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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Paschal Donohoe

Fine Gael

Constituency / panel
Dublin Central
Membership
2024-11-29 → 2025-11-21
Office
Minister for Finance (2025-01-23 → 2025-11-18)

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 Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

Budgetary matters
Intended results

That Budget asks are taken into consideration and vulnerable and marginalised groups of people are protected in Budget 2020

Register of Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by Irish Tourist Industry Confederation

Tourism
Intended results

A phased approach to the €40 million Brexit fund, that was promised in Budget 2020, be implemented with half being allocation whether deal or no deal and the balance payable on a hard Brexit outcome.::No current budget increase in 2020 for tourism, unless a no deal Brexit comes…

Register of Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by Irish Road Haulage Association

Transport
Intended results

Recalibration of the diesel fuel rebate scheme

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Irish Road Haulage Association" equals CRO name "IRISH ROAD HAULAGE ASSOCIATION" (CRO 43035) 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 Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by Avista

Health
Intended results

Increased budget for disability service budget in national budget

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.

Register of Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by PricewaterhouseCoopers

Finance
Intended results

The intention was to provide clarity on whether certain income and/or gains from passive investments could also avail of the sporting exemption reliefs.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "PricewaterhouseCoopers" has no legal form. "PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS UNLIMITED COMPANY" (CRO 288095) 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 Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by PricewaterhouseCoopers

Finance
Intended results

Clarity on the legislative provisions

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "PricewaterhouseCoopers" has no legal form. "PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS UNLIMITED COMPANY" (CRO 288095) 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 Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by Irish Pharmacy Union

Health
Intended results

Request that the Government commence negotiations on a new pharmacy contract and investment in pharmacy services and not to implement any changes to pharmacy payments until the conclusion of those talks.

Register of Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by Financial Services Union

Employment
Intended results

Letter on December 20th seeking support on the following• A complete cessation of branch closures for the next five years • Legislation to outlaw unpaid work and respect workers right to disconnect • The introduction of gender pay reporting. Letter also sought a meeting

Register of Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by Paul Allen & Associates Public Relations

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Changes to the legislation which would protect the future of the game of bingo in Ireland, which is a vital social outlet for many elderly people.

Register of Lobbying2020-01-20

Lobbying return by RGDATA

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Establishment of a Garda Insurance Fraud Investigation Unit to reduce the number of fraudulent and exaggerated and reduce the cost of insurance for independent shopkeepers.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "RGDATA" has no legal form. "RGDATA COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 104445) 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 Lobbying2020-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

Income Averaging 'Step-Out' flexibility: that a farmer should be allowed to ‘step-out’ of income averaging more than once in a five-year period, where they are not carrying an unpaid deferred tax amount from a previous ‘step-out’, providing a strong incentive to repay the…

Register of Lobbying2020-01-20

Lobbying return by Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Finance
Intended results

Cut Capital Gains Tax to 20% for unlisted trading firms.::Outmatch the UK on Entrepreneur Relief by raising the lifetime limit to €15m.::Improve R&D incentives to boost innovation in Irish SMEs, including an upfront cash claim and a higher tax credit rate of 30%.::Reduce income…