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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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Register of Lobbying2017-01-20

Lobbying return by Pfizer

Health
Intended results

Highlight potential patient safety concerns about FF private member bill designed to amend the Health Act 2013 to allow biologic medicines be deemed interchangeable, which if so designated by the regulator, would mean that a pharmacist could provide a biosimilar version of the…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Pfizer" has no legal form. "PFIZER LIMITED" (CRO 900988) 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 Lobbying2017-01-20

Lobbying return by Pfizer

Taxation
Intended results

Highlight the importance of a competitive corporate tax framework for international investment in Ireland

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Pfizer" has no legal form. "PFIZER LIMITED" (CRO 900988) 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 Lobbying2017-01-20

Lobbying return by Pfizer

Health
Intended results

Build understanding of the significance of the savings being provided, the mechanisms involved and how this creates significant headroom to reimburse new medicines ensuring Irish patients have timely access to innovative medicines

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Pfizer" has no legal form. "PFIZER LIMITED" (CRO 900988) 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 Lobbying2017-01-20

Lobbying return by Pfizer

Health
Intended results

Build understanding that patients with metastatic breast cancer need new treatments and Pfizer will start seeking reimbursement for Ibrance in Ireland and is hopeful that timely reimbursement will be secured so that patients can get access to this first new therapy in over 10…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Pfizer" has no legal form. "PFIZER LIMITED" (CRO 900988) 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 Lobbying2017-01-20

Lobbying return by Environmental Pillar

Budgetary matters
Intended results

In this we assert that the protection of the natural environment should be at the core of all decision-making, as it is the primary source of both our wellbeing and our wealth. We propose the widening of the tax base to remove taxes on labour and instead tax environmental…

Register of Lobbying2017-01-19

Lobbying return by Hume Brophy

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Development of Government Policy on Solar Energy::Seeking amendment to Capital Gains Retirement Relief and Agricultural Relief requirements for farmland with solar panels

Register of Lobbying2017-01-19

Lobbying return by Vintners' Federation of Ireland

Health
Intended results

As above

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Vintners' Federation of Ireland" has no legal form. "VINTNERS' FEDERATION OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 112132) 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 Lobbying2017-01-18

Lobbying return by Trócaire

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Support for a multi-annual strategy for reaching Ireland's ODA commitment of 0.7% GNI to ODA::Share Trócaire's assessement of Budget 2017

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Trócaire" equals CRO name "TROCAIRE" (CRO 661147) 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 Lobbying2017-01-18

Lobbying return by Trócaire

EU Affairs
Intended results

Rejection of investment protection mechanisms and provisional application of CETA::Deputy poses follow up PQ to Minister for Jobs Enterprise and Trade re checking the legality of provisions of CETA, and seeks dáil debate on CETA

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Trócaire" equals CRO name "TROCAIRE" (CRO 661147) 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 Lobbying2017-01-18

Lobbying return by Trócaire

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Irish and EU diplomatic channels used re humanitarian access, protection of civilians, IHL in Syria::Strong statements in Dáil debate on Syrian crisis::Ireland's policy on the European response to refugee crisis

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Trócaire" equals CRO name "TROCAIRE" (CRO 661147) 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 Lobbying2017-01-18

Lobbying return by Trócaire

Finance
Intended results

Divest the ISIF from fossil fuels in order to combat climate change

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Trócaire" equals CRO name "TROCAIRE" (CRO 661147) 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 Lobbying2017-01-18

Lobbying return by Sisters of Mercy

Housing
Intended results

The intended results were to get members of Dáil Éireann vote against the Bll in its current form and in the process support and strengthen tenants rights

Register of Lobbying2017-01-18

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 Lobbying2017-01-17

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.