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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 Lobbying2022-05-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight that the existing payment arrangements and the proposals in the CAP Strategic Plan for designated land are inadequate as they don't address the fundamental issue of loss of income and the devaluation of land values.::To highlight that IFA is calling for the…

Register of Lobbying2022-05-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

The following is the Summary of the IFA Submission to the public consultation on the Draft River Basin Management Plan for Ireland::- The draft River Basin Management Plan (RBMP) will have significant implications for farmers across all sectors of Irish Agriculture.::- IFA…

Register of Lobbying2022-05-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

That all stakeholders would respond to the current financial crisis in the Pig industry.::To highlight that the latest drop in pig price of 4c/kg, and the rise in feed cost by €35/tonne, means every pig produced on Irish farms is losing over €35.00. A farmer with 500 sows is…

Register of Lobbying2022-05-10

Lobbying return by Community Law & Mediation

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Enhancement of access to justice within the Housing and Planning and Development Bill 2019

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Community Law & Mediation" equals CRO name "COMMUNITY LAW AND MEDIATION" (CRO 69771) 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 Lobbying2022-05-04

Lobbying return by North Midlands Credit Union Limited

Banking and Financial Institutions
Intended results

1. Credit Unions = Community Banking. 2. Enable the Credit Union Movement to Grow. 3. Put in place the right Policy framework. 4. Reduce Capital requirements - current regime is disproportionate and unfair. 5. Abolish levies on credit unions - they are a tax on social capital.

Register of Lobbying2022-05-03

Lobbying return by Irish Wildlife Trust CLG.

Environment
Intended results

To prevent a wind farm on the lands at Derryadd and instead promote the creation of the Shannon Wilderness Park

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Irish Wildlife Trust CLG." equals CRO name "IRISH WILDLIFE TRUST COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 85061) 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 Lobbying2022-03-03

Lobbying return by Social Justice Ireland

Environment
Intended results

To support Ireland's progress towards the 2030 agenda by engaging further with the SDGs and policy proposals on how to implement them at local and national level.

Register of Lobbying2022-01-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Trade
Intended results

To highlight that the decision by the Brazilian authorities to stop exports to China presents a huge opportunity for our beef sector.::That the Government must now redouble their efforts to secure an immediate return of Irish beef to the Chinese market.::That Irish farmers who…

Register of Lobbying2022-01-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight the content of IFA's submission to the CAP Strategic Planning Consultation Process.::To acknowledge the move by the EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski to carry out ‘a comprehensive impact assessment' of the CAP Strategic Plans.::That the Commission…

Register of Lobbying2022-01-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

That the Government cannot use the Nitrates review to introduce measures that are more to do with delivering climate policy objectives, than improving water quality.::To highlight that the Government must undertake a cost-benefit analysis to understand the economic cost of the…

Register of Lobbying2022-01-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To welcome the announcement by the Minister for Agriculture that approval has commenced for 100% of qualified applications received by the Department under Tranche 22.::To call on the Minister of Agriculture to ensure all applicants in Tranche 22 get the opportunity to…