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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

James Browne

Fianna Fáil

Constituency / panel
Wexford
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Office
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (2025-01-23 → current)
2
Declared items
0
CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
2150
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
1
SIPO donation records
410 of 422 divisions
97%
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 Lobbying2025-09-16

Lobbying return by Focus Ireland

Housing
Intended results

Influence public policy to be more effective in preventing and ending homelessness.::To discuss the Government's new Housing Plan and the blockers Focus Ireland faces to delivering its own organisational strategy because of issues with current homeless and housing policy.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Focus Ireland" has no legal form. "FOCUS IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 106149) 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 Lobbying2025-09-16

Lobbying return by Focus Ireland

Housing
Intended results

To highlight the urgency of a review of the HAP scheme to the Minister for Housing, the impact that we are seeing of the dysfunction of the scheme on those availing of the scheme and the changes to the scheme that we believe can improve the functioning and accessibility of the…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Focus Ireland" has no legal form. "FOCUS IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 106149) 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 Lobbying2025-09-16

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Housing
Intended results

To advocate for measures to ensure the achievement of housing targets in the Cork region, including innovative housing solutions such as above the shop living and targeted financial supports for measures to stimulate the housing market.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-15

Lobbying return by DNG Group Ltd.

Housing
Intended results

Proposed Changes: New Rental Reforms Small Landlords • A small landlord should be able to issue one Notice to Quit per annum on the basis of an intention to sell. Large Landlords • A large landlord should be defined as having 10 or more units. • A large landlord should be able…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "DNG Group Ltd." equals CRO name "DNG GROUP LIMITED" (CRO 627687) 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 Lobbying2025-09-11

Lobbying return by Simon Communities of Ireland

Housing
Intended results

to bring SCI's input to Ministerial committee

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Simon Communities of Ireland" equals CRO name "SIMON COMMUNITIES OF IRELAND" (CRO 74038) 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 Lobbying2025-09-11

Lobbying return by Simon Communities of Ireland

Housing
Intended results

Simon Community's asks considered.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Simon Communities of Ireland" equals CRO name "SIMON COMMUNITIES OF IRELAND" (CRO 74038) 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 Lobbying2025-09-11

Lobbying return by Simon Communities of Ireland

Housing
Intended results

Simon Community's asks considered.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Simon Communities of Ireland" equals CRO name "SIMON COMMUNITIES OF IRELAND" (CRO 74038) 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 Lobbying2025-09-11

Lobbying return by Pontis Advisory Limited

Housing
Intended results

Improvement in housing output through policy adjustment

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Pontis Advisory Limited" equals CRO name "PONTIS ADVISORY LIMITED" (CRO 781861) 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 Lobbying2025-09-08

Lobbying return by Threshold

Housing
Intended results

Thresholds pre-budget proposals to be adopted.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Threshold" equals CRO name "THRESHOLD" (CRO 70660) 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 Lobbying2025-09-08

Lobbying return by Threshold

Housing
Intended results

To secure the best outcomes for private renters to ensure security of tenure and rental affordability.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Threshold" equals CRO name "THRESHOLD" (CRO 70660) 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.