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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 Lobbying2021-05-07

Lobbying return by Growing Media Ireland Company Limited by Guarantee

Environment
Intended results

Urgent passage of legislation

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Published name "Growing Media Ireland Company Limited by Guarantee" equals CRO name "GROWING MEDIA IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 613626) 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 Lobbying2021-01-21

Lobbying return by Hume Brophy

Environment
Intended results

Highlight the important role played by plastic packaging in food preservation::Update local TDs on the work being done by IFPA members toward circularity::Promote policies which would lead to an increase in recycling of plastics in Ireland

Register of Lobbying2020-09-14

Lobbying return by Noel Dempsey Consulting

Environment
Intended results

Urgent passage of legislation

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Noel Dempsey Consulting" has no legal form. "NOEL DEMPSEY CONSULTING UNLIMITED COMPANY" (CRO 578264) 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 Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by Trócaire

Environment
Intended results

Increasing Ireland's action on climate change

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Trócaire" equals CRO name "TROCAIRE" (CRO 661147) 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 Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

Environment
Intended results

Decarbonisation of the Irish economy by 2050 in a cost-effective manner that ensures a just transition

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by Trócaire

Environment
Intended results

Passage of the Climate Emergencies Bill::Increase ambition in Ireland's climate policy and climate action

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Trócaire" equals CRO name "TROCAIRE" (CRO 661147) 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 Lobbying2019-05-21

Lobbying return by Trócaire

Environment
Intended results

Passage of the Climate Emergencies Bill::Ensure the report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action reflects findings of the Citizens Assembly on climate change

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Trócaire" equals CRO name "TROCAIRE" (CRO 661147) 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 Lobbying2019-05-21

Lobbying return by Christian Aid Ireland

Environment
Intended results

increase Irish politicans ambition on tackling climate change

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Christian Aid Ireland" equals CRO name "CHRISTIAN AID IRELAND" (CRO 426928) 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 Lobbying2019-05-20

Lobbying return by Friends of the Earth

Environment
Intended results

To ensure the results of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action produced a set of recommendations at least as strong as the recommendations from the citizens assembly.

Register of Lobbying2019-01-21

Lobbying return by Trócaire

Environment
Intended results

Increase ambition of Ireland's climate action, including the role of the Committee on Climate Action::Passage of Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill::Support for the Climate Emergency Measures and the Microgen Bills

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Trócaire" equals CRO name "TROCAIRE" (CRO 661147) 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.