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Politician · Senator · 27th Seanad

Gareth Scahill

Fine Gael

Constituency / panel
Nominated by the Taoiseach
Membership
2025-01-29 → current
Committees
4 current — Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence; Joint Committee on Education and Youth; …
3
Declared items
1
CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
209
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
0
SIPO donation records
196 of 221 divisions
89%
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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Register of Lobbying2025-09-21

Lobbying return by Grow Remote Ireland CLG

Employment
Intended results

Advise on best how to proceed to ensure we are speaking to the right people. Our elected representatives understanding our vision for Ireland and what needs to happen to make that happen.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Grow Remote Ireland CLG" equals CRO name "GROW REMOTE IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 650463) 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 Lobbying2025-09-21

Lobbying return by Irish Bioenergy Association

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Lobbied TD's and Senators on the main items required to mobilise the biomethane sector in Ireland including: 1.A Government statement reaffirming its commitment to biomethane strategy. 2.The immediate publication of the full design of the RHO scheme. 3.Government removes all…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by Ibec

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

To communicate industry perspectives on the use of AI within the small business community

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 Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by Ibec

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

To communicate industry perspectives about the an SFA survey on AI usage

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 Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by Ibec

Food
Intended results

Highlight the impact of US tariffs and trade uncertainty on the export focussed Irish drinks manufacturing sector and for Government action on supports for the 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 Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by Irish Hotels Federation

Tourism
Intended results

Restoration of the 9% rate of VAT for hospitality food services::Measures to improve cost competitiveness and avoid any further cost increases::For a review to be carried out of options for assisting hotels to develop employer-led staff accommodation across the sector::Targeted…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by Chime

Education and Training
Intended results

Influence the Department to develop Irish Sign Language Leaving Cert Exam as soon as possible, and for the Minister to order the collation and publication of STen outcomes for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Chime" has no legal form. "CHIME LIMITED" (CRO 206335) 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 Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by National parents Council Primary

Education and Training
Intended results

Represent parents voices regarding the following areas: * Special Education Teacher (SET) allocation, including the timing of when the allocations are being notified to schools; • Special Needs Assistant (SNA) allocation, including the timing of when the allocations are being…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "National parents Council Primary" equals CRO name "NATIONAL PARENTS COUNCIL- PRIMARY" (CRO 258148) 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 Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by National Youth Council of Ireland

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

Secure a meeting with Minister for Education and Youth Minister McEntee to discuss youth work and priorities for the youth work sector::Secure a meeting with new Chair of Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth to discuss youth work and priorities for the youth work sector &…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "National Youth Council of Ireland" equals CRO name "NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL OF IRELAND" (CRO 58814) 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 Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by Drury

Health
Intended results

To secure meetings with Oireachtas members to highlight the role of insourcing and its contribution in reducing waiting lists

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Drury" has no legal form. "DRURY LIMITED" (CRO 191249) 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 Lobbying2025-09-18

Lobbying return by Q4PR

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

Highlighting the exposure of the drinks sector to US tariffs and the need for govt actions to support the sector including a pause in proposals re labelling.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Q4PR" has no legal form. "Q4 PR LIMITED" (CRO 371427) 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.