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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

James Lawless

Fianna Fáil

Constituency / panel
Kildare North
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Office
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (2025-01-23 → current)
2
Declared items
0
CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
1939
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
1
SIPO donation records
348 of 422 divisions
82%
Vote participation

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 Irish Universities Association

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Publication of statement of strategy 2025-2028

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Irish Universities Association" equals CRO name "IRISH UNIVERSITIES ASSOCIATION" (CRO 264534) 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 Lobbying2025-09-16

Lobbying return by Irish Universities Association

Budgetary matters
Intended results

legislation change to incorporate input from universities

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Irish Universities Association" equals CRO name "IRISH UNIVERSITIES ASSOCIATION" (CRO 264534) 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

Budgetary matters
Intended results

To promote the establishment of a cross sectoral capital grants scheme to assist with high growth potential entrepreneurial projects

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 Lobbying2025-08-11

Lobbying return by HealthTech Ireland Association

Budgetary matters
Intended results

To call on the government to give the HSE a flexible procurement model allowing either OpEx or CapEx, depending on the need, to maximise value and sustainability, and to establish a dedicated Life Science Council to lead and coordinate a unified National Life Science Strategy…

Register of Lobbying2025-01-16

Lobbying return by Fórsa trade union

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Asked senior spokespeople for political parties / Government formation negotiation teams to commit to policies which would see increased State action on the cost of living.

Register of Lobbying2024-09-20

Lobbying return by Irish Universities Association

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Policy Change; Seeking support for '- A €92m supplementary budget in 2024 to cover the costs of existing staff; '- A further €171m in Budget 2025 to continue covering existing staff costs; And at least €120m additional Funding the Future allocation.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Irish Universities Association" equals CRO name "IRISH UNIVERSITIES ASSOCIATION" (CRO 264534) 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.