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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 Lobbying2025-01-20

Lobbying return by Transgender Equality Network Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

TENI had two intended results for lobbying this period. The first was to discuss our charity status application and discuss possible ways TENI can support the work of the Justice department. The second was as part of our membership of the Coalition against Hate Crime, where we…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Transgender Equality Network Ireland" has no legal form. "TRANSGENDER EQUALITY NETWORK IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 481106) 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 Lobbying2025-01-20

Lobbying return by Transgender Equality Network Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

TENI had two intended results for lobbying this period. The first was to discuss our charity status application and discuss possible ways TENI can support the work of the Justice department. The second was as part of our membership of the Coalition against Hate Crime, where we…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Transgender Equality Network Ireland" has no legal form. "TRANSGENDER EQUALITY NETWORK IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 481106) 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 Lobbying2025-01-20

Lobbying return by Council of The Bar of Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Seek clarification on Government's commitment to full restoration of professional fees in criminal legal aid and timeline to deliver upon that commitment.

Register of Lobbying2025-01-20

Lobbying return by Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

Justice and Equality
Intended results

That there would be fair and transparent processing times for all internationally educated nurses and midwives and in particular; that the Nigerian and Ghanaian applications would be examined and brought into line with those from other countries.::Fair and proper implementation…

Register of Lobbying2025-01-20

Lobbying return by Community Law & Mediation

Justice and Equality
Intended results

To outline Community Law & Mediation’s Programme for Government priorities focusing on access to justice (civil legal aid) and climate.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Community Law & Mediation" equals CRO name "COMMUNITY LAW AND MEDIATION" (CRO 69771) 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 Lobbying2025-01-20

Lobbying return by Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland

Environment
Intended results

To raise awareness of the need for increased collection and recycling rates of all recyclable materials including beverage cartons and investment to improve sorting technology in materials recovery facilities among Government formation teams.

Register of Lobbying2025-01-20

Lobbying return by ALONE

Health
Intended results

Commitments to a Commissioner for older people; loneliness action plan; health and social care (day care, mental health); housing and housing with support; pension benchmarking; safeguarding legislation; energy poverty support, for older people, in party election manifestos and…

Register of Lobbying2025-01-20

Lobbying return by Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland

Health
Intended results

Seek to influence Government Formation talks, congratulating Deputies on their election and requesting that the key asks of Medicines for Ireland are contained within the Programme for Government.

Register of Lobbying2025-01-20

Lobbying return by The Prevention and Early Intervention Network

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

To advocate for the prioritisation of prevention and early intervention in Budget 2025, by ring-fencing funding for child and family services. To ensure that prevention and early intervention is recognised, explicated and included in the next Programme for Government.

Register of Lobbying2025-01-20

Lobbying return by Chartered Accountants Ireland

Taxation
Intended results

Changes to business tax policies and improvements to childcare policies.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Chartered Accountants Ireland" has no legal form. "CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 469828) 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 Lobbying2025-01-20

Lobbying return by Limerick Chamber

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

Limerick Chamber made a submission to politicians during the drafting phase of the Programme for Government. The intended results were to ensure that solutions to challenges to business in the Mid-West were front and centre in the finalised draft of the programme for government.