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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Sinn Féin

Constituency / panel
Donegal
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Committees
8 current — Committee on Parliamentary Privileges and Oversight (Dáil Éireann); Committee on Remit Oversight (Dáil Éireann); …

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 Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Ibec

Employment
Intended results

Addressing challenges arising from cross-border working .

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2026-01-15

Lobbying return by Grow Remote Ireland CLG

Employment
Intended results

Attendance at the All Party Group Meeting on Remote Working in Sept 2025

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Grow Remote Ireland CLG" equals CRO name "GROW REMOTE IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 650463) 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 Lobbying2024-09-03

Lobbying return by The Open Doors Initiative

Employment
Intended results

Shared above submissions to a wide range of public representatives to support changes in employment policy.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "The Open Doors Initiative" equals CRO name "THE OPEN DOORS INITIATIVE" (CRO 665789) 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 Lobbying2024-05-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

Employment
Intended results

Share Ibec's recommendations around those in need of care, working carers and the care sector to ensure awareness

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2024-05-21

Lobbying return by The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers

Employment
Intended results

An outright ban on union-busting. Introduce robust protections for union Reps so that they can’t be victimised, discriminated against or dismissed for their union activity Introduce separate robust anti penalisation protections for union members so that they can’t be victimised…

Register of Lobbying2024-05-21

Lobbying return by The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers

Employment
Intended results

An outright ban on union-busting. Introduce robust protections for union Reps so that they can’t be victimised, discriminated against or dismissed for their union activity Introduce separate robust anti penalisation protections for union members so that they can’t be victimised…

Register of Lobbying2021-09-08

Lobbying return by Inishowen Development Partnership

Employment
Intended results

Influencing the approach to the new LES to be more person centred

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Inishowen Development Partnership" equals CRO name "INISHOWEN DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP" (CRO 447893) 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 Lobbying2020-05-14

Lobbying return by Migrant Rights Centre Ireland

Employment
Intended results

Changes to the General Scheme that provide increased mobility, better protections for workers, access to system for undocumented workers and reduce labour market segregation

Register of Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by Restaurants Association of Ireland

Employment
Intended results

To convey the concerns of the tourism and hospitality sector regarding current legislation and any change to legislation. Including change to ethnic chef work permits. As the restaurant sector had been able to avail of chef work permits for a number of years and had sought…

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 Lobbying2020-01-15

Lobbying return by Migrant Rights Centre Ireland

Employment
Intended results

Changes to the General Scheme that provide increased mobility, better protections for workers, access to system for undocumented workers and reduce labour market segregation