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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 Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by Restaurants Association of Ireland

Taxation
Intended results

Called upon TDs and Senators to extend the 9% VAT rate for restaurants and food led businesses.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Restaurants Association of Ireland" has no legal form. "RESTAURANTS ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 56224) 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 Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by Restaurants Association of Ireland

Taxation
Intended results

Distributed the Restaurants Association of Ireland pre-budget submission.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Restaurants Association of Ireland" has no legal form. "RESTAURANTS ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 56224) 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 Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by Restaurants Association of Ireland

Taxation
Intended results

Distributed the Restaurants Association of Ireland pre-budget submission.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Restaurants Association of Ireland" has no legal form. "RESTAURANTS ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 56224) 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 Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by Muiriosa Foundation

Health
Intended results

To seek a meeting with Senators and TDs and request their support in highlighting the key disability issues directly impacting people supported by Muiríosa Foundation and disability service providers nationally.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Muiriosa Foundation" equals CRO name "MUIRIOSA FOUNDATION" (CRO 353975) 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 Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by Ibec

Housing
Intended results

Inclusion of PII recommendations in Joint Oireachtas Committee Report on Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones

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 Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by Ibec

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Adoption of Property Industry Ireland's Recommendations for Budget 2024 and Finance Act 2024

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 Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by Ibec

Employment
Intended results

Ensure understanding of business position on Collective Redundancies following Insolvency Bill, 2023

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 Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by Ibec

Housing
Intended results

Members to be informed and support PII positions on Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones

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 Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Community
Intended results

To engage with An Garda Siochána and Ministers to discuss the ongoing crisis in rural safety.::To highlight that it is vitally important that communities work together to serve the best interests of people at risk.::To use this opportunity to meet with local communities, listen…

Register of Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

To highlight area's of concern by submitting a Pre-Budget 2024 Submission as requested by the Minister for Agriculture, Food, & the Marine.::Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) -::to highlight concerns with the Residential Zoned Land Tax, while being mindful of the current housing…

Register of Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To discuss the consolidation of horticultural growers.::To highlight that The farm gate value of the horticulture sector is currently valued at €529m. The National Strategy for Horticulture anticipates that the farm gate value of the sector will increase by 30% to €688m, if the…

Register of Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight that the sheep sector in Ireland is at a critical point with market prices failing to reflect the production cost increases farmers have had to endure over the past two years.::- The income levels on sheep farms last year dropped to just €7/ewe, which included the…

Register of Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

Taxation measures to support Climate Action::• If any percentage of the farm is dedicated to farm forestry, it should be defined as agricultural land and the Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT) Agricultural Relief applied to the whole farm.::• Farm forestry is treated in a similar…

Register of Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight that 2022 Agricultural Output prices rose by 26.4%, but this was eclipsed by farm input prices rising by 34.7%.::To highlight that, despite higher prices for farmers, margins were eroded with Terms of Trade reducing by 6.2%.::To highlight that the latest Central…

Register of Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

To highlight that the Credit Unions expanding their lending to farmers is a welcome development.::To highlight how the expansion of their Cultivate offering to agriculture is a timely development to add more competition to the Irish market for farmers who require long term…