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Politician · Senator · 27th Seanad

Joe Flaherty

Fianna Fáil

Constituency / panel
Nominated by the Taoiseach
Membership
2025-01-29 → current
Committees
4 current — Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Joint Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen; …
1
Declared items
0
CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
1395
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
1
SIPO donation records
104 of 221 divisions
47%
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 Lobbying2025-01-19

Lobbying return by Car Rental Council of Ireland

Transport
Intended results

To ensure that there are sufficient grid capacity and fast charging points in place nationally to facilitate the sustainable electrification of the car rental fleet.

Register of Lobbying2024-09-21

Lobbying return by Car Rental Council of Ireland

Transport
Intended results

to ensure that there are sufficient grid capacity and fast charging points in place nationally to facilitate the sustainable electrification of the car rental fleet.

Register of Lobbying2024-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Transport
Intended results

To highlight how disruptive and extremely stressful it was for farm families to have land subject to Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPO's).::To secure compensation for farm families impacted by the Compulsory Purchase Order(CPO) process for State infrastructural development.::To…

Register of Lobbying2024-01-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Transport
Intended results

To highlight the very serious concerns of farmers over the proposed Sligo, Leitrim, Northern Counties, Railway Greenway.::To insist that Greenway projects must maximise the use of public lands and minimise the impact on private lands, in line with Government Strategy for the…

Register of Lobbying2022-09-20

Lobbying return by Irish Road Haulage Association

Transport
Intended results

Meeting request to outline the extent of the challenges facing the haulage sector::Take our points onboard when in discussion with the UK Government & EU Commission::Request a meeting & address the issuess::For the TD's to lobby on our behalf for Budget submission

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Irish Road Haulage Association" equals CRO name "IRISH ROAD HAULAGE ASSOCIATION" (CRO 43035) 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 Lobbying2022-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Transport
Intended results

To highlight the fears and concerns of farmers regarding the proposed Greenway and how it could impact very significantly on farmers and their property and businesses.::To highlight that IFA is opposed to any severance of farms or compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) for amenity…

Register of Lobbying2022-01-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Transport
Intended results

To highlight to the Minister for Transport that IFA has been actively involved with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and others in preparing and negotiating a Code of Best Practice for National and Regional Greenway developments and much progress has been made in the last…

Register of Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by Ibec

Transport
Intended results

Ensure NIFTI supports the transport investment needs of the Midlands region and the delivery of balanced regional development::Ensure awareness of Ibec's NIFTI priorities for the Midlands

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 Lobbying2021-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Transport
Intended results

That candidates can take the Driver Theory Test remotely, to allow essential workers to take their driving test and obtain their driving licence.::To highlight that the Road Safety Authority has stated that the service is reliable and convenient while delivering a secure testing…