Directors Ireland

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

IoD Ireland submitted our formal response to the UK FRC on the revision to their Corporate Governance Code consultation. We shared our formal submission with relevant Government Ministers and departments for reference.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "The Institute of Directors Ireland" equals CRO name "INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS IRELAND" (CRO 197643) 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 Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by BioMarin International Limited

Health
Intended results

Awareness raising and improving access to treatments for people with rare diseases.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "BioMarin International Limited" equals CRO name "BIOMARIN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED" (CRO 500060) 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 Lobbying2023-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

To convey concerns of ICOS and its members relating to some prescription and administration aspects of the legislative proposal and to be of assistance in exploring potential solutions in legislation that could be of benefit to existing and prospective co-operative endeavours.

Register of Lobbying2023-09-19

Lobbying return by Social Enterprise Republic of Ireland

Community
Intended results

Support for a €13.5m Social Enterprise Transformation Fund to address the 10 key roadblocks facing the social enterprise sector.