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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
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 Lobbying2026-05-18

Lobbying return by Galway Regional Youth Federation Company Limited by Guarantee

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

To secure the following: Additional funding for frontline youth work services to match inflation. Recognition of youth work as a profession with statutory pay scale. Support for voluntray youth clubs. Capital projects for youth facilities similar to schools

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 Lobbying2026-05-15

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

To seek a suspension of the carbon tax on fuel.::To highlight that the escalating energy costs on farms are astronomical.::To highlight the extraordinary effect that the Middle East conflict has had on Irish fuel prices and how it is impacting the Irish farming sector.::To…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-15

Lobbying return by The Irish Traveller Movement

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Support for programme sustainability. Scrutiny of public housing policy

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "The Irish Traveller Movement" has no legal form. "IRISH TRAVELLER MOVEMENT COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 294188) 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 Lobbying2026-05-12

Lobbying return by Galway Film Resource Centre Limited

Arts
Intended results

Establishment of a Regional Development Strategy for the Screen Industries including amendment of the Section 481 Tax Credit to address regional production.

Register of Lobbying2026-05-11

Lobbying return by Irish Self Catering Federation

Tourism
Intended results

To advocate for amendments to the Short-Term Letting (Registration) Bill that support a fair and effective regulatory framework for short-term letting while promoting tourism development.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Self Catering Federation" has no legal form. "IRISH SELF CATERING FEDERATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 359394) 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 Lobbying2026-05-07

Lobbying return by Pontis Advisory Limited

Development and Zoning
Intended results

assistance with delays to progress of the development

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 Lobbying2026-05-05

Lobbying return by Diabetes Ireland

Health
Intended results

To work with relevant stakeholders to develop a work stream to include the development of a strategic framework to improve quality of life for people with diabetes and reduce long term costs to the health service of diabetes complications.::Advancing the benefits of Integrated…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-01

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 Lobbying2026-04-30

Lobbying return by Galway Centre for Independent Living

Health
Intended results

Resolution to fuel blockades and cost of fuel reductions.

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 Lobbying2026-04-29

Lobbying return by Irish Deer Commission

Environment
Intended results

For the relevant deregation to be applied to Sika deer, and the removal of Sika and Fallow deer from the list of invasive allien species, to avoid unintended consquences.