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Politician · Senator · 27th Seanad

Michael McDowell

Unaffiliated

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%
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 Lobbying2026-05-21

Lobbying return by daa plc

Transport
Intended results

Increase political stakeholders’ understanding of Dublin Airport’s development needs and garner support for infrastructure or policy decisions (by experiencing projects first-hand).

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "daa plc" equals CRO name "DAA PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY" (CRO 9401) 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 Lobbying2024-05-21

Lobbying return by Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Transport
Intended results

Engaged with Ministers, TDs and Senators over the immediate delivery of transport infrastructure in Dart+ and BusConnects as well as calling for progression on Metrolink.

Register of Lobbying2023-01-10

Lobbying return by mytaxi network Ireland (trading as FREE NOW)

Transport
Intended results

To show the work FREE NOW is doing to support and promote the benefits of switching to Electric Vehicles (EV) to our partner drivers, alongside the Government's eSPSV grant; to further support the Climate Action Plan and the Government's EV and climate targets

Register of Lobbying2023-01-10

Lobbying return by mytaxi network Ireland (trading as FREE NOW)

Transport
Intended results

To inform the Justice Committee of FREE NOW's position on the planned modernisation of alcohol licensing, including advocating for staggered closing hours, improved after-hours transport infrastructure and services, and the appointment of a Night Mayor in Dublin tasked with…

Register of Lobbying2022-05-20

Lobbying return by Ibec

Transport
Intended results

Ensure that the development of Dublin's transport network is delivered on time

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 Lobbying2022-01-13

Lobbying return by Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Transport
Intended results

To highlight the need for greater modal shift towards walking and cycling::To promote the commencement of preparatory work on the DART+ Underground Project::To promote the protection of an alignment for an Orbital Luas project in Dublin

Register of Lobbying2017-03-21

Lobbying return by Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)

Transport
Intended results

To inform members of the Dail & Seanad of issues facing people with disabilities in relation to transport and the need to implement policy