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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Duncan Smith

Labour Party

Constituency / panel
Dublin Fingal East
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Committees
7 current — Joint Committee on Defence and National Security; Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade; …

Lobbying returns

Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.

Register of Lobbying2026-05-19

Lobbying return by Family Carers Ireland

Community
Intended results

To progress the 34 commitments contained in the Programme for Government for family carers

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Family Carers Ireland" equals CRO name "FAMILY CARERS IRELAND" (CRO 572819) 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 Lobbying2026-05-19

Lobbying return by Family Carers Ireland

Taxation
Intended results

Make Carer’s Allowance and Carer’s Benefit exempt from tax

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Family Carers Ireland" equals CRO name "FAMILY CARERS IRELAND" (CRO 572819) 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 Lobbying2026-05-19

Lobbying return by Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Asking TDs and Senators to defend the integrity of the European Convention on Human Rights for the protection of human rights in Ireland and across Europe.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Council for Civil Liberties" has no legal form. "IRISH COUNCIL FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 411471) 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 Lobbying2026-05-19

Lobbying return by An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Highlight concerns on the limited protection it provides as claims against the State can be enforced outside the jurisdiction; the general negative implications of Investor State Dispute clauses; the risk the Government plan to use this bill to facilitate ratification of such…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland" equals CRO name "AN TAISCE - THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR IRELAND" (CRO 12469) 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 Lobbying2026-05-19

Lobbying return by An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

To request the JOC Foreign Affairs and Trade write to the Minister FA&T to request her to consider Irish support for the resources needed to support Ukraine's efforts on accession, specifically on the Environmental Chapter, to help them move towards improved Environmental…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland" equals CRO name "AN TAISCE - THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR IRELAND" (CRO 12469) 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 Lobbying2026-05-15

Lobbying return by Chambers Ireland

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

To highlight the benefits of renewable energy towards meeting the State's climate targets and their role in contributing to regional economic growth.

Register of Lobbying2026-05-14

Lobbying return by Irish Recorded Music Association Limited

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

To expand understanding of the music industry in Ireland and internationally and to highlight the key policy and legislative concerns of the creative sectors to place human creativity at the forefront of political discussions on AI regulation and policy to brief Oireachtas…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-14

Lobbying return by Novartis Ireland Limited

Health
Intended results

Government adopt key policy recommendations to enable health system readiness for advanced cancer therapies eg Car T and radio ligand therapy (RLT) in Ireland

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Novartis Ireland Limited" equals CRO name "NOVARTIS IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 11931) 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 Lobbying2026-05-06

Lobbying return by CyberSafeIreland

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

To update and raise our concerns regarding online safety for young people with the Labour Party as they formulate their own approach to this topic

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "CyberSafeIreland" has no legal form. "CYBERSAFEIRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 568651) 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 Lobbying2026-05-01

Lobbying return by SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY IRELAND FOUNDATION CLG

Health
Intended results

Swift implementation of SMA and SCID in NBS bloodspot screening programme

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY IRELAND FOUNDATION CLG" equals CRO name "SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY IRELAND FOUNDATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 656603) 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 Lobbying2026-04-29

Lobbying return by Irish Deer Commission

Environment
Intended results

For the relevant deregation to be applied to Sika deer, and the removal of Sika and Fallow deer from the list of invasive allien species, to avoid unintended consquences.

Register of Lobbying2026-04-27

Lobbying return by Skillnet Ireland

Education and Training
Intended results

Increasing awareness and development of the supports available through Skillnet Ireland.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Skillnet Ireland" has no legal form. "SKILLNET IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 298694) 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.