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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 Lobbying2024-05-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To acknowledge that the introduction of a Transport Subsidy Scheme for Fodder to assist farmers who are having difficulty accessing fodder was a good step.::To emphasise that the scheme needs to be flexible in terms of the application process and it must allow for the speedy…

Register of Lobbying2024-05-20

Lobbying return by BoyleSports

Justice and Equality
Intended results

BoyleSports intention is to maintain and continue dialogue with public officials. By sharing information on key measures that BoyleSports have already enacted. Engagement on the proposed measures within the draft Bill, discuss BoyleSports view and solicit the views of the…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "BoyleSports" has no legal form. "BOYLESPORTS LIMITED" (CRO 194670) 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 Lobbying2024-05-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To seek an inspection protocol with the local County Council that, now that County Councils are required to carry out environmental inspections on farms, farm families will be given respect and recognition of their unique place in food production.::To highlight that…

Register of Lobbying2024-05-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight that the new National Sheep Welfare Scheme has come about following an intensive campaign by IFA throughout last year highlighting the enormous income challenges on sheep farms.::That this scheme will, when combined with the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS), bring the…

Register of Lobbying2024-05-20

Lobbying return by Mercy Law Resource Centre CLG

Housing
Intended results

Provide feedback on General Scheme of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 and request that full consultation be held on the draft Bill.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Mercy Law Resource Centre CLG" equals CRO name "MERCY LAW RESOURCE CENTRE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 471072) 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 Lobbying2024-05-20

Lobbying return by RGDATA

Trade
Intended results

Targeted supports for local independent food/convenience retailers.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "RGDATA" has no legal form. "RGDATA COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 104445) 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 Lobbying2024-05-20

Lobbying return by Community Law & Mediation

Housing
Intended results

Inform DPOs of Mercy Law Resource Centre, Crosscare and CLM's position in relation to the proposals contained in the General Scheme of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024, in particular the proposals to introduce ‘right to reside’ and ‘habitual residence’…

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 Lobbying2024-05-20

Lobbying return by Community Law & Mediation

Housing
Intended results

Inform DPOs of Mercy Law Resource Centre, Crosscare and CLM's position in relation to the proposals contained in the General Scheme of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024, in particular the proposals to introduce ‘right to reside’ and ‘habitual residence’…

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 Lobbying2024-05-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To participate in a Seminar to produce actions based on breeding, communications, knowledge transfer and promotion.::To highlight that the draft Action Plan announced by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine lacks a fundamental component, which is a guaranteed return…

Register of Lobbying2024-05-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Marine
Intended results

To invite the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to address the IFA Aquaculture Annual General Meeting.::To highlight issues relating to the sustainable development of Irish Aquaculture.::To give an update on the next European Maritime, fisheries, and Aquaculture…

Register of Lobbying2024-05-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To seek a meeting with the Minister of State for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide clarification on the reason for the delayed Farm Plan Scheme (FPS) payments.::To highlight how this delay, following the delay Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is not…

Register of Lobbying2024-05-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Heritage
Intended results

To invite the Minister for Rural and Community Development, and relevant National Park & Wildlife Service representatives, to attend a meeting of the IFA Special Area's of Conservation (SAC) Project Team on the farm of Mr. Pat Hennessy, Borris-In-Ossory, Co. Laois, to witness…

Register of Lobbying2024-05-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To call on the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine for a further extension to the permitted spreading deadline in the National Liming Programme.::To highlight that, while the extension provided to 31 March 2024 must be acknowledged, the persistent wet weather for much…

Register of Lobbying2024-05-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

That the proposed Residential Zoned Land Tax will not apply to currently used agricultural land. ::That ‘a right to be unzoned' must be secured within legislation or automatic ‘zoning reset' occur where actively used farm lands have been zoned for residential development by…