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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Mary Butler

Fianna Fáil

Constituency / panel
Waterford
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Office
Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach with special responsibility as Government Chief Whip; and the Department of Health with responsibility for Mental Health (2025-01-23 → current)
Committees
6 current — Committee on Parliamentary Privileges and Oversight (Dáil Éireann); Committee on Remit Oversight (Dáil Éireann); …
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Declared items
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CRO-matched interests
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Awards to declared companies
2264
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
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SIPO donation records
414 of 422 divisions
98%
Vote participation

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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 Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by Restaurants Association of Ireland

Tourism
Intended results

Highlight the issues of importance to the restaurant, hospitality and tourism industry, most notably the importance of retaining the VAT at 9%::To highlight the skills shortage facing the restaurant industry and for policy measures on work permits to be changed. To create a…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Restaurants Association of Ireland" has no legal form. "RESTAURANTS ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 56224) 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 Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by Restaurants Association of Ireland

Tourism
Intended results

Highlight the numerous costs involved in operating and running a restaurant or hospitality premises in Ireland.::Cost of recruitment and staff retention associated with a skills shortage in the sector.::Cost of insurance premiums and the knock on effect of injury claim pay outs…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Restaurants Association of Ireland" has no legal form. "RESTAURANTS ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 56224) 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 Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by Restaurants Association of Ireland

Tourism
Intended results

Highlight the issues of importance to the restaurant, hospitality and tourism industry, most notably the importance of retaining the VAT at 9%::To highlight the skills shortage facing the restaurant industry and for policy measures on work permits to be changed. To create a…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Restaurants Association of Ireland" has no legal form. "RESTAURANTS ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 56224) 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 Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by Ibec

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

Inform on business impacts of Brexit thus far and issues which could be addressed in the Budgetary cycle

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by Small Firms Association (SFA)

Local Government
Intended results

Reform of the commercial rates system::Rebalancing of Local Authority revenue between domestic and business contributions::increase connection between services delivered and rates charged

Register of Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by Small Firms Association (SFA)

Public Expenditure and Reform
Intended results

Increase access for small businesses to public procurement opportunities::Secure commitment to analysing the rate of cancelled or non-progressed competitions::Reduce the cost and administrative burden of tendering for public contracts

Register of Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by Small Firms Association (SFA)

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

Highlight the challenges that rising business costs are posing for small companies::Ensure understanding of the impact of increases in the National Minimum Wage on SFA members::Secure commitment to a whole of government approach to tackling rising business costs

Register of Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by Ibec

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

Ensure understanding of retail's position on increasing commercial rates arising from the National Revaluation Programme

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by Ibec

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

Ensure understanding of the retail industry's position on the need to fund in work education and training programmes

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by Ibec

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

Ensure understanding of the current position and future outlook for the Irish retail industry

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by Ibec

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

Reform of local authority rates::Measures to reduce the cost of employer and public liability insurance::Control of labour costs through sustainable evolution of the national minimum wage::Increased policy focus on the better regulation agenda

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by Ibec

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

Adoption of business priorities for the South East region in the National Planning Framework Ireland 2040

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by Montague Communications Ltd

Public Expenditure and Reform
Intended results

Seeking the implementation of 2008 Labour Court recommendation on the establishment of the pension scheme in question

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Montague Communications Ltd" equals CRO name "MONTAGUE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED" (CRO 297660) 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.