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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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AreaAll 1939Justice and Equality 239Education and Training 230Health 200Economic Development and Industry 121Agriculture 108Budgetary matters 108Transport 100Environment 85Communications 74Energy and Natural Resources 74Finance 72Foreign Affairs 71Taxation 60Employment 56Housing 47EU Affairs 40Public Expenditure and Reform 36Children and Youth Affairs 35Trade 31Community 27Development and Zoning 23Tourism 21Local Government 20Social Protection 18Sports and Recreation 13Banking and Financial Institutions 10Arts 7Defence 4Heritage 4Marine 4Food 1
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Register of Lobbying2017-01-17

Lobbying return by Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed

Budgetary matters
Intended results

To secure a more equitable and inclusive Budget and address the social and economic exclusion facing so many unemployed people.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed" has no legal form. "IRISH NATIONAL ORGANISATION OF THE UNEMPLOYED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 192768) 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 Lobbying2017-01-17

Lobbying return by Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed

Social Protection
Intended results

To secure more inclusive, constructive and well resourced social protection, education and training and employment policies and outcomes.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed" has no legal form. "IRISH NATIONAL ORGANISATION OF THE UNEMPLOYED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 192768) 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 Lobbying2017-01-16

Lobbying return by David Mulcahy Planning Consultants Ltd

Development and Zoning
Intended results

inclusion of strategic objective in County Development Plan for new service station in Naas

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "David Mulcahy Planning Consultants Ltd" equals CRO name "DAVID MULCAHY PLANNING CONSULTANTS LIMITED" (CRO 493133) 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 Lobbying2017-01-16

Lobbying return by Sisters of Mercy

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

To ensure that divestment of the ISIF from Fossil Fuels and adoption of a 100% renewables policy for energy investments for the fund are key outcomes of the ongoing review of the ISIF investment strategy.

Register of Lobbying2017-01-16

Lobbying return by JKS Communications

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Refit Scheme, energy policy and planning changes

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "JKS Communications" has no legal form. "JKS COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED" (CRO 507938) 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 Lobbying2016-09-21

Lobbying return by Disability Federation of Ireland

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Implementation of the DFI Pre-Budget Submission 'Make or Break'::Asking Government to quickly publish their cross-departmental implementation to deliver on the substance of the UN CRPD and the complementary commitments in the Programme for Government.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Disability Federation of Ireland" equals CRO name "DISABILITY FEDERATION OF IRELAND" (CRO 140948) 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 Lobbying2016-09-21

Lobbying return by Restaurants Association of Ireland

Tourism
Intended results

To inform Designated public officials on the impact on job creation that the 9% rate of VAT has had on the accommodation and foodservice setor

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Restaurants Association of Ireland" has no legal form. "RESTAURANTS ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 56224) 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.