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Politician · Senator · 27th Seanad

Martin Conway

Independent

Constituency / panel
Administrative Panel
Membership
2025-01-29 → current
Committees
3 — Committee on Members' Interests of Seanad Éireann; Committee of Selection (Seanad Éireann); …
5
Declared items
0
CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
1208
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
0
SIPO donation records

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 Lobbying2026-09-17

Lobbying return by Youth and Environment Europe

Environment
Intended results

Called on the Government to withdraw the Bill before Seanad Éireann and urged Senators and all members of the Oireachtas to oppose it due to concerns over its ISDS clauses and the trade agreements it would facilitate. Also called for rejection of trade agreements containing ISDS…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To propose::• Grant aid from the Climate and Nature fund to be made available from 2026 to all farmers with 70% grant aid for manure/slurry storage facilities.::• Slurry separation equipment grant aided by 70% to assist in reduction of storage capacity requirements on farm.::•…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To propose::• Introduction of a min 50% capital grant for development of farmer owned farm scale biogas plants – financed through Infrastructure and Climate and Nature Fund (ICNF) and or/feed in tariff::• Immediate introduction of Renewable Heat Obligation (RHO)::• Introduction…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To propose that, to encourage farmers to grow protein crops such as peas, beans, lupins and combi-crops, rates up to €600/ha for beans/ peas/lupins should be offered, 50% for combi-crops.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To highlight that this scheme was introduced to promote environmentally sustainable farming methods and significantly reduce nitrogen fertiliser while maintaining forage yields. It has proven particularly popular among farmers.::To propose that this scheme should be extended,…

Register of Lobbying2025-01-21

Lobbying return by An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

Environment
Intended results

Request for enough time to be allocated to the Report Stage to allow for proper scrutiny of the new amendments given the scale and complexity of the Bill and that the Bill undergo an independent assessment against Aarhus Convention requirements

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland" equals CRO name "AN TAISCE - THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR IRELAND" (CRO 12469) 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 Lobbying2024-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To propose that grant aid from the Climate and Nature Fund to be made available to all farmers with 70% grant aid for manure/ slurry storage facilities.::To propose that slurry separation equipment is grant aided by 70% to assist in reducing storage capacity requirements on…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To propose provision of capital grant funding to support the construction of viable on-farm Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plants and the storage of digestate from AD plants on-farm.::To propose Government-backed finance (similar to current SBCI lending structures) to be provided to…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To propose that this scheme, which was introduced to promote environmentally sustainable farming methods, and significantly reduce nitrogen fertiliser while maintaining forage yields has proven particularly popular among farmers and should be extended, with increased eligible…

Register of Lobbying2024-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To propose that funding of the Organic Farm Scheme should be increased to incentivise and further develop the area of land under organic production.::That, the participation payment should be maintained.::That, an additional payment should be made on the first 3 hectares of…

Register of Lobbying2024-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To propose the establishment of capital grants of approximately 50% for farmers to invest in microgeneration. This will require a new financial support programme for on farm microgeneration with a separate structure and set of rules. This money should come from outside of Common…

Register of Lobbying2024-01-20

Lobbying return by Natural Capital Ireland

Environment
Intended results

Application of the natural capital approach in fiscal policy in future budgets across departments to ensure the development of natural capital expertise and research in Ireland to support policy that protects and restores Ireland's natural resources

Register of Lobbying2023-09-21

Lobbying return by Huhtamaki Cup Print Ltd.

Environment
Intended results

(With regard to levies and bans to single-use items proposed in The Circular Economy Act) that the Act's relation to relevant EU Directives and definitions of material wastage better define preferred environmental outcomes. (With regard to EU PPWR) That the Irish Government…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Huhtamaki Cup Print Ltd." equals CRO name "HUHTAMAKI CUPPRINT LIMITED" (CRO 437202) 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.