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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

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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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AreaAll 1368Justice and Equality 167Health 147Economic Development and Industry 129Agriculture 120EU Affairs 83Communications 82Finance 63Environment 57Arts 55Trade 48Tourism 47Education and Training 46Taxation 38Budgetary matters 36Children and Youth Affairs 36Energy and Natural Resources 30Employment 25Community 22Sports and Recreation 20Public Expenditure and Reform 19Foreign Affairs 16Housing 16Social Protection 14Transport 12Local Government 10Banking and Financial Institutions 8Development and Zoning 7Heritage 7Gaeltacht 3Marine 3Defence 1Food 1
YearAll 13682026 2232025 2862024 1332023 1792022 1382021 1232020 632019 472018 552017 732016 48
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 Lobbying2021-09-15

Lobbying return by Samaritans Ireland

Communications
Intended results

Provide input on specific legislative wording, in particular around content which promotes suicide and self harm and their impacts on online safety

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Samaritans Ireland" equals CRO name "SAMARITANS IRELAND" (CRO 450409) 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 CRAOL

Communications
Intended results

The concept and definition of Community Media Hubs merits legislative recognition.::The social benefits generated by community media should be recognised as a specific form of public service content.::A Content Support Scheme should support community media to produce “community…

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 Lobbying2021-08-31

Lobbying return by CyberSafeIreland

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

To ensure the bill includes key measures to support and protect children online as part of pre-legislative scrutiny

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "CyberSafeIreland" has no legal form. "CYBERSAFEIRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 568651) 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 Lobbying2021-06-03

Lobbying return by One in Four

Justice and Equality
Intended results

For Dept. of Justice and members of the Oireachtas to gain a better understanding of the experiences of sexual abuse survivors as witnesses within the criminal justice system so they can implement practices that better protect and ensure the well being of said victims.

Register of Lobbying2021-05-21

Lobbying return by Irish Penal Reform Trust

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Outline positive reforms implemented in response to the pandemic, reflect on how these reforms were achieved, and highlight the longer-term benefits to wider society so that these progressive reforms will be retained into the future.::Examine the ongoing challenges of prison and…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Irish Penal Reform Trust" equals CRO name "IRISH PENAL REFORM TRUST" (CRO 218442) 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 Lobbying2021-05-21

Lobbying return by Threshold

Housing
Intended results

To communicate to the Deputy Threshold's assessment of forthcoming legislation

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Threshold" equals CRO name "THRESHOLD" (CRO 70660) 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 Lobbying2021-05-21

Lobbying return by Law Society of Ireland

Communications
Intended results

To communicate the views of the Society to the Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht in relation to how the Bill addresses the integration of human rights and equality standards, the definition of 'harmful online content', 'individual…