Lobbying return by Small Firms Association (SFA)
Economic Development and IndustryIntended results
Ensure understanding of issues facing entrepreneurs and small business owners.
Politician · Senator · 27th Seanad
Garret Ahearn
- 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
- 1
- SIPO donation records
- 75%
- Vote participation
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
165 of 221 divisions
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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Lobbying return by Hanover Media Strategy Limited
Economic Development and IndustryIntended results
Awareness of Amazon's position on the D9+, Last Mile Delivery, Amazon's contribution to SMEs in the OECD, World Refugee Day Announcement, EU Economic Impact Report, 2022 Sustainability Report.
Derived link · Matched by exact company name
Published name "Hanover Media Strategy Limited" equals CRO name "HANOVER MEDIA STRATEGY LIMITED" (CRO 596029) 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.
Lobbying return by Small Firms Association (SFA)
Economic Development and IndustryIntended results
Highlighting small firms asks ahead of budget 2024.
Lobbying return by Chambers Ireland
Economic Development and IndustryIntended results
'Highlight the need to clarify (a) the burden of proof, (b) establishing causal links, and (c) the disclosure of evidence within the context of AI liability Rules'
Lobbying return by Chambers Ireland
Economic Development and IndustryIntended results
Raise concerns about how the housing crisis is affecting businesses capacity to grow and retain staff
Lobbying return by Chambers Ireland
Economic Development and IndustryIntended results
Raise concerns about the capacity of the state to deliver the NDP projects on time
Lobbying return by Chambers Ireland
Economic Development and IndustryIntended results
Express Chambers Ireland's support for the CSRD in principle
Lobbying return by Chambers Ireland
Economic Development and IndustryIntended results
Highlight how the state needs to provide a mechanism for a coluntary CSRD reporting standard for smaller enterprises
Lobbying return by Ibec
Economic Development and IndustryIntended results
Secure support for Technology Ireland's amendment for the Digital Services Bill
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.
Lobbying return by Ibec
Economic Development and IndustryIntended results
Implementation of the recommendations of the committee's report
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.
Lobbying return by Family Business Network Ireland Limited
Economic Development and IndustryIntended results
Inform about FBN policies and meet some family businesses
Lobbying return by Laois Chamber Alliance
Economic Development and IndustryIntended results
Maintaining and extending the exemption to apply due-diligence procedures to low-value e-money products
Lobbying return by Small Firms Association (SFA)
Economic Development and IndustryIntended results
Highlighting the impact of rising business costs on small firms in Ireland.