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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 Lobbying2024-11-21

Lobbying return by UNICEF Ireland

Communications
Intended results

Endorsement of our election manifesto which outlines UNICEF Ireland’s Child Rights Election Manifesto outlines 10 urgent priorities grounded in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "UNICEF Ireland" equals CRO name "UNICEF IRELAND" (CRO 371124) 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 Lobbying2024-09-22

Lobbying return by An Post

Communications
Intended results

To support the campaign for renewal of state support for Postmasters The current round of support is due to end in 2026 and the Irish Postmasters Union have been campaigning for the continuation and an increase in funding

Register of Lobbying2024-01-20

Lobbying return by Independent Broadcasters of Ireland

Communications
Intended results

To ask for changes to the proposed Bill to allow Coimisiun na Meán set the 'watershed' times for commercial communications by gambling companies.

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 Lobbying2024-01-20

Lobbying return by Independent Broadcasters of Ireland

Communications
Intended results

To outline the pressures currently facing the independent radio sector, especially the increased costs and external issues relating to local journalism and current affairs coverage.

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.