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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Neale Richmond

Fine Gael

Constituency / panel
Dublin Rathdown
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Office
Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (2025-01-29 → 2025-03-25)
Office
Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (2025-03-26 → 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 Lobbying2024-01-19

Lobbying return by National Youth Council of Ireland

Budgetary matters
Intended results

To secure continued funding and support for the Skills Summary Programme

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "National Youth Council of Ireland" equals CRO name "NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL OF IRELAND" (CRO 58814) 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 Lobbying2024-01-19

Lobbying return by Ibec

Employment
Intended results

Convey Ibec's position on the High Level Group recommendations on collective bargaining

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 Lobbying2024-01-19

Lobbying return by Rehab Group

Employment
Intended results

Link the Wage Subsidy Scheme to the National Minimum Wage Seek an increase in WSS in view of €1.40 increase in NMW announced in Budget 2024 ::The introduction of a pilot programme in a Local Authority on Article 20 of Procurement Directive which allows for reserved contracts…

Register of Lobbying2024-01-19

Lobbying return by Nursing Homes Ireland

Health
Intended results

NHI wanted to inform the Minister of the impact and consequences of the decision to changes the employment permit system on the nursing home sector who heavily reply on staff from overseas and that this is another body blow from the government to a sector that is in crisis. 60…

Register of Lobbying2024-01-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

To highlight the following priorities for Budget 2024::Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR).::- A fair share of the €1bn Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) must be ringfenced for farmers.::- Potential displacement in the UK market in 2024 of €300m of beef and €75m of sheep meat due to…

Register of Lobbying2024-01-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To call on the Minister for Agriculture to ensure that all farmers who applied for the new liming programme are accepted into the scheme in full.::To highlight that farmers are keen to improve on-farm efficiencies and their environmental footprint. There is huge demand for the…

Register of Lobbying2024-01-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight that a bespoke seasonal work permit scheme is essential for the seasonal nature of the Irish horticulture sector.::- Ireland is an outlier in Europe because it has no system for granting seasonal employment permits for foreign workers in sectors such as fruit…

Register of Lobbying2024-01-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight that the budget of the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine is reduced from €2.14bn to €1.94bn, a 10% reduction. This is a long way short of what is required to bolster a sector which is struggling with high input costs, lower commodity prices and…

Register of Lobbying2024-01-19

Lobbying return by BiggerStage

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

To update elected representatives on the potential for Foreign Direct Investment in unscripted production in Ireland and its potential for job creation and investment in infrastructure

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "BiggerStage" has no legal form. "BIGGER STAGE LIMITED" (CRO 681419) 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.