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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; …

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 Lobbying2021-09-19

Lobbying return by Technological Universities Association

Education and Training
Intended results

Investment in technological higher education sector in Budget 2022::To secure €34.5m investment in Digitalisation & Infrastructure for technological higher education institutions in Budget 2022::To secure €44.6m investment in human capital for technological higher education…

Register of Lobbying2021-09-16

Lobbying return by Transparency International Ireland

Public Expenditure and Reform
Intended results

The list of intended amendments were contained in our submission on the General Scheme for the Protected Disclosures Bill 2021 which is available at https://transparency.ie/resources/submissions/2021-submission-general-scheme-protected-disclosures-amendment-bill

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Transparency International Ireland" has no legal form. "TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL (IRELAND) COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 390950) 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 Lobbying2021-09-14

Lobbying return by Áiseanna Tacaíochta CLG

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Support from the Oireachtas members lobbied in compelling the Irish insurance sector to offer public and employers liability cover to disabled

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 Lobbying2021-07-14

Lobbying return by Marc Coleman

Public Expenditure and Reform
Intended results

The tender was notified just before Christmas with a deadline announced for 6 January. I intended to obtain a deadline extension to allow more small businesses to participate in the tender to account for the unanticipated resumption of lockdown post Christmas.

Register of Lobbying2021-05-21

Lobbying return by Threshold

Housing
Intended results

To communicate to the Deputy Threshold's assessment of forthcoming legislation

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 Lobbying2021-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Transport
Intended results

That candidates can take the Driver Theory Test remotely, to allow essential workers to take their driving test and obtain their driving licence.::To highlight that the Road Safety Authority has stated that the service is reliable and convenient while delivering a secure testing…

Register of Lobbying2021-05-21

Lobbying return by Pieta House

Health
Intended results

Future state funding for Pieta and sustainability of services

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Pieta House" equals CRO name "PIETA HOUSE" (CRO 405780) 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 Lobbying2021-05-21

Lobbying return by Irish Cancer Society

Health
Intended results

To invite local TDs to an introductory meeting with the grassroots Advocacy Champion from their local constituency;::To schedule and set an agenda for these meetings;::To generally raise political awareness of the difficulties cancer patients, their carers and their families…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Irish Cancer Society" equals CRO name "IRISH CANCER SOCIETY" (CRO 20868) 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 Lobbying2021-05-21

Lobbying return by Irish Cancer Society

Health
Intended results

To raise awareness among TDs of impact upon cancer patients of car parking charges in hospitals and the use of debt collectors to collect debts owed by patients;::To end the HSE policy of using debt collection agencies to pursue cancer patients with unpaid inpatient charges;::To…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Irish Cancer Society" equals CRO name "IRISH CANCER SOCIETY" (CRO 20868) 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.