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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 Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by Pfizer

Health
Intended results

Highlight the needs of patients with metatastic breast cancer including the need for new and better treatments.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Pfizer" has no legal form. "PFIZER LIMITED" (CRO 900988) 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 Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by Pfizer

Health
Intended results

Improve access to innovative medicines for Irish patients and expedite the reimbursement of Pfizer's new treatment through highlighting delays in the reimbursement process. mBC is an advanced form of breast cancer where early detection does not unfortunately improve survival.…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Pfizer" has no legal form. "PFIZER LIMITED" (CRO 900988) 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 Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by Ibec

Health
Intended results

To ensure understanding of industry perspectives on public policy in relation to the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015.

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 Lobbying2018-01-18

Lobbying return by Human Life International Ireland

Health
Intended results

To exclude any amendments that would bring pregnancy counselling under the scope of this proposed legislation.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Human Life International Ireland" equals CRO name "HUMAN LIFE INTERNATIONAL, IRELAND" (CRO 214375) 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 Lobbying2018-01-03

Lobbying return by Multiple Sclerosis Ireland

Health
Intended results

Agreement to publish an implementation plan for the National Neurorehabilitation Strategy in 2018::Investment to develop demonstration sites for two managed clinical neurorehabilitation networks in 2018

Register of Lobbying2017-12-18

Lobbying return by Neurological Alliance of Ireland

Health
Intended results

Publication of an implementation plan for the Neurorehabilitation Strategy, Investment in neurorehabilitation services, greater awareness of need for neurorehabilitation services among elected representatives

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Neurological Alliance of Ireland" has no legal form. "NEUROLOGICAL ALLIANCE OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 366603) 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 Lobbying2017-09-21

Lobbying return by Big Picture Communications Ltd

Health
Intended results

Protection of the title of physiotherapist and physical therapist under the HSCPA Act

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Big Picture Communications Ltd" equals CRO name "BIG PICTURE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED" (CRO 504538) 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 Lobbying2017-09-20

Lobbying return by Abbvie Limited

Health
Intended results

To improve patient access in Ireland to new medicines and reinvestment of the savings delivered in the IPHA agreement to fund new medicines::To encourage the Governments continued committment to promoting uptake of STEM subjects

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Abbvie Limited" equals CRO name "ABBVIE LIMITED" (CRO 510846) 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 Lobbying2017-09-19

Lobbying return by Pfizer

Health
Intended results

Highlight delays in the reimbursement process, inquire about status of reimbursement of Pfizer's medicine for metatastic breast cancer, which was approved in the EU by the EMA in November 2016, through question to Minister for Health and build understanding that patients with…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Pfizer" has no legal form. "PFIZER LIMITED" (CRO 900988) 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 Lobbying2017-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Health
Intended results

To create greater awareness of IFA's ' Let's Talk and Walk' events, which form part the Green Ribbon Campaign, to help address mental health problems::To promote the IFA campaign on addressing mental health issues among farmers

Register of Lobbying2017-09-11

Lobbying return by Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists

Health
Intended results

Achieving amendments to the Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2017 in the interests of public protection

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists" has no legal form. "IRISH SOCIETY OF CHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPISTS COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 146198) 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 Lobbying2017-05-19

Lobbying return by Pfizer

Health
Intended results

Highlight delays in the reimbursement process, inquire about status of reimbursement of Pfizer's medicine for metatastic breast cancer, which was approved in the EU by the EMA in November 2016, through question to Minister for Health and build understanding that patients with…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Pfizer" has no legal form. "PFIZER LIMITED" (CRO 900988) 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 Lobbying2017-05-19

Lobbying return by Pfizer

Health
Intended results

Highlight concerns about delays in the reimbursement process and inquire about status of medicines currently in the reimbursement process through question to Minister for Health.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Pfizer" has no legal form. "PFIZER LIMITED" (CRO 900988) 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.