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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

Lobbying returns

Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Social Protection
Intended results

Pension Contributions::To propose that credited social insurance contributions for Farm Assist recipients are provided, as is done for Jobseeker's Allowance/Benefit.::Backdating Credits Pre-2007::To propose extending PRSI credit entitlements to farmers who were ineligible before…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Social Protection
Intended results

Fair Deal Reform::To propose reducing the 5-year land/business transfer clause to 3 years to allow more farmers to benefit from the Fair Deal Scheme.::To propose that land leased under Fair Deal should be classed as “actively farmed” to meet succession criteria.::To propose…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Social Protection
Intended results

To propose that the current rate of Class S is retained, and resist any increases until short-term benefits (illness, disability) are included in the scheme.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Social Protection
Intended results

PRSI Inclusion for All Farmers and Spouses::To propose that all farmers and spouses/partners working on the farm, are to be included in the PRSI system to ensure entitlement to the contributory old age pension and reduce the risk of poverty in old age.::Dual Pension Calculation…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Social Protection
Intended results

To propose that, as the Teagasc Green Cert Course is a crucial qualification for young farmers in Ireland. Approving these courses for SUSI Grants would encourage more students to pursue agricultural education.::To propose that, as per the Programme for Government, there must be…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Social Protection
Intended results

General Employment Permits::To propose no further increases in GEP annual salary.::To propose the need for a full roll-out of a Seasonal work permit Scheme for all horticulture sectors based on the national minimum wage.::To propose that there are supports for rising employment…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Social Protection
Intended results

To propose the introduction of an agricultural Rainy-Day Fund, which allows farmers from all sectors to put aside a small percentage of their gross receipts, whether in their co-op, specially assigned bank account or State Farm Volatility Fund.::To propose that the deferred…

Register of Lobbying2025-01-20

Lobbying return by The National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities

Social Protection
Intended results

Have a mention of NAS included in the Programme for Government 2025, in terms of committing to adequate resourcing of independent advocacy to ensure persons with disabilities, who require support to do so, can exercise their rights under the CRPD.::Intended to secure support…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "The National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities" equals CRO name "NATIONAL ADVOCACY SERVICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES" (CRO 535779) 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 Lobbying2025-01-15

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Social Protection
Intended results

To propose that, similar to recipients of the Jobseekers Benefit and Jobseekers Allowance, recipients of Farm Assist should receive credited social insurance contributions for pension purposes.::That Social insurance credits should be provided to farmers on Farm Assist before…

Register of Lobbying2023-01-11

Lobbying return by Treoir (Federation of Services for Unmarried Parents and their Children)

Social Protection
Intended results

that the widows pension and grant would be available to the surviving partner of co-habiting couples.

Register of Lobbying2022-01-25

Lobbying return by Waterford Leader Partnership CLG

Social Protection
Intended results

Adjustments to second RFT to make an application feasible.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Waterford Leader Partnership CLG" equals CRO name "WATERFORD LEADER PARTNERSHIP COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 189661) 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.