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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 Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Ibec

Finance
Intended results

Secure support for Aircraft Leasing Ireland's Pre-Budget Submission asks which look for changes to the tax code, funding for Sustainable Aviation Fuel and education and skills.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Ibec

Education and Training
Intended results

Flexibility in Government's expenditure framework to enable greater spending through the NTF on training and development.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Ibec

Finance
Intended results

Secure support for FSI's Pre-Budget Submission asks including Personal Investment Accounts (PIAs).

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Ibec

Education and Training
Intended results

To ask the Department to retain the current flexible governance guidelines for apprenticeship consortia steering groups, ensuring sectors retain the autonomy to select worker representation via direct employee/apprentice mechanisms or trade unions based on industry suitability.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Budgetary matters
Intended results

To outline critical priorities for Cork Chamber members as Budget 2027 approaches across key policy areas: competitiveness; housing; transport; infrastructure; education, talent & skills; energy and urban evolution.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Budgetary matters
Intended results

To outline critical priorities for investment for Cork Chamber members as Budget 2027 approaches across key policy areas: competitiveness; housing; transport; infrastructure; education, talent & skills; energy and urban evolution.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

To outline critical priorities for investment for Cork Chamber members as Budget 2027 approaches, including an ongoing focus on competitiveness, strengthening the enterprise economy, supporting SMEs and attracting talent and investment.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

To outline critical priorities for Cork Chamber members as Budget 2027 approaches, including an ongoing focus on competitiveness, strengthening the enterprise economy, supporting SMEs and attracting talent and investment.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Housing
Intended results

To outline key areas for investment for Cork business with regard to housing in Budget 2027, including the delivery of sufficient housing supply aligned to the Cork region's growth trajectory, as well as a revision of key housing support schemes to reflect market evolution.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Housing
Intended results

To outline key areas for investment for Cork business with regard to housing in Budget 2027, including the delivery of sufficient housing supply aligned to the Cork region's growth trajectory, as well as a revision of key housing support schemes to reflect market evolution.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Transport
Intended results

To outline key areas for investment for Cork business with regard to transport in Budget 2027, including the progression of key projects such as Luas Cork, BusConnects Cork and the Cork Northern Distributor Multi-modal Route, as well as a continued focus on transport network…

Register of Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Transport
Intended results

To outline key areas for investment for Cork business with regard to transport in Budget 2027, including the progression of key projects such as Luas Cork, BusConnects Cork and the Cork Northern Distributor Multi-modal Route, as well as a continued focus on transport network…

Register of Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Community
Intended results

To outline key areas for investment for Cork business with regard to infrastructure in Budget 2027, including critical energy, water, social and community infrastructure, in order to support the State's continued competitiveness.