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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

James O'Connor

Fianna Fáil

Constituency / panel
Cork East
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Committees
5 current, 2 ended — Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence; Joint Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment; …
1
Declared items
0
CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
1027
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
0
SIPO donation records
350 of 422 divisions
83%
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 Lobbying2025-09-16

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Housing
Intended results

To advocate for changes to housing policy to ensure sufficient supply in the Cork region, including measures to repurpose existing buildings to support additional housing supply, as well as support for areas with considerable housing development potential such as the Cork…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-16

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

EU Affairs
Intended results

To ensure opportunities arising from Ireland's presidency of the Council of the EU in 2026 are realised fully, including opportunities for the inclusion of regions in the programme of events and priorities for the presidency.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-16

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

To advocate for the importance of supports for economic development in the Cork region, including securing additional sites for development to facilitate inward investment.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-16

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Tourism
Intended results

To emphasise the importance of progress on critical infrastructure to support tourism in Cork, including advancing the development of events and festivals.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-16

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Budgetary matters
Intended results

To advocate for budgetary supports for sectors such as hospitality, including potential VAT changes, in order to support the competitiveness of such sectors.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-16

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

To highlight current challenges associated with childcare provision and put forward potential changes to childcare policy to support parents in the workforce.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-16

Lobbying return by Care Alliance Ireland

Communications
Intended results

Transparency in communication from Oireachtas Committees regarding meetings, topics, communications and opportunities to speak at JOC meetings.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Care Alliance Ireland" equals CRO name "CARE ALLIANCE IRELAND" (CRO 461315) 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 Lobbying2025-09-15

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

Support for a range of local initiatives to support economic development and industry growth in the Cork region as part of the National Development Plan review.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-12

Lobbying return by Creative Retail Distribution Limited

Taxation
Intended results

A review of the proposal to apply an E-liquids tax using self-declaration mechanism rather than a tax stamp.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Creative Retail Distribution Limited" equals CRO name "CREATIVE RETAIL DISTRIBUTION LIMITED" (CRO 539887) 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 Lobbying2025-09-12

Lobbying return by Creative Retail Distribution Limited

Taxation
Intended results

Offer full support from Hale Vaping, Ireland’s largest indigenous vaping company for the proposed Classification of HHC as a Schedule 1 Controlled Drug by the Government. Hale Vaping is not affiliated with the tobacco industry and has always upheld high standards of compliance…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Creative Retail Distribution Limited" equals CRO name "CREATIVE RETAIL DISTRIBUTION LIMITED" (CRO 539887) 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 Lobbying2025-09-11

Lobbying return by FTI Consulting

Finance
Intended results

Invitation to roundtable discussion to mark the launch of Mastercard’s policy report, ‘Resilient Ireland: how digital payments technologies can support small businesses to thrive’

Register of Lobbying2025-09-10

Lobbying return by Deliveroo (Roofoods Ltd)

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

To ensure policymakers have a better understanding of Deliveroo's operations, rider safety and to understand the status of transposition of the EU Platform Work Directive.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-09

Lobbying return by Alcohol Action Ireland

Health
Intended results

Raise awareness of issues around the safety of workers in the nighttime economy.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Alcohol Action Ireland" equals CRO name "ALCOHOL ACTION IRELAND" (CRO 378738) 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 Lobbying2025-09-08

Lobbying return by Irish Self Catering Federation

Tourism
Intended results

That the interests of the ISCF and its members are clearly represented in relation to proposed changes to the STR legislation. By engaging with policymakers, we aim to influence the development of fair, balanced regulations that support both the sector’s sustainability and…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Self Catering Federation" has no legal form. "IRISH SELF CATERING FEDERATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 359394) 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.