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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Niamh Smyth

Fianna Fáil

Constituency / panel
Cavan-Monaghan
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Office
Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (2025-06-02 → current)
Office
Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (2025-01-29 → 2025-06-01)
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Declared items
1
CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
1368
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
0
SIPO donation records
318 of 422 divisions
75%
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 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 Lobbying2021-09-16

Lobbying return by Association of Visitor Experiences and Attractions CLG

Tourism
Intended results

AVEA indicated its availability to have a senior Board member present to the Joint Committee on Tourism at a future session.

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 Lobbying2021-09-14

Lobbying return by Unite the Union, Ireland Region

Tourism
Intended results

Political awareness of unacceptable working conditions in the hospitality sector and the need for robust workers' and trade union rights to help address same

Register of Lobbying2021-09-13

Lobbying return by Restaurants Association of Ireland

Tourism
Intended results

To notify relevant departments of coordinated fraudulent activity & to seek plan to prevent and discourage such activities damaging an economically flattened and still restricted 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 Lobbying2021-05-18

Lobbying return by IRISH CARAVAN & CAMPING COUNCIL

Tourism
Intended results

Permitting outdoor activities and contained accommodations to re-open in a safe manner for domestic visitors in phase 3 and allow intercountry travel to their businesses in the mid-May review.

Register of Lobbying2021-05-18

Lobbying return by Restaurants Association of Ireland

Tourism
Intended results

To secure supports for the Restaurant and Hospitality Sector including continuation of EWSS, CRSS into 2022 at current rates, extension of commercial rates waiver, detailed plan and date for reopening, extension of VAT rate of 9% into 2025, government intervention in the claim…

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 Lobbying2021-04-26

Lobbying return by Association of Visitor Experiences and Attractions CLG

Tourism
Intended results

Requested immediate consideration be given to opening the visitor attractions sector at Level 3 with guided tours permitted: to keep jobs, offer mental health benefits, maintain Ireland’s strategic tourism assets and infrastructure, and provide safe experiences for domestic…

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 Lobbying2021-04-26

Lobbying return by Association of Visitor Experiences and Attractions CLG

Tourism
Intended results

The decision to re-open visitor attractions will be contingent on the continuation of existing Government supports including the EWSS and the CRSS until such time as both the demand and capacity restrictions on tourism are lifted and the tourism sector moves to a viable level of…

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.