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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 Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by Chambers Ireland

Housing
Intended results

Reduce the cost and complexity of decarbonisation. Make decarbonisation more practical and affordable through broader retrofit supports, stronger commercial EV incentives and faster delivery of lower-carbon public transport.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by Chambers Ireland

Housing
Intended results

Strengthen regeneration and place-based development by simplifying regeneration delivery, supporting town and city centre viability, and enabling more effective local investment through stronger local capacity and more flexible urban schemes.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by Chambers Ireland

Housing
Intended results

Unlock land, vacancy and urban viability by activating brownfield, derelict, vacant and underused sites through stronger powers, better incentives, tax reform and more coordinated reuse and site activation measures.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by Chambers Ireland

Housing
Intended results

Scale housing supply and delivery at pace by strengthening accountability, expanding direct delivery, increasing affordable housing output and building long-term capacity for faster housing delivery across regions.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Housing
Intended results

To advocate for increased housing delivery across the Greater Dublin Area, including support for brownfield development and growth in well-connected commuter locations.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Housing
Intended results

To outline key areas for investment for Cork business with regard to housing in Budget 2027, including the delivery of sufficient housing supply aligned to the Cork region's growth trajectory, as well as a revision of key housing support schemes to reflect market evolution.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Housing
Intended results

To outline key areas for investment for Cork business with regard to housing in Budget 2027, including the delivery of sufficient housing supply aligned to the Cork region's growth trajectory, as well as a revision of key housing support schemes to reflect market evolution.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-03

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Housing
Intended results

A call to deliver on commitments to implement a borrowing framework for technological universities to ensure they can deliver student accommodation. ::Further solutions in the delivery of student accommodation to benefit the broader housing market by easing availability pressures

Register of Lobbying2026-05-21

Lobbying return by Irish Institutional Property

Housing
Intended results

Seeking adjustments to proposed rent reform measures for PBSA to secure a balanced approach that protects students while enabling increased supply and sustained institutional investment in the sector

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Institutional Property" has no legal form. "IRISH INSTITUTIONAL PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 635622) 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 Lobbying2026-05-21

Lobbying return by Glenveagh Properties Plc

Housing
Intended results

Provide a general overview on the Irish residential construction industry, housing policy, Modern Methods of Construction frameworks and the broader housing market.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Glenveagh Properties Plc" equals CRO name "GLENVEAGH PROPERTIES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY" (CRO 609461) 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 Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Paul Allen & Associates Public Relations

Housing
Intended results

To facilitate direct engagement and information exchange between the Minister and members of the hardware and building materials sector.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-19

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Housing
Intended results

The publication of a new strategy on student accommodation to ensure access to further and higher education for all students and to ease pressure on the housing market

Register of Lobbying2026-01-19

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Housing
Intended results

Funding for a new strategy on student accommodation to ensure access to further and higher education for all students and to ease pressure on the housing market