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Politician · Senator · 27th Seanad

Maria Byrne

Fine Gael

Constituency / panel
Agricultural Panel
Membership
2025-01-29 → current
Committees
10 current, 2 ended — Seanad Public Consultation Committee; Joint Committee on Disability Matters; …
4
Declared items
2
CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
1188
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
1
SIPO donation records
165 of 221 divisions
75%
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 Lobbying2018-05-20

Lobbying return by Human Life International Ireland

Health
Intended results

To exclude references to pregnancy counsellors from the scope of the legislation.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Human Life International Ireland" equals CRO name "HUMAN LIFE INTERNATIONAL, IRELAND" (CRO 214375) 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 Lobbying2018-05-17

Lobbying return by Limerick Youth Service

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

As a member youth service of Youth Work Ireland, LYS sought support on the following: 1. Protect the core role of the voluntary sector in youth work provision in review of youth service grant. 2. Support connections between Garda Youth Diversion Projects & local communities in…

Register of Lobbying2018-05-16

Lobbying return by AONTAS

Education and Training
Intended results

By extending this invitation AONTAS hoped to build new relationships with members of the Joint Committee as a way of ultimately ensuring an increase in resource supports for meeting the Lifelong Learning targets set by the EU and Irish Governments

Register of Lobbying2018-05-11

Lobbying return by Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Agriculture
Intended results

Support amendment in Greyhound Industry Bill 2017 that would see inclusion of white list of countries to which Irish Greyhounds can be exported.

Register of Lobbying2018-05-03

Lobbying return by National Adult Literacy Agency

Education and Training
Intended results

Inform and secure support from political parties for creating a new vision for adult literacy, numeracy and digital skills

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "National Adult Literacy Agency" equals CRO name "NATIONAL ADULT LITERACY AGENCY" (CRO 342807) 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 Lobbying2018-01-25

Lobbying return by Christine Buckley Centre for Education and Support CLG

Community
Intended results

Prevention of Rent Increase.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Christine Buckley Centre for Education and Support CLG" equals CRO name "CHRISTINE BUCKLEY CENTRE FOR EDUCATION AND SUPPORT COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 330953) 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 Lobbying2018-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

Competitiveness::Competitiveness - Low Cost Loans - Government funding is required in Budget 2018 to support the competiveness of farming enterprises and other SMEs through the provision of low cost loans, to fund both ongoing working capital requirements and for on-farm…

Register of Lobbying2018-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

Income Volatility::Income Volatility - Extending Income Averaging to Farmer/Spouse with Additional Self-Employment - that qualification for income averaging on farming profits should be extended where the spouse and/or farmer has a fully separable source of self-employed…

Register of Lobbying2018-01-20

Lobbying return by Trócaire

Environment
Intended results

Increased political support for progressing the Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill, fossil fuel extraction bills, and increased ambition in the NMP

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Trócaire" equals CRO name "TROCAIRE" (CRO 661147) 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 Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd

Agriculture
Intended results

Called for the introduction for specific support measures needed to help the agri-food overcome the challenges posed by Brexit.