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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 Lobbying2017-12-18

Lobbying return by Neurological Alliance of Ireland

Health
Intended results

Publication of an implementation plan for the Neurorehabilitation Strategy, Investment in neurorehabilitation services, greater awareness of need for neurorehabilitation services among elected representatives

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Neurological Alliance of Ireland" has no legal form. "NEUROLOGICAL ALLIANCE OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 366603) 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 Lobbying2017-10-03

Lobbying return by County Kildare Chamber

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Requested by Minister for Justice and Equality, Charles Flanagan TD to submit our views on gender pay and measures to tackle the gender gay gap

Register of Lobbying2017-09-21

Lobbying return by Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd

Communications
Intended results

To advocate for the adoption of the Internet Content Governance Advisory Group's recommendations, as published in May 2014

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd" equals CRO name "META PLATFORMS IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 462932) 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 Lobbying2017-09-21

Lobbying return by Trócaire

Environment
Intended results

Ireland to pass the Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill and strengthen the ambition of the National Mitigation Plan as part of a global 'just transition'.

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 Lobbying2017-09-21

Lobbying return by Fingleton White

Transport
Intended results

The change would allow works in the public road, which have been granted planning permission, to proceed without the need to get agreement of landowners whose land is registered to the centre of the public road.

Register of Lobbying2017-09-21

Lobbying return by Age Action

Communications
Intended results

Increased resources to support more older people to get online, tackling Ireland’s serious problem of digital exclusion, including through additional funding for Age Action's Getting Started Programme.

Register of Lobbying2017-09-21

Lobbying return by Big Picture Communications Ltd

Health
Intended results

Protection of the title of physiotherapist and physical therapist under the HSCPA Act

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Big Picture Communications Ltd" equals CRO name "BIG PICTURE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED" (CRO 504538) 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 Lobbying2017-09-20

Lobbying return by Irish Heart Foundation

Communications
Intended results

Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Health::Meeting with TD::Questions to be posed at meeting of Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications,Climate Action & Environment

Register of Lobbying2017-09-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Hospice Foundation

Budgetary matters
Intended results

A more focused approach to budgetary policy relating to End of Life issues across government departments.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "The Irish Hospice Foundation" equals CRO name "THE IRISH HOSPICE FOUNDATION" (CRO 114617) 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 Lobbying2017-09-20

Lobbying return by Abbvie Limited

Health
Intended results

To improve patient access in Ireland to new medicines and reinvestment of the savings delivered in the IPHA agreement to fund new medicines::To encourage the Governments continued committment to promoting uptake of STEM subjects

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Abbvie Limited" equals CRO name "ABBVIE LIMITED" (CRO 510846) 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 Lobbying2017-09-20

Lobbying return by Toyota Ireland

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Signal the extension of the current hybrid VRT grant::allow companies to reclaim VAT on petrol to allow them to purchase hybrid fleet cars::equalisation of diesel and petrol prices::inclusion of hybrid in any Benefit in Kind reduction for environmentally friendly vehicles

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Toyota Ireland" has no legal form. "TOYOTA IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY" (CRO 37417) 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.