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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Niall Collins

Fianna Fáil

Constituency / panel
Limerick County
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Office
Minister of State at the Department of Justice (2025-01-29 → 2025-06-04)
Office
Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (2025-06-05 → 2026-05-28)
Office
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2026-05-28 → current)
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Declared items
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CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
1532
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
1
SIPO donation records
330 of 422 divisions
78%
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 Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by Restaurants Association of Ireland

Education and Training
Intended results

Promotion of apprenticeships, education and training for Ireland's restaurants and hospitality sector.

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 Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by Progressive College Network Ltd.

Education and Training
Intended results

The scraping of the proposed Learner Protection fund, envisioned as part of the IEM (International Education Mark). Existing learner protection insurance options should be allowed to continue to be valid.

Register of Lobbying2023-05-21

Lobbying return by Bookselling Ireland

Education and Training
Intended results

A meeting with the Minister To reiterate our support for the principle of the programme To offer assistance in developing a workable mechanism for delivering the programme To emphasise the importance of schoolbook sales to the survival of bookshops, especially in rural areas and…

Register of Lobbying2023-04-27

Lobbying return by National Association of Boards of Management in Special Education

Education and Training
Intended results

To highlight the gaps in current provision, to draw attention to the urgent need for both guidance support and counselling support in both special schools and for special classes in mainstream schools.

Register of Lobbying2023-01-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

Education and Training
Intended results

Secure commitment from Government to leverage the National Training Fund surplus to invest in education and training

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 Lobbying2023-01-20

Lobbying return by Dyslexia Association of Ireland

Education and Training
Intended results

To build awareness of Oireachtas members on the lived experience of dyslexia and the need for: (1) teacher training on dyslexia (2) equitable access to dyslexia assessment (3) access to quality evidence-based supports in school for students with dyslexia, (4) formal recognition…