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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; …
0
Declared items
0
CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
293
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
0
SIPO donation records
403 of 422 divisions
95%
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 Lobbying2026-01-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

To propose::• If any percentage of the farm is dedicated to forestry, it should be defined as agricultural land, and the CAT Agricultural Relief applied to the whole farm.::• Farm forestry is treated similarly to the Consanguinity and Young Trained Farmers Stamp Duty Reliefs as…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-16

Lobbying return by Fórsa trade union

Gaeltacht
Intended results

This could negatively impact Fórsa members by limiting their mobility within the public sector or reducing their access to promotional opportunities must be negotiated between unions and the employer. Fórsa called on the Government to immediately engage with unions on the…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-16

Lobbying return by ENERGY CLOUD Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG)

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Engagement with all Oireachtas members on these reports and one to one meetings with various deputies and senators

Register of Lobbying2026-01-15

Lobbying return by Gaeloideachas

Education and Training
Intended results

Aitheantas agus tacaíocht do naíonraí Méadú ar líon na scoileanna Réiteach ar an nganntanas múinteoirí Polasaí láidir don Oideachas lán-Ghaeilge

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Gaeloideachas" equals CRO name "GAELOIDEACHAS" (CRO 317146) 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 Lobbying2026-01-15

Lobbying return by Grow Remote Ireland CLG

Employment
Intended results

Attendance at the All Party Group Meeting on Remote Working in Sept 2025

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Grow Remote Ireland CLG" equals CRO name "GROW REMOTE IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 650463) 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 Lobbying2026-01-14

Lobbying return by BoyleSports

Taxation
Intended results

To request the opportunity to discuss our 2026 Pre-Budget Submission with public officials ahead of the finalisation of Budget 2026. Our main intended result would be to maintain the betting tax at its current level now and beyond.

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 Lobbying2026-01-13

Lobbying return by Pontis Advisory Limited

Development and Zoning
Intended results

expeditious resolution delay

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Pontis Advisory Limited" equals CRO name "PONTIS ADVISORY LIMITED" (CRO 781861) 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 Lobbying2026-01-12

Lobbying return by Focus Ireland

Housing
Intended results

To advocate for neccessary homeless policy change based on new Focus Ireland strategy

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Focus Ireland" has no legal form. "FOCUS IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 106149) 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 Lobbying2026-01-10

Lobbying return by Galway Regional Youth Federation Company Limited by Guarantee

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

A Youth Centre for Galway City

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Galway Regional Youth Federation Company Limited by Guarantee" equals CRO name "GALWAY REGIONAL YOUTH FEDERATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 310202) 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 Lobbying2026-01-06

Lobbying return by Conradh na Gaeilge

Gaeltacht
Intended results

Níos mó maoiniú don earnáil Ghaeilge agus Gaeltachta; Reachtaíocht níos láidre don Ghaeilge agus don Ghaeltacht; An Ghaeilge níos láidre sa chóras oideachais; Tithíocht sa Ghaeltacht

Register of Lobbying2026-01-05

Lobbying return by Chime

Health
Intended results

Awareness raising and progression in the working group on the National Hearing Care Plan

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Chime" has no legal form. "CHIME LIMITED" (CRO 206335) 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 Lobbying2025-11-03

Lobbying return by Drury

Health
Intended results

To secure meetings with Oireachtas members to highlight the role of insourcing and its contribution in reducing waiting lists.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Drury" has no legal form. "DRURY LIMITED" (CRO 191249) 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.