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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Mairéad Farrell

Sinn Féin

Constituency / panel
Galway West
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Committees
4 current — Committee on Budgetary Oversight; Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach; …
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Declared items
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CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
1003
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
6
SIPO donation records
349 of 422 divisions
83%
Vote participation

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SIPO donation reports 6

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 Lobbying2026-09-01

Lobbying return by South Connacht Citizens Information Service CLG

Social Protection
Intended results

Outlined the need for addtional Information Officers to deliver the Citizens Information Service across the country. Intended result is increased funding from Department of Social Protection to employ additional Information Officers.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "South Connacht Citizens Information Service CLG" equals CRO name "SOUTH CONNACHT CITIZENS INFORMATION SERVICE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 629660) 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 Lobbying2024-05-21

Lobbying return by Nasc Ireland

Social Protection
Intended results

Ukraine Civil Society Forum sought to inform TDs of concerns related to the consequence of the legislation particularly for older people, those with a disability or other vulnerability.

Register of Lobbying2023-05-18

Lobbying return by Home and Community Care Ireland

Social Protection
Intended results

Conduct a systemic review of social welfare payments to reform rules governing eligibility criteria to ensure that payments are tapered off rather than the cliff edge cuts that now exist, payments reflect the modern realities of work and they do not discourage full or part-time…

Register of Lobbying2022-01-12

Lobbying return by Galway City Partnership

Social Protection
Intended results

That a not for profit ethos and costs met approach would be incorporated into the tender. It has been demonstrated internationally that a for profit model does not benefit the long term unemployed and treats clients of services as commodities.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Galway City Partnership" has no legal form. "GALWAY CITY PARTNERSHIP COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 258847) 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 Lobbying2021-08-13

Lobbying return by Galway City Partnership

Social Protection
Intended results

That a not for profit ethos and costs met approach would be incorporated into the tender. It has been demonstrated internationally that a for profit model does not benefit the long term unemployed and treats clients of services as commodities.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Galway City Partnership" has no legal form. "GALWAY CITY PARTNERSHIP COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 258847) 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 Lobbying2021-04-29

Lobbying return by Galway City Partnership

Social Protection
Intended results

That a not for profit ethos and costs met approach would be incorporated into the tender. It has been demonstrated internationally that a for profit model does not benefit the long term unemployed and treats clients of services as commodities.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Galway City Partnership" has no legal form. "GALWAY CITY PARTNERSHIP COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 258847) 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 Lobbying2020-05-21

Lobbying return by SIPTU - Services Industrial Professional Trade Union

Social Protection
Intended results

'STOP 67 Campaign demands to stop the increase in the state pension age going from 66 to age 67 in 2021 and age 68 in 2028. The objectives of the Campaign is to (A) Repeal of the section of the Social Welfare Pensions Act which provides for an increase in the state pension age…