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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Niall Collins

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: 0
CRO-matched interests: 0
Awards to declared companies: 1532
Lobbying returns: 1
SIPO donation records: 78%
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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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Lobbying return by Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

Agriculture

Intended results

Meeting with politicians at the National Ploughing Championships and discussing farm policy issues.

Lobbying return by SSE plc

Energy and Natural Resources

Intended results

Policy environment to support cleaner, homegrown, Irish energy. Targeted policy proposals to deliver home/business decarbonisation; increased deployment of renewable energy; energy infrastructure development; low carbon, flexible power solutions; and planning reforms to deliver…

Lobbying return by Alcohol Action Ireland

Health

Intended results

Establishment of an Alcohol Office to develop coherent cross-government policy to address issues around alcohol harm.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Alcohol Action Ireland" equals CRO name "ALCOHOL ACTION IRELAND" (CRO 378738) 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.

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture

Intended results

To highlight that difficult weather conditions, high input prices and declining output prices have driven farm incomes to unsustainable levels. Recent surveys show that the average farm income in Ireland is below €20,000, the lowest level in over a decade. Targeted measures are…

Lobbying return by SIPTU - Services Industrial Professional Trade Union

Employment

Intended results

Signing the pledge

Lobbying return by The Irish Traveller Movement

Justice and Equality

Intended results

Safeguarded investment for Traveller programmes and supports. Commitments to Traveller equality and programme provisions in PFG. Investment in school diversity and anti racism programme. Support for adequate protection in Hate Crime legislation in development

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "The Irish Traveller Movement" has no legal form. "IRISH TRAVELLER MOVEMENT COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 294188) 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.

Lobbying return by AONTAS

Education and Training

Intended results

The integration of key recommendations into the programme for government including increased support for the community education sector, and enhanced financial and wrap around support for adult learners

Lobbying return by Croom Family Resource Centre

Community

Intended results

To seek clarity on funding application submitted to the HSE and Department of Health in securing funding for Croom Meals on Wheels

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Croom Family Resource Centre" has no legal form. "CROOM FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 414005) 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.

Lobbying return by Limerick Chamber

Economic Development and Industry

Intended results

Limerick Chamber made a submission to politicians during the drafting phase of the Programme for Government. The intended results were to ensure that solutions to challenges to business in the Mid-West were front and centre in the finalised draft of the programme for government.

Lobbying return by Avista

Budgetary matters

Intended results

Avista asked the government to focus on the eight main areas outlined below to ensure over 3,000 supported individuals with disabilities in Dublin, Limerick and North Tipperary/Offaly are included in Government discussions for future national spending.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Avista" has no legal form. "AVISTA COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 527694) 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.

Lobbying return by Gaisce - The President's Award

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

inclusion in election manifesto / programme for Government

Lobbying return by Lightsource Renewable Energy Ireland Limited

Energy and Natural Resources

Intended results

To engage with and inform local politicians on a proposed solar farm and energy storage project in Knockanure, Co. Kerry.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Lightsource Renewable Energy Ireland Limited" equals CRO name "LIGHTSOURCE RENEWABLE ENERGY IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 570839) 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.

Lobbying return by Limerick Chamber

Economic Development and Industry

Intended results

To garner support for the asks and recommendations forming part of the Limerick Chambers Mid-West Policy Priorities for General Election 2024 Submission.

Lobbying return by National Adult Literacy Agency

Education and Training

Intended results

For our recommended commitments to go into the next programme for government

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "National Adult Literacy Agency" equals CRO name "NATIONAL ADULT LITERACY AGENCY" (CRO 342807) 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.

Lobbying return by AHEAD

Education and Training

Intended results

Influencing the Programme for Government to include the following key priorities 1. Universally designed teritiary education 2. Invest in Education support services 3. Address the added cost of disability

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "AHEAD" equals CRO name "AHEAD" (CRO 317562) 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.