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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

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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 Lobbying2023-10-31

Lobbying return by Independent Broadcasters of Ireland

Communications
Intended results

To highlight the concerns of broadcasters about the fact that no consultation with the independent radio industry had taken place prior to the proposed bill establishing the Gambling Regulation Authority, and the proposed restriction around broadcast adverts.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Independent Broadcasters of Ireland" has no legal form. "INDEPENDENT BROADCASTERS OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 166985) 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 Lobbying2023-09-21

Lobbying return by Vodafone Ireland

Communications
Intended results

To ensure an understanding of the benefits of the Tozi App and Vodafone's commitment to addressing cyberbullying.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Vodafone Ireland" has no legal form. "VODAFONE IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 326967) 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 Lobbying2023-08-30

Lobbying return by Regional Newspapers and Printers Association of Ireland

Communications
Intended results

Observations and input into the legislative process for the General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill.

Register of Lobbying2023-01-21

Lobbying return by Google Ireland Limited

Communications
Intended results

To share views on EU and national digital regulation and the need to align national legislation with EU law to ensure a coherent regulatory environment for online content

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Google Ireland Limited" equals CRO name "GOOGLE IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 368047) 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 Lobbying2023-01-20

Lobbying return by BoyleSports

Communications
Intended results

To secure a meeting with relevant TD's to understand intentions for selected parts of the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "BoyleSports" has no legal form. "BOYLESPORTS LIMITED" (CRO 194670) 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.