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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

John Connolly

Fianna Fáil

Constituency / panel
Galway West
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Committees
8 current, 2 ended — Joint Committee on Children and Equality; Select Committee on Children and Equality; …
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Declared items
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CRO-matched interests
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Awards to declared companies
293
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
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SIPO donation records
403 of 422 divisions
95%
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 Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by Disability Federation of Ireland

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Funding for disability measures in Budget 2027. Specific asks available at https://www.disability-federation.ie/publications/dfi-pre-budget-2027-the-least-we-can-expect-1/

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Disability Federation of Ireland" equals CRO name "DISABILITY FEDERATION OF IRELAND" (CRO 140948) 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 Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by JTI Ireland Limited

Budgetary matters
Intended results

To raise awareness among stakeholders of the scale and prevalence of the tobacco black market.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "JTI Ireland Limited" equals CRO name "JTI IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 378922) 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 Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by AONTAS

Budgetary matters
Intended results

AONTAS aims to influence Budget 2027 by securing greater investment in Further Education and Training, particularly adult and community education. Our intended impact is sustainable funding, improved learner financial and disability supports, and more inclusive access to…

Register of Lobbying2026-08-19

Lobbying return by Galway Centre for Independent Living

Budgetary matters
Intended results

For Government to recognise and fund voluntary disability organisations to reflect the real cost of service delivery and put an end to inconsistent and below-cost levels. We are calling for sustainable multi-annual funding for the sector. Budget 2027 also needs to see Ireland…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Galway Centre for Independent Living" has no legal form. "GALWAY CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 302845) 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 Lobbying2026-05-12

Lobbying return by COPE Galway CLG

Budgetary matters
Intended results

To secure the ongoing and expanded funding the COPE Galway ‘Helping Kids First’ initiative which focuses on addressing children’s physical, emotional and social wellbeing impacted by their experience of family homelessness in Galway.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "COPE Galway CLG" equals CRO name "COPE GALWAY COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 248134) 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 Lobbying2026-01-20

Lobbying return by Mental Health Reform

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Invite political reps to MHR's event and discuss Mental Health priorities including funding in Budget 2026 and the Mental Health Bill 2024 (distributing MHR's 2-pager of the proposed changes). 'Meet&Greet' - opportunity for elected representatives and/or staff members to learn a…

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 Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by AONTAS

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Significantly increase overall investment in the Further Education and Training (FET) funding.::Ringfence and enhance funding for the community education sector::Reform learner financial supports across the FET system::Establish a national FET learner hardship fund