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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)
0
Declared items
0
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

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 Lobbying2023-01-20

Lobbying return by Shannon Chamber

Tourism
Intended results

Seek Government support for Clare County Council’s request for €15 million funding from the Government for the takeover of Shannon Heritage sites in Co. Clare, stating that a decision on the approval of such funding for the Council is urgent and vital.

Register of Lobbying2022-09-21

Lobbying return by Irish Hotels Federation

Tourism
Intended results

Continued investment and support for tourism marketing both domestically and overseas.::Seeking a commitment by Government to retain the 9% rate of tourism VAT until after 2025::Additional funding for hospitality recruitment and career awareness, and targeted resources for…

Register of Lobbying2022-05-21

Lobbying return by Irish Hotels Federation

Tourism
Intended results

Seeking an extension of the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS)::Seeking a commitment by Government to retain the 9% rate of tourism VAT until after 2025::Seeking a revision and extension of the Covid Restrictions Support Scheme (CRSS)::Seeking an easing of Covid-related…

Register of Lobbying2022-01-21

Lobbying return by Irish Hotels Federation

Tourism
Intended results

Seeking an extension of the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS)::Seeking an extension to the waiver on Local Authority rates::Seeking a commitment by Government to retain the 9% rate of tourism VAT until after 2025::Seeking additional banking and liquidity measures to assist…

Register of Lobbying2022-01-17

Lobbying return by Restaurants Association of Ireland

Tourism
Intended results

Briefed party members re need to reinstate EWSS at previous rate and extend & in light of public health advice not to socialise the need for access to CRSS or bespoke hospitality support

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 Lobbying2021-09-24

Lobbying return by Association of Visitor Experiences and Attractions CLG

Tourism
Intended results

AVEA wishes to have the following key points included in Budget decisions for 2022: (1) extension of EWSS to June 2022 (2) doubling of budgets for Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland (3) strategic investment in tourism careers (4) continuation of 9% VAT to 2025 (5) restoration…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Association of Visitor Experiences and Attractions CLG" equals CRO name "ASSOCIATION OF VISITOR EXPERIENCES AND ATTRACTIONS COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 598606) 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 Lobbying2021-09-21

Lobbying return by Irish Hotels Federation

Tourism
Intended results

Seeking an extension of the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS)::Seeking an extension to the waiver on Local Authority rates::Seeking a commitment by Government to retain the 9% rate of tourism VAT::Seeking additional banking and liquidity measures to assist with working…

Register of Lobbying2021-09-01

Lobbying return by Irish Self Catering Federation

Tourism
Intended results

Receive funding for self-catering owners in Ireland

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Self Catering Federation" has no legal form. "IRISH SELF CATERING FEDERATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 359394) 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 Lobbying2021-05-21

Lobbying return by Irish Hotels Federation

Tourism
Intended results

Seeking additional liquidity measures to assist with working capital and cash flow for businesses facing short term problems::Seeking a commitment by Government to retain the 9% rate of tourism VAT until 2025::Seeking an extension to the waiver on Local Authority rates until the…

Register of Lobbying2021-01-21

Lobbying return by Irish Hotels Federation

Tourism
Intended results

Seeking additional liquidity measures to assist with working capital and cash flow for businesses facing short term problems::Seeking a reduction in rate of tourism VAT as part of the Budget::Seeking an extension to the waiver on Local Authority rates to coincide with business…

Register of Lobbying2020-09-21

Lobbying return by Irish Hotels Federation

Tourism
Intended results

Seeking additional liquidity measures to assist with working capital and cash flow for businesses facing short term problems::Seeking a reduction in rates of tourism VAT::Seeking an extension to the waiver on Local Authority rates for at least 12 months to coincide with business…

Register of Lobbying2019-01-18

Lobbying return by Restaurants Association of Ireland

Tourism
Intended results

Highlight the issues of importance to the restaurant, hospitality and tourism industry, most notably the importance of retaining the VAT at 9%. To highlight the skills shortage facing the restaurant industry and to highlight delays and obstacles associated with work permits and…

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 Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by Restaurants Association of Ireland

Tourism
Intended results

Highlight the issues of importance to the restaurant, hospitality and tourism industry, most notably the importance of retaining the VAT at 9%::To highlight the skills shortage facing the restaurant industry and for policy measures on work permits to be changed. To create a…

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 Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by Restaurants Association of Ireland

Tourism
Intended results

Highlight the numerous costs involved in operating and running a restaurant or hospitality premises in Ireland.::Cost of recruitment and staff retention associated with a skills shortage in the sector.::Cost of insurance premiums and the knock on effect of injury claim pay outs…

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.