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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 Lobbying2024-09-20

Lobbying return by daa plc

Transport
Intended results

Support for the continued growth of Cork Airport to 5 million passengers and beyond for the economic and tourism benefit of the South of Ireland

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "daa plc" equals CRO name "DAA PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY" (CRO 9401) 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 Lobbying2024-09-20

Lobbying return by Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Invite to public event to learn about the dangers of policing FRT, where it is used in the US, in the context of the Government's intention to pass legislation to allow gardai use FRT.::Hold a meeting with legislators to discuss the dangers of policing FRT between Irish…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Council for Civil Liberties" has no legal form. "IRISH COUNCIL FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 411471) 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 Lobbying2024-09-20

Lobbying return by Irish Universities Association

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Policy Change; Seeking support for '- A €92m supplementary budget in 2024 to cover the costs of existing staff; '- A further €171m in Budget 2025 to continue covering existing staff costs; And at least €120m additional Funding the Future allocation.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Irish Universities Association" equals CRO name "IRISH UNIVERSITIES ASSOCIATION" (CRO 264534) 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 Lobbying2024-09-20

Lobbying return by Q4PR

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Advancing a meaningful, independent and time-limited mechanism to determine professional fees payable to barristers by the Director of Public Prosecutions and under the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Scheme.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Q4PR" has no legal form. "Q4 PR LIMITED" (CRO 371427) 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 Lobbying2024-09-20

Lobbying return by SSE plc

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Policy framework on private wires to progress charging facilities for the electrification of the road freight sector in the context of a presentation at the launch of the Freight Transport Association of Ireland’s report on decarbonising the Road Freight Sector.

Register of Lobbying2024-09-20

Lobbying return by National Youth Council of Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Call by Coalition Against Hate Crime (CAHC) for the prioritisation of hate crime legislation, call for progression at the Seanad, understand timeframe for legislation. ::Call by CAHC for a committment to an holistic approach to hate crime and hate speech by means of an action…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "National Youth Council of Ireland" equals CRO name "NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL OF IRELAND" (CRO 58814) 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 Lobbying2024-09-20

Lobbying return by Irish Bookmakers Association

Justice and Equality
Intended results

To express IBA longstanding support for the Introduction of Gambling Regulation in Ireland and to share our views on key concerns about the Bill for a small number of sections.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Bookmakers Association" has no legal form. "IRISH BOOKMAKERS ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 406253) 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 Lobbying2024-09-20

Lobbying return by Muscular Dystrophy Society of Ireland GLC

Health
Intended results

Expansion of the programme to increase the number of conditions screened for, to be in line with the European average of 18 conditions. In 2022, the condition, ADIA-SCID was added to the NBS programme, however this hasn’t been fully implemented yet. In November 2023, Spinal…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-20

Lobbying return by Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)

Transport
Intended results

That there would be a review carried out on standards for transport infrastructure and the necessary requirements would be implemented

Register of Lobbying2024-09-20

Lobbying return by BeLonG To Youth Services Ltd.

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Call by Coalition Against Hate Crime (CAHC) for the prioritisation of hate crime legislation, call for progression at the Seanad, understand timeframe for legislation. Call by CAHC for committment to an holistic approach to hate crime and hate speech by means of an action plan…