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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

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 Lobbying2024-01-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

To propose that, in order to increase uptake, the relief should be extended to a young farmer’s off-farm income for three of the five years to allow the young farmer to invest some off-farm income in order to develop and expand the farm.::To propose that the percentage of farm…

Register of Lobbying2024-01-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

To highlight that The retention of 90% Agricultural is critical to support the transfer of economically viable family farms. IFA also supports the commitment in the Programme for Government Our Shared Future to increase the Category A threshold (parent and child) from the…

Register of Lobbying2024-01-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

To highlight that, to avail of Agricultural Relief the transferor or transferee, or a combination of both, must pass the active farmer test set out under the current Agricultural relief clause for a minimum of 15 years.::That, where the above condition is met; to avail of…

Register of Lobbying2024-01-17

Lobbying return by Property Owners Association of Ireland Limited (IPOA)

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Fiscal measures introduced to retain investors in the private rental market should apply to all private rental investors equally. ::Fiscal measures introduced on rental investment should be independent of security of tenure.

Register of Lobbying2024-01-17

Lobbying return by National Forum of Family Resource Centres CLG

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

Raise profile of FRC National Programme and highlight key points from the FRC National Forum Pre-Budget Submission for 2024. An opportunity for Oireachtas members to meet with FRC representatives from their region.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "National Forum of Family Resource Centres CLG" equals CRO name "NATIONAL FORUM OF FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRES COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 382737) 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 Lobbying2024-01-13

Lobbying return by Car Rental Council of Ireland

Taxation
Intended results

Re-instate the pre-2019 VAT equalisation measure in order to facilitate the short-term purchase/lease of cars to service the summer tourist market in Ireland.

Register of Lobbying2024-01-12

Lobbying return by Westmeath Community Development

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

Increased Department allocation of funds for Community Families Progamme

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Westmeath Community Development" equals CRO name "WESTMEATH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT" (CRO 215187) 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 Lobbying2024-01-09

Lobbying return by Parkinson's Ireland

Health
Intended results

That Ireland would vote against the renewal at EU level due to the potential link between Parkinson's Disease and glyphosate.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Parkinson's Ireland" equals CRO name "PARKINSON'S IRELAND" (CRO 123532) 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 Lobbying2024-01-05

Lobbying return by Neurological Alliance of Ireland

Health
Intended results

Support for Neurological Alliance of Ireland Pre Budget Submission 2024

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 Lobbying2024-01-04

Lobbying return by Irish Self Catering Federation

Tourism
Intended results

We are asking for SCF - Vision for the Short-Term Rental (STR) Sector details to be added to the Department of “Tourism Action Plan” 2024-2029 which is presently being written which will be replacing the “Tourism Action Plan” Dec 2015 launched by Minister Michael Ring.

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.

Register of Lobbying2024-01-03

Lobbying return by 100% Redress / Compensation for MICA/PYRITE/SULPHATE Victims,Defective Concrete Action Group

Housing
Intended results

To Get 100% Redress / Compensation for Victims who have property built with defective Concrete Blocks, Products & Aggregate

Register of Lobbying2024-01-03

Lobbying return by Irish Deer Commission

Agriculture
Intended results

Seek an urgent meeting with the Joint Committee on Agriculture,Food, and the Marine on TB claims abour wild deer, and the Irish Deer Management Strategy Report