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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)
1
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

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 Lobbying2025-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To propose that Government must commit to developing and contributing in a funding model for a National IBR programme that equitably recognises all costs associated with the programme and includes proportionate contributions from all identified beneficiaries.

Register of Lobbying2025-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To propose that the commitment given to farmers by the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (DAFM) to reduce the VAT rate on veterinary vaccines to 0% must be honoured.

Register of Lobbying2025-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To propose that Government must commit to utilising the €33.5m allocation for the upgrading of the Regional Veterinary Laboratory network and the enhancements to the services to farmers from the RVL network and provide a realistic time frame to deliver these enhancements.

Register of Lobbying2025-01-20

Lobbying return by Alcohol Action Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Raising concerns about proposals to extend licensing hours/venues.

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.

Register of Lobbying2025-01-20

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.

Register of Lobbying2025-01-20

Lobbying return by Children's Books Ireland CLG

Education and Training
Intended results

1.Inclusion of support for reading for joy for children and young people in party election manifestos for General Election 2025. ::2. Establish a National Advisory Group on School Library Provision to develop a National Strategy for School Libraries, with the key aim of ensuring…

Register of Lobbying2025-01-20

Lobbying return by Veterinary Ireland

Agriculture
Intended results

Meetings with Taoiseach, Tanaiste, Ministers and other DPOs to discuss Veterinary Ireland's concerns with the implementation of the legislation and associated Draft Statutory Instrument (SI).::To discuss Veterinary Ireland's concerns on Anti-Microbial / Anti-Parasitic…

Register of Lobbying2025-01-20

Lobbying return by Sensational Kids CLG

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Support regarding the decision by the Department of Justice to halt investor approvals for the already approved funding for construction of the National Child Development Centre ::Seeking Funding support for therapy services delivered by Sensational Kids

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Sensational Kids CLG" equals CRO name "SENSATIONAL KIDS COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 432465) 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 Lobbying2025-01-20

Lobbying return by GSK

Health
Intended results

To thank deputies and senators for attending session in AV room, to remind them that adult vaccination delivers a return on investment and to ask for their help lobbying for adult vaccination

Register of Lobbying2025-01-19

Lobbying return by Car Rental Council of Ireland

Taxation
Intended results

Re-instate the pre-2019 VAT equalisation measure in order to facilitate the short-term purchase/lease of cars to service the summer tourist market in Ireland.

Register of Lobbying2025-01-19

Lobbying return by Car Rental Council of Ireland

Transport
Intended results

To ensure that there are sufficient grid capacity and fast charging points in place nationally to facilitate the sustainable electrification of the car rental fleet.

Register of Lobbying2025-01-19

Lobbying return by Car Rental Council of Ireland

Finance
Intended results

That Government would use the leverage it has with incumbent insurers to deliver reductions in liability premiums and increase risk appetite; and accelerate efforts to attract more liability underwriters into the Irish market.