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Politician · Senator · 27th Seanad

Garret Ahearn

Fine Gael

Constituency / panel
Administrative Panel
Membership
2025-01-29 → current
Committees
8 current — Seanad Public Consultation Committee; Seanad Select Committee on EU Scrutiny and Transparency; …
2
Declared items
1
CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
354
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
1
SIPO donation records
165 of 221 divisions
75%
Vote participation

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Lobbying returns

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Register of Lobbying2026-09-15

Lobbying return by Trócaire

EU Affairs
Intended results

Ireland to introduce robust gender responsive mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence legislation::Ireland to support a UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Trócaire" equals CRO name "TROCAIRE" (CRO 661147) 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 The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

EU Affairs
Intended results

That the Government and MEPs must honour their commitments to stand up for farmers and defend their interests by opposing the current Mercosur trade deal.::To discuss farmers' concerns with the Minister for Foreign Affairs::To reiterate strong opposition to the Mercosur…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by Trócaire

EU Affairs
Intended results

Ireland to support a robust gender responsive EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and to introduce mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence legislation::Ireland to support a UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Trócaire" equals CRO name "TROCAIRE" (CRO 661147) 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 Lobbying2023-05-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

EU Affairs
Intended results

To seek a meeting with the members of the political parties on the implications of the mid-term review of the Nitrates Action programme agreed with the European Commission.::1. The IFA insist that the Minister must revisit this with the European Commission as this would mean…

Register of Lobbying2023-05-19

Lobbying return by Chambers Ireland

EU Affairs
Intended results

Raise concerns about how the CSRD interacts with other policies and how the implementation of this directive needs to be co-ordinated with the implementation of other EU directives, and the need to create a Brexit style working group to give effect to this