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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 Lobbying2020-01-20

Lobbying return by Mercy Law Resource Centre CLG

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Improved access to justice for vulnerable groups, including on housing matters

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Mercy Law Resource Centre CLG" equals CRO name "MERCY LAW RESOURCE CENTRE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 471072) 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 Lobbying2020-01-20

Lobbying return by Gaming & Leisure Association of Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Amendments to make provision for Private Member Clubs in the proposed Gaming & Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Gaming & Leisure Association of Ireland" has no legal form. "GAMING AND LEISURE ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 419466) 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 Lobbying2020-01-09

Lobbying return by Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Explore proposed criminal justice responses to online safety and also to reiterate the ISPCC call for industry regulation as a fundamental response. Currently industry regulation falls short of adequately protecting children online. ISPCC will not support an approach of self…

Register of Lobbying2020-01-07

Lobbying return by Irish Penal Reform Trust

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Promote the need for alternative non-custodial responses to offending by young people aged 18-24.::Build support for special provisions for offences committed aged 18-24 included in the Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Irish Penal Reform Trust" equals CRO name "IRISH PENAL REFORM TRUST" (CRO 218442) 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 Lobbying2019-09-21

Lobbying return by Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI)

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Press release to inform of SWAI success working with Gardai to deliver 20 year jail sentence to serial rapist despite 20% decrease in amount of workers wanting to engage with Gardai due to the law.

Register of Lobbying2019-09-21

Lobbying return by Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI)

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Press release to inform policy-makers that under the new brothel-keeping law in the legislation, two sex workers, one of whom is pregnant were given 9 month jail sentences (not the pimps or traffickers the law purportedly targets).

Register of Lobbying2019-09-02

Lobbying return by Problem Gambling Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

To seek a reduction in the proposed stake limit increase gaming machines (as proposed in the Gaming & Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019)

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Problem Gambling Ireland" equals CRO name "PROBLEM GAMBLING IRELAND" (CRO 593936) 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 Lobbying2019-05-21

Lobbying return by Disability Federation of Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

1. Swift progression to Committee stage of the legislative process 2. Increased funding for IHREC to fulfill its role under the UN CRPD

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Disability Federation of Ireland" equals CRO name "DISABILITY FEDERATION OF IRELAND" (CRO 140948) 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 Lobbying2019-05-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Highlight crime in rural areas::To acknowledge the work carried out by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on their report and to call for the recommendations to be implemented with urgency