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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

John McGuinness

Fianna Fáil

Constituency / panel
Carlow-Kilkenny
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Office
Leas-Cheann Comhairle (2025-02-19 → current)
Committees
3 current — Committee on Parliamentary Privileges and Oversight (Dáil Éireann); Committee on Remit Oversight (Dáil Éireann); …
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Declared items
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CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
1263
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
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SIPO donation records
105 of 422 divisions · deputy chair
25%
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 Lobbying2019-01-18

Lobbying return by Irish SME Association

Banking and Financial Institutions
Intended results

To raise awareness about how some financial institutions maintain personal guarantees after the debt raised against them have been discharged and call for legislation to protect SMEs

Register of Lobbying2019-01-18

Lobbying return by Irish SME Association

Finance
Intended results

Actions to produce real and sustained reductions in motor insurance costs in particular, and insurance costs in general. We require primary legislation to cap general damages.

Register of Lobbying2019-01-18

Lobbying return by Restaurants Association of Ireland

Tourism
Intended results

Highlight the issues of importance to the restaurant, hospitality and tourism industry, most notably the importance of retaining the VAT at 9%. To highlight the skills shortage facing the restaurant industry and to highlight delays and obstacles associated with work permits and…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Restaurants Association of Ireland" has no legal form. "RESTAURANTS ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 56224) 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 Lobbying2019-01-18

Lobbying return by Family Carers Ireland

Health
Intended results

Highlight the need to improve supports and services for Family Carers and tackle 'postcode lottery'

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Family Carers Ireland" equals CRO name "FAMILY CARERS IRELAND" (CRO 572819) 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 Lobbying2019-01-17

Lobbying return by Society of the Irish Motor Industry

Taxation
Intended results

For Budget 2019, key issues included: Adjustment to the VRT and Road Tax Bands for 2019 for WLTP tested cars; no negative taxation changes for diesel vehicles; extension of current VRT reliefs; increased investment in the EV Charging Infrastructure; measures that ensure Ireland…

Register of Lobbying2019-01-16

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

Taxation
Intended results

To address the unfair Tax Anomalies in sector, allowing legitimate expenses to be offset in the year they are incurred, including 100% Mortgage Interest Relief and the Local Property Tax.::Exemption from Income Tax for Long Term Letting – which would encourage long term…

Register of Lobbying2019-01-15

Lobbying return by Christian Aid Ireland

Finance
Intended results

To inform parlimentarians on issues related to the Ireland-Ghana tax treaty

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Christian Aid Ireland" equals CRO name "CHRISTIAN AID IRELAND" (CRO 426928) 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 Lobbying2019-01-03

Lobbying return by Kilkenny Council of Trade Unions

Budgetary matters
Intended results

We want to see the policies we raised implemented in the Dail. We want to ensure that we move toward a more equal and balanced society and not the society given to us by successive governments whereby the gap between those who have and those who have not continues to grow.