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Politician · Senator · 27th Seanad

Frances Black

Unaffiliated

Membership
2025-01-29 → current
Committees
3 current, 1 ended — Seanad Public Consultation Committee; Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement ; …
2
Declared items
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CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
984
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
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SIPO donation records
107 of 221 divisions
48%
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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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Register of Lobbying2021-01-14

Lobbying return by Neurological Alliance of Ireland

Health
Intended results

Commitment to progressing funding of the implementation plan in 2021

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Neurological Alliance of Ireland" has no legal form. "NEUROLOGICAL ALLIANCE OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 366603) 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 Lobbying2021-01-14

Lobbying return by Irish Medical Organisation

Health
Intended results

Investment in a clinical programme of care for mental health in General Practice::Investment in publicly funded counselling and psychotherapy services and supports in the community, accessible on GP referral::Appropriately resource specialist child and adolescent mental health…

Register of Lobbying2021-01-13

Lobbying return by Irish Medical Organisation

Health
Intended results

Amendments to FEMPI legislation to allow immediate awarding of consultant status to public health specialists in line with the recommendations of Crowe Horwath Report 2018 and endorsed by both the Scally Report 2018, and the Report of the Covid 19 Nursing Homes Expert Panel…

Register of Lobbying2020-05-21

Lobbying return by Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Health
Intended results

Outline privacy concerns about HSE plans to roll out a Covid-19 contact-tracing and symptom-tracking app::Called on the HSE and Department of Health to adopt a rights-respecting decentralised approach to the app, rather than a centralised one.::Called for the publication of the…

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 Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by Alcohol Action Ireland

Health
Intended results

Inform public health policy priorities.::Commencement of Minimum price of alcohol products (Section 11) and other outstanding sections of the Public Health Alcohol Act 2018.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Alcohol Action Ireland" equals CRO name "ALCOHOL ACTION IRELAND" (CRO 378738) 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 Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland

Health
Intended results

To resolve the threat to the continued availability of non-community rated student medical insurance for international students studying in Ireland

Register of Lobbying2020-01-19

Lobbying return by The Disability Action Coalition

Health
Intended results

To secure agreement from members of the Oireachtas for the specific issues outlined above, to have these reflected in the manifestos of political parties going into the General Election.::To create awareness among members of the Oireachtas regarding the funding issue being faced…

Register of Lobbying2019-05-21

Lobbying return by Irish Family Planning Association

Health
Intended results

To highlight importance of sexual and reproductive health and rights as part of Ireland's Overseas Development Assistance and international policy

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Family Planning Association" has no legal form. "IRISH FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 28395) 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.