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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 Lobbying2026-09-08

Lobbying return by Sandyford BID CLG

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

To secure funding for Innovation Campus

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Sandyford BID CLG" equals CRO name "SANDYFORD BID COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 593200) 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 Lobbying2026-09-03

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Education and Training
Intended results

Support for Cork Chamber's priorities in terms of education, training and upskilling, including apprenticeships, as noted in submissions made to public consultations on the Skillnet Ireland Statement of Strategy and the Action Plan on Apprenticeships

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 Lobbying2026-09-03

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

EU Affairs
Intended results

To understand how business, government and education can cooperate to maximise the benefits of Ireland's presidency of the Council of the European Union

Register of Lobbying2026-09-03

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Public Expenditure and Reform
Intended results

To emphasise the importance of continued government spending in education, including at further and higher, as a matter of economic competitiveness

Register of Lobbying2026-08-31

Lobbying return by Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists

Health
Intended results

The ISCP fully supports the objectives of facilitating professional mobility across the European Union and strengthening workforce capacity within health services. We recognise the potential value of a CTF in supporting these aims where it delivers a consistently high standard…

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 Lobbying2026-08-18

Lobbying return by InnoSphere Consulting

Health
Intended results

Raise awareness of the Human Exposome Project and have it incorporated into existing research funding calls.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "InnoSphere Consulting" has no legal form. "INNOSPHERE CONSULTING LIMITED" (CRO 792326) 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 Lobbying2026-08-13

Lobbying return by Irish Exporters Association

Trade
Intended results

Share our industry expertise to inform Ireland's trade policy and exchange views with other stakeholders on country and region-specific developments.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Exporters Association" has no legal form. "IRISH EXPORTERS ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 13805) 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.