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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Helen McEntee

Fine Gael

Constituency / panel
Meath East
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Office
Minister for Education and Youth (2025-05-02 → 2025-11-18)
Office
Minister for Education (2025-01-23 → 2025-05-01)
Office
Minister for Defence (2025-11-18 → current)
Office
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (2025-11-18 → current)

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 Lobbying2020-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

Climate & Environmental Legislation • All future climate and environmental legislation should be subject to a comprehensive Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) to assess its impact on jobs and on the environment. Ireland can no longer blindly sign-up to unachievable targets,…

Register of Lobbying2020-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

• The lead agency for the development of all recreational routes must be the Department of Rural and Community Affairs and not two Government Departments as currently exists.::• The Walks Scheme must be extended by a further 40 walks, to bring the total to 120, worth €6m to…

Register of Lobbying2020-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

• The CPO goodwill payment must be fully reinstated to €5,000 per acre to restore equity and fairness for the landowners impacted by the re-commencement of the national roads development programme.

Register of Lobbying2020-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

• The NPF must acknowledge the importance of farming and vibrant rural communities and recognise the need for rural housing for farmers and their family members who have an intrinsic link with the rural community.::• The NPF must support the development of farm-scale and…

Register of Lobbying2019-09-19

Lobbying return by Sustainable Water Network (SWAN)

Environment
Intended results

That discharges into Irish rivers no longer happen.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Sustainable Water Network (SWAN)" has no legal form. "SUSTAINABLE WATER NETWORK (SWAN) COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 450882) 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 Lobbying2019-01-20

Lobbying return by Environmental Pillar

Environment
Intended results

As you and your excellent team of Ministers and diplomats enter the frenzied ‘end game’ of the negotiations, key questions remain unanswered regarding what will happen to many of the most important environmental standards currently in place across the island of Ireland –…

Register of Lobbying2019-01-18

Lobbying return by Irish Wildbird Conservancy

Environment
Intended results

To Ask for Ireland to protect rural communities and Ireland’s rich natural heritage and to amend the European Commission's MultiAnnual Financial Framework legislative proposals at the December EU COuncil Meeting to include ringfencing of funds for biodiversity.::Ring-fenced…

Register of Lobbying2018-05-08

Lobbying return by Irish Wildbird Conservancy

Environment
Intended results

To raise awareness of TDs and to meet with the new Minister of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht on the ecological impact of the legislation at a time when nature needs all the help it can get.::To let TDs know that there constituents were attending a demonstration of the…

Register of Lobbying2018-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To demonstrate that the recommendations have missed an opportunity to finally address the inflexibility of farming by date when it comes to the spreading of organic manures.::To demonstrate that the proposal to restrict livestock access to waters and require water flow…

Register of Lobbying2018-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

That Budget 2018, must contain measures to improve farm competitiveness and support farm incomes::That Budget 2018 provides -::for government supported low-cost loans for farming enterprises, to fund both ongoing working capital requirements and on-farm investment::increased…

Register of Lobbying2018-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

That the derogation continues::That the transitional arrangements are included in the full scope of the Nitrates Regulations review

Register of Lobbying2018-01-16

Lobbying return by Environmental Pillar

Environment
Intended results

continuation of a regulatory level playing field and cooperation with regard to the environment on the single bio-geographic unit that is the island of Ireland.