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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

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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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AreaAll 359Economic Development and Industry 39Health 39Social Protection 33Community 28Budgetary matters 23Agriculture 21Communications 16Justice and Equality 16Education and Training 12Employment 12Taxation 11Children and Youth Affairs 10Finance 10Banking and Financial Institutions 9Environment 9Arts 8Transport 8EU Affairs 7Housing 7Energy and Natural Resources 6Tourism 6Trade 6Food 5Foreign Affairs 4Gaeltacht 4Public Expenditure and Reform 4Sports and Recreation 2Development and Zoning 1Heritage 1Local Government 1Marine 1
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Register of Lobbying2025-09-12

Lobbying return by Creative Retail Distribution Limited

Taxation
Intended results

Offer full support from Hale Vaping, Ireland’s largest indigenous vaping company for the proposed Classification of HHC as a Schedule 1 Controlled Drug by the Government. Hale Vaping is not affiliated with the tobacco industry and has always upheld high standards of compliance…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Creative Retail Distribution Limited" equals CRO name "CREATIVE RETAIL DISTRIBUTION LIMITED" (CRO 539887) 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 Lobbying2025-09-11

Lobbying return by Simon Communities of Ireland

Budgetary matters
Intended results

SCI's budget asks considered.

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 Lobbying2025-09-11

Lobbying return by Pontis Advisory Limited

Budgetary matters
Intended results

To promote the introduction of a grant scheme along the above lines

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Pontis Advisory Limited" equals CRO name "PONTIS ADVISORY LIMITED" (CRO 781861) 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 Lobbying2025-09-11

Lobbying return by Pontis Advisory Limited

Budgetary matters
Intended results

To promote the establishment of a cross sectoral capital grants scheme to assist with high growth potential entrepreneurial projects

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Pontis Advisory Limited" equals CRO name "PONTIS ADVISORY LIMITED" (CRO 781861) 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 Lobbying2025-09-11

Lobbying return by Inclusion Ireland

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Inclusion Ireland sought to influence the Department of Social Protection's proposals around disability matters ahead of their own Pre-Budget Submission.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-09

Lobbying return by ELSA Community Services clg

Employment
Intended results

Increase in Funding

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "ELSA Community Services clg" equals CRO name "ELSA COMMUNITY SERVICES COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 453050) 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 Lobbying2025-09-04

Lobbying return by Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed

Social Protection
Intended results

To promote key aspects of the INOU 2026 Pre-Budget Submission which covered issues under adequate incomes; supportive employment services; accessible and inclusive employment and employment programmes; meaningful education and skills; and properly supporting communities.

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 Lobbying2025-09-02

Lobbying return by Sensational Kids CLG

Health
Intended results

Allocation/provision of funding to complete construction of the National Child Development Centre

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Sensational Kids CLG" equals CRO name "SENSATIONAL KIDS COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 432465) 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 Lobbying2025-09-02

Lobbying return by National Dairy Council

Social Protection
Intended results

Letter was in response to media reports of a review into the nutritional value of the hot school meals programme and asked for NDC nutritionists to be allowed to feed into the review, in light of research which shows that Irish children are not meeting Department of Health…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-01

Lobbying return by County Wicklow Public Participation Network

Community
Intended results

To ensure that the government recognises voluntary efforts, values volunteers, and does everything in its power to support the Community & Voluntary Sector in Ireland