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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Mary Lou McDonald

Sinn Féin

Constituency / panel
Dublin Central
Membership
2024-11-29 → current

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 Lobbying2020-05-21

Lobbying return by Macra na Feirme

Housing
Intended results

To increase funding for public transport to 50% of the total transport budget::To secure a 5G network and proper coverage with 4G for those living and working rural Ireland::The introduction of a deep retrofit scheme to address the necessary reduction in carbon and cost of home…

Register of Lobbying2020-05-21

Lobbying return by Macra na Feirme

Health
Intended results

To increase the total Mental Healthcare budget to 100m::To secure funding to expand Macra na Feirme's Make the Moove Initiative to a full nationwide service for young farmers and rural youth::To secure increased investment in mental health and addictions treatment in rural area

Register of Lobbying2020-05-21

Lobbying return by Macra na Feirme

Justice and Equality
Intended results

To secure the reopening of previously closes rural Garda stations::To secure patrolling rural towns as a priority in order to reduce rural crime

Register of Lobbying2020-05-21

Lobbying return by Macra na Feirme

Employment
Intended results

To secure measures that encourage flexible working hours through taxation and employers incentives::To secure support for work from home initiatives in the workplaces through employer grants and incentives

Register of Lobbying2020-05-21

Lobbying return by Macra na Feirme

Agriculture
Intended results

To secure supports for partnerships and other forms of collaborative farming within families::To secure finanical supports from the CAP for older farmers who are financial insecure::The continuation of all existing agri taxation reliefs to support the orderly transfer of…

Register of Lobbying2020-05-21

Lobbying return by Philanthropy Ireland

Community
Intended results

Policy and fiscal changes

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Philanthropy Ireland" has no legal form. "PHILANTHROPY IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 371896) 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 Lobbying2020-05-21

Lobbying return by Macra na Feirme

Agriculture
Intended results

The removal of the five-year rule for young farmers measures::The introduction of legislation and a regulator to protect the primary producer in the food supply chain::The introduction of a results based environmental schemes open to all farms which pays for carbon reduction…

Register of Lobbying2020-05-21

Lobbying return by Macra na Feirme

Agriculture
Intended results

To secure the access for farmers to free independent wellbeing & safety assessments::To secure the development and establishment of a framework to record and accredit upskilling and continuous professional training

Register of Lobbying2020-05-21

Lobbying return by Macra na Feirme

Health
Intended results

To secure the treatment of narcotics in Ireland as a public health problem and not simply a criminal problem::To secure increased investment in addiction treatment for rural areas

Register of Lobbying2020-05-21

Lobbying return by Macra na Feirme

Banking and Financial Institutions
Intended results

To secure low interest loans targeted at young farmers::To ensure that livestock are considered collateral for lending as in New Zealand::To ensure that any finanical instruments are additional to Young Farmer supports

Register of Lobbying2020-05-21

Lobbying return by Amnesty International Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Call for urgent measures to protect health and lives of people in Direct Provision as outlined in open letter from 900+ experts, organisations, academics, etc. urging the goverment to ensure individuals in Direct Provision are equally included within the Government’s approach…

Register of Lobbying2020-05-21

Lobbying return by Irish Bioenergy Association

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Document outlined and lobbied for the inclusion of Bioenergy support measures in the programme for government across the Bioenergy sectors of Biomass, Biogas, Biofuels, Energy Crops, Wood fuels and Biochar.