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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

John Cummins

Fine Gael

Constituency / panel
Waterford
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Office
Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (2025-01-29 → current)
4
Declared items
1
CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
1169
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
2
SIPO donation records
340 of 422 divisions
81%
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 Lobbying2023-05-12

Lobbying return by Circle Voluntary Housing Association clg

Housing
Intended results

Streamlining processes through Housing Agency and Local Authorities

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Circle Voluntary Housing Association clg" equals CRO name "CIRCLE VOLUNTARY HOUSING ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 374693) 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 Lobbying2023-01-21

Lobbying return by Irish Institutional Property

Housing
Intended results

Inform government policy on IIP policy priorities to support acceleration of housing output

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Institutional Property" has no legal form. "IRISH INSTITUTIONAL PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 635622) 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 Lobbying2023-01-10

Lobbying return by Threshold

Housing
Intended results

To make the DPO aware of Threshold's concerns over certain aspects of the Bill, putting forward recommendations for amendments.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Threshold" equals CRO name "THRESHOLD" (CRO 70660) 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 Lobbying2022-09-21

Lobbying return by Pinnacle Public Affairs Ltd

Housing
Intended results

Delivery of Social and Affordable Housing

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Pinnacle Public Affairs Ltd" equals CRO name "PINNACLE PUBLIC AFFAIRS LIMITED" (CRO 679235) 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 Lobbying2022-09-21

Lobbying return by Property Owners Association of Ireland Limited (IPOA)

Housing
Intended results

To raise awareness among stakeholders of the findings of an economic report on the reasons for private non-institutional landlords leaving the market.

Register of Lobbying2022-09-21

Lobbying return by Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers

Housing
Intended results

To raise awareness among stakeholders of the findings of an economic report on the reasons for small landlords leaving the market.

Register of Lobbying2022-09-21

Lobbying return by Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Housing
Intended results

Seek amendments to the Electoral Reform Bill.::Secure a meeting to discuss proposed amendments to the Electoral Reform Bill.::Seeking details of the proposed timeline for committee schedule for the Bill.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Council for Civil Liberties" has no legal form. "IRISH COUNCIL FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 411471) 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 Lobbying2022-09-20

Lobbying return by Heneghan PR

Housing
Intended results

Requesting a amendment to the stamp duty act to have home reversion removed from the scope of section 31e of the stamp duty consolidation act 1999.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Heneghan PR" has no legal form. "HENEGHAN P.R.LIMITED" (CRO 164149) 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 Lobbying2022-05-20

Lobbying return by Ibec

Housing
Intended results

Ensure awareness of the benefit of using a debt service ratio to replace the existing loan-to-income measure

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2022-05-20

Lobbying return by Ibec

Housing
Intended results

Secure commitment to reforms to the judicial review process to reduce the impact on SHD housing supply

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2022-05-20

Lobbying return by Pinnacle Public Affairs Ltd

Housing
Intended results

To bring solutions to govt to bring vacant and derelict housing units into beneficial use

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Pinnacle Public Affairs Ltd" equals CRO name "PINNACLE PUBLIC AFFAIRS LIMITED" (CRO 679235) 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 Lobbying2022-05-20

Lobbying return by Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers

Housing
Intended results

To underline the unfairness of Rent Pressure Zones and diverging approaches to rent income  taxation to different types of landlords.

Register of Lobbying2022-05-20

Lobbying return by Montague Communications Ltd

Housing
Intended results

Tax breaks for owner-occupiers and grants for social landlords who have paid or are paying remediation levies for fire and other defects as well as progress towards an overall redress scheme

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Montague Communications Ltd" equals CRO name "MONTAGUE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED" (CRO 297660) 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 Lobbying2022-05-20

Lobbying return by Montague Communications Ltd

Housing
Intended results

Tax breaks in Budget 2023 for owner-occupiers and grants social landlords who have paid or are paying remediation levies for fire and other defects as well as progress towards an overall redress scheme

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Montague Communications Ltd" equals CRO name "MONTAGUE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED" (CRO 297660) 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.