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Politician · Senator · 27th Seanad

Patricia Stephenson

Social Democrats

Constituency / panel
Labour Panel
Membership
2025-01-29 → current
Committees
7 current — Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade; Joint Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery; …
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Declared items
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CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
240
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
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SIPO donation records
172 of 221 divisions
78%
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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 Lobbying2026-05-21

Lobbying return by Christian Aid Ireland

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Sharing information and concerns regarding the EU CSDDD and Omnibus proposals from the Irish Coalition for Business and Human Rights (ICBHR)

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Christian Aid Ireland" equals CRO name "CHRISTIAN AID IRELAND" (CRO 426928) 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 Lobbying2026-05-21

Lobbying return by Christian Aid Ireland

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Sharing information regarding the Arbitration (Amendment) Act 2025 and concerns over investor court systems

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Christian Aid Ireland" equals CRO name "CHRISTIAN AID IRELAND" (CRO 426928) 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 Lobbying2026-05-21

Lobbying return by National Women's Council of Ireland

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

To brief Leinster House on the recommendations from the All-Island Violence Against Women Report

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "National Women's Council of Ireland" equals CRO name "NATIONAL WOMEN'S COUNCIL OF IRELAND" (CRO 241868) 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 Lobbying2026-05-21

Lobbying return by Irish Red Cross

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Networking with key stakeholders and promoting the position of the IRC and the ICRC as key interlocutors in the area of international humanitarian law.

Register of Lobbying2026-05-20

Lobbying return by GOAL

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

To provide information on GOAL's portfolio of programming in Darfur region of Sudan and advocate for further Irish government support for ongoing humanitarian efforts through its own advocacy at European level and for an increase in Department of Foreign Affairs budget for…

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Published name "GOAL" equals CRO name "GOAL" (CRO 201698) 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 Lobbying2026-05-20

Lobbying return by DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Understanding of the GEI, civil society's concerns and implications for current negotiations

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Published name "DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS" equals CRO name "DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS" (CRO 94384) 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 Lobbying2026-05-20

Lobbying return by Concern Worldwide

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

To raise awareness amongst TDs and Senators about the Irish Aid funded humanitarian programmes in Liberia and Sierra Leone and to advocate for sustained investment, continued commitment to ODA and to champion's Irelands approach to development and humanitarian assistance during…

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Published name "Concern Worldwide" equals CRO name "CONCERN WORLDWIDE" (CRO 39647) 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 Lobbying2026-05-20

Lobbying return by Christian Aid Ireland

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Sharing of information and advocacy in support of the Occupied Territories Bill 2018 and related Government proposals

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Christian Aid Ireland" equals CRO name "CHRISTIAN AID IRELAND" (CRO 426928) 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 Lobbying2026-05-19

Lobbying return by Amnesty International Ireland

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Share with Minister and Ireland's PACE representatives our letter setting out concerns about discussions among Council of Europe member states on issues related to migration and the ECHR, and urge Ireland to uphold the integrity of the system that protects the human rights of…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-19

Lobbying return by An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Highlight concerns on the limited protection it provides as claims against the State can be enforced outside the jurisdiction; the general negative implications of Investor State Dispute clauses; the risk the Government plan to use this bill to facilitate ratification of such…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland" equals CRO name "AN TAISCE - THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR IRELAND" (CRO 12469) 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 Lobbying2026-05-19

Lobbying return by An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

To request the JOC Foreign Affairs and Trade write to the Minister FA&T to request her to consider Irish support for the resources needed to support Ukraine's efforts on accession, specifically on the Environmental Chapter, to help them move towards improved Environmental…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland" equals CRO name "AN TAISCE - THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR IRELAND" (CRO 12469) 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 Lobbying2026-03-27

Lobbying return by ActionAid Ireland

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

For politicians to be aware of the current situation in Gaza and the West Bank and to hear the need for the Occupied Territories Bill to be passed.

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Published name "ActionAid Ireland" equals CRO name "ACTIONAID IRELAND" (CRO 95403) 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 Lobbying2026-01-22

Lobbying return by Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Discuss Irish Government's response to sanctions agains Palestinian Human Right NGOs. ::Clarification requested from the Minister for Foreign Affairs regarding government support of human rights organisation Al-Haq

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Council for Civil Liberties" has no legal form. "IRISH COUNCIL FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 411471) 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 Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Trócaire

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Ireland to support a robust gender responsive EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and to introduce mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence legislation::Ireland to support a UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights

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Published name "Trócaire" equals CRO name "TROCAIRE" (CRO 661147) 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 Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Plan International Ireland

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Ireland to continue to press for respect for humanitarian principles and protection of civilians especially children and education infrastructure.