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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 Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight that the closing date for the 2023 Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) Scheme is the 29th May.::To highlight the importance of direct payments to farm income, with the new application infrastructure, and multiple new schemes this year, its key that…

Register of Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by Mental Health Reform

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Increased funding allocation to mental health in Budget 2024

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Mental Health Reform" equals CRO name "MENTAL HEALTH REFORM" (CRO 506850) 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 Alice Public Relations

Health
Intended results

A briefing for Oireachtas members was organised to encourage support for the campaign and to make elected representatives aware of the critical gaps in community neurorehabilitation teams around the country. TDs and Senators were invited to attend the briefing and to hear about…

Register of Lobbying2023-09-19

Lobbying return by Respond

Housing
Intended results

To get support for these in Budget 2023 by presenting the challenges facing AHB's and tenants due to cost of living increases and inflation and interest rate increases. A mechanism to assist with cash flow issues experienced by AHBs with CREL housing.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Respond" equals CRO name "RESPOND" (CRO 90576) 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 Lobbying2023-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight that access to effective and competitive veterinary services is essential for all farmers and clearly the availability of large animal vets plays a vital role in this service provision. The lack of availability of large animal veterinary services continues to be a…

Register of Lobbying2023-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight the flaws in the 220KGN/ha as opposed to the 250kgN/ha.::That IFA propose a 2 year trend assessment::Two data points are insufficient to establish a trend and it ignores the influence of lag times.::To highlight how the 2 year review ignores recently introduced…

Register of Lobbying2023-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

To emphasise that now that Smart Metering is being rolled out nationally, this should enable farms that produce excess energy from solar installations to export to the grid (outside of the MSS and RESS schemes) and to receive remuneration from their electricity supplier for any…

Register of Lobbying2023-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight how, both the environmental and economical sustainability of Irish agriculture is underpinned by our temperate climate which allows us to produce beef and dairy produce from pasture. 92% of all agricultural land in Ireland is grassland, compared with an EU average…

Register of Lobbying2023-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP)::That all farmers in the scheme must be paid in full on all of their eligible animals. The Minister for Agriculture in his mart meetings on CAP committed publicly that all farmers taking part in the SCEP would be paid in full on all of…

Register of Lobbying2023-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

Rates of Stamp Duty -::Agriculture is removed from the commercial definition and revised in line with the residential stamp duty charge of 1%, up to €1m, and 2% thereafter.::Young Trained Farmer Stamp Duty Relief -::Amendment to allow the business plan to be submitted to Teagasc…

Register of Lobbying2023-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

The proposed Residential Zoned Land Tax will not apply to currently used agricultural land in a manner similar to the exemption provided under the Vacant Site Levy exemption.

Register of Lobbying2023-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight how the New Ash Dieback Scheme must compensate for loss of timber asset.::To require a 100% reconstitution grant for all infected plantations, enabling forest owners to clearfell and replant with tree species that satisfy their management objectives.::To propose…

Register of Lobbying2023-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight that the catch-crop grazing requirements introduced by the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, without proper consultation or communication with farmers are impractical.::To seek a further review and immediate introduction of practical solutions. These…