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Politician · Senator · 27th Seanad

Michael McDowell

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Constituency / panel
National University of Ireland
Membership
2025-01-29 → current
Committees
5 current, 4 ended — Seanad Select Committee on EU Scrutiny and Transparency; Committee on Members' Interests of Seanad Éireann; …
4
Declared items
1
CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
543
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
0
SIPO donation records
75 of 221 divisions
34%
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Lobbying returns

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Register of Lobbying2023-09-21

Lobbying return by Irish Council for Civil Liberties

EU Affairs
Intended results

To seek information on the planned work programme of the Seanad Select Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments to to outline ICCL's priority for same.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Council for Civil Liberties" has no legal form. "IRISH COUNCIL FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 411471) 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 Lobbying2023-09-21

Lobbying return by Irish Council for Civil Liberties

EU Affairs
Intended results

To draw attention to the attacks on Tbilisi pride events in Georgia and to ask the EU Affairs Committee to raise the matter with the delegation from Georgia who appeared at the Committee earlier in the year. ::To draw attention to the attacks on Tbilisi pride events in Georgia…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Council for Civil Liberties" has no legal form. "IRISH COUNCIL FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 411471) 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 Lobbying2023-05-20

Lobbying return by Irish Council for Civil Liberties

EU Affairs
Intended results

To understand if the government was intending to join the the CJEU case against Hungary on its anti-LGBTQ 'propaganda' laws ::To encourage Oireachtas members to support Ireland joining the CJEU case against Hungary's anti LGBTQ 'Propaganda' laws.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Council for Civil Liberties" has no legal form. "IRISH COUNCIL FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 411471) 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 Lobbying2023-05-20

Lobbying return by Irish Council for Civil Liberties

EU Affairs
Intended results

To inform the EU affairs committee of concerns regarding civil society freedoms in Georgia as raised by Georgian NGOs ahead of a parliamentary delegation speaking to the committee.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Council for Civil Liberties" has no legal form. "IRISH COUNCIL FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 411471) 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.