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Politician · Senator · 27th Seanad

Maria McCormack

Sinn Féin

Constituency / panel
Labour Panel
Membership
2025-01-29 → current
Committees
6 current — Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development; …
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Declared items
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CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
93
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
0
SIPO donation records
160 of 221 divisions
72%
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 Lobbying2026-05-20

Lobbying return by Reduced Risk Products Association Company Limited

Health
Intended results

The correspondence referenced European analysis suggesting a substantial proportion of vaping products circulating within the EU may be entering through irregular or illegal channels. It warned that weak enforcement, cross-border purchasing and online sales create risks for…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-20

Lobbying return by Reduced Risk Products Association Company Limited

Health
Intended results

To highlight that Ireland currently has approximately 700,000 smokers and 350,000 adult vapers, over half of whom have stopped smoking entirely. This transition away from cigarettes represents a significant public health gain. The Department of Health’s own data indicates that…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-20

Lobbying return by Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm

Community
Intended results

To speak about the Dublin City AFT work, and about the Autism Healthcare Accessibility Programme. We also spoke about Community Support Hubs, and the benefits of people having them in their local communities.

Register of Lobbying2026-05-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Heritage
Intended results

To highlight that a core element of IFA membership includes insurance that protects landowners and members when accessing private land, alongside delivering education and training through a range of courses that promote safety, responsibility and best practice.::To highlight…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-19

Lobbying return by Family Carers Ireland

Taxation
Intended results

Make Carer’s Allowance and Carer’s Benefit exempt from tax

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 Lobbying2026-05-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight that Bord Bia is responsible for the Quality Assurance standards on Irish farms. It is Bord Bia which inspect farms to ensure these standards. Farmers are constantly told that the customers want high standards. Yet now farmers find out that the Chair of Bord Bia's…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-18

Lobbying return by South Leinster Citizens Information Service

Education and Training
Intended results

Additional funding for the Citizens Information Services

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "South Leinster Citizens Information Service" equals CRO name "SOUTH LEINSTER CITIZENS INFORMATION SERVICE" (CRO 629662) 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 Lobbying2026-05-18

Lobbying return by Threshold

Housing
Intended results

To inform the DPOs of our concerns and recommendations in respect of the proposed planning exemptions for detached exterior dwellings.

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 Lobbying2026-05-12

Lobbying return by ENERGY CLOUD Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG)

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

That the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in conjunction with the Minister for Social Protection announce that as a Government, wasted renewable energy is no longer acceptable and that we, as a country, want to try and use surplus renewable energy to help those…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-01

Lobbying return by North Munster Citizens Information Service CLG

Social Protection
Intended results

Promote the work of CIS and it's strategic plan.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "North Munster Citizens Information Service CLG" equals CRO name "NORTH MUNSTER CITIZENS INFORMATION SERVICE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 629813) 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 Lobbying2026-04-13

Lobbying return by Creative Retail Distribution Limited

Health
Intended results

To inform Sinn Féin public representatives of the role of vaping as a smoking cessation tool for adult smokers and of the potential implications of proposed flavour restrictions for adult vapers who use vaping to quit or reduce smoking.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Creative Retail Distribution Limited" equals CRO name "CREATIVE RETAIL DISTRIBUTION LIMITED" (CRO 539887) 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 Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by The Asthma Society of Ireland

Health
Intended results

Raise awareness of PBS key asks in the lead up to Budget 2026

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "The Asthma Society of Ireland" equals CRO name "ASTHMA SOCIETY OF IRELAND" (CRO 57125) 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.