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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 Lobbying2023-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Academy of Engineering

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Inform Ministers and members of the Oireachtas on content of report

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "The Irish Academy of Engineering" equals CRO name "THE IRISH ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING" (CRO 439234) 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 Lobbying2023-01-19

Lobbying return by Gibney Communications

Education and Training
Intended results

To encourage further Government supports for physics education and physics-based industries.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Gibney Communications" has no legal form. "GIBNEY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED" (CRO 237960) 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 Lobbying2023-01-19

Lobbying return by Irish Medical Organisation

Justice and Equality
Intended results

no extension to the current opening hours and closing times of pubs, restaurants and night clubs and maintain the current extinguishment requirements in relation to licences. That a Health Impact Assessment of the Sale of Alcohol Bill is carried out and that public health is a…

Register of Lobbying2023-01-18

Lobbying return by Law Society of Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

To highlight issues currently on the agenda of the Society's Human Rights & Equality Committee with a particular focus on bullying, harassment, and sexual harassment in the workplace

Register of Lobbying2023-01-17

Lobbying return by ActionAid Ireland

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Meeting with policy makers.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "ActionAid Ireland" equals CRO name "ACTIONAID IRELAND" (CRO 95403) 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 Lobbying2023-01-17

Lobbying return by ActionAid Ireland

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Highlight new paper pubished by ActionAid and Irish teacher's unions 'Education V Austerity'

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "ActionAid Ireland" equals CRO name "ACTIONAID IRELAND" (CRO 95403) 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 Lobbying2023-01-17

Lobbying return by ActionAid Ireland

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Highlight ActionAid research on the impact of loss and damage caused by climate change has on women's rights and for the Irish government to support a loss and damage funding facility at COP27.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "ActionAid Ireland" equals CRO name "ACTIONAID IRELAND" (CRO 95403) 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 Lobbying2023-01-17

Lobbying return by Society of the Irish Motor Industry

Taxation
Intended results

Extension of all Electric Vehicle incentives at current levels, in particular the SEAI purchase grant and no increases in BIK on EVs. Increased Government support for EV charging infrastructure. No increases in VRT or Road Tax for new cars in 2023.

Register of Lobbying2023-01-17

Lobbying return by Dara Residential Services

Public Expenditure and Reform
Intended results

Increased funding from Department of Health for Section 39 disability services::Pay parity for staff in Section 39 organisations in line with Section 38 organisations disability .Increased budget allocation for Inflationary costs for 2023

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Dara Residential Services" equals CRO name "DARA RESIDENTIAL SERVICES" (CRO 363818) 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.