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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Patrick O'Donovan

Fine Gael

Constituency / panel
Limerick County
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Office
Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (2025-01-23 → 2025-06-01)
Office
Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport (2025-06-02 → current)

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 Lobbying2017-05-04

Lobbying return by Studbook Development Ireland Limited

Sports and Recreation
Intended results

A level playing field.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Studbook Development Ireland Limited" equals CRO name "STUDBOOK DEVELOPMENT IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 465817) 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 Lobbying2017-03-20

Lobbying return by Camogie Association

Sports and Recreation
Intended results

17 policy recommendations relating to e.g. cross sectoral planning and delivery; women's sport; school sport; governance; gender balanced boards; coaching; volunteer engagement; financing sport and measuring the impact of sport

Register of Lobbying2017-01-21

Lobbying return by Paralympics Ireland

Sports and Recreation
Intended results

Secure greater investment for DTTAS for Paralympics Ireland programmes

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Paralympics Ireland" equals CRO name "PARALYMPICS IRELAND" (CRO 339700) 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 Lobbying2017-01-21

Lobbying return by Paralympics Ireland

Sports and Recreation
Intended results

Secure additional funding.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Paralympics Ireland" equals CRO name "PARALYMPICS IRELAND" (CRO 339700) 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 Lobbying2017-01-21

Lobbying return by Irish Hotels Federation

Tourism
Intended results

For targeted Government measures to protect Irish tourism against any negative impact arising from Brexit.::To avoid any increases to the tourism VAT rate::For additional funding for tourism marketing and product development to be provided::For additional support for regional…

Register of Lobbying2017-01-21

Lobbying return by Irish Hotels Federation

Tourism
Intended results

Seeking support for the 9% tourism VAT rate::For priority to be given to achieving a greater spread of visitors to the regions and extending the overall tourism season.::Support was sought for increased funding for tourism marketing and product development.

Register of Lobbying2017-01-21

Lobbying return by Irish Hotels Federation

Tourism
Intended results

Seeking to increase awareness of the contribution of tourism to employment and seeking additional Government support and collaboration in relation to education, training and skills - including for entry level positions.

Register of Lobbying2017-01-21

Lobbying return by Irish Hotels Federation

Tourism
Intended results

Seeking support for the 9% tourism VAT rate::For priority to be given to achieving a greater spread of visitors to the regions and extending the overall tourism season.::Support was sought for increased funding for tourism marketing and product development::Additional Government…

Register of Lobbying2017-01-21

Lobbying return by Irish Tourist Industry Confederation

Tourism
Intended results

ITIC is advocating a new tourism strategy that is industry-led and Government-enabled, with growth targets for a sector with such proven potential.::ITIC believes that with the right policies and investment strategies it is realistic to aspire to achieving the growth projections…

Register of Lobbying2017-01-20

Lobbying return by Limerick Youth Service

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

Action on Mental Health crisis, eliminate waiting lists for young people for mental health in next 12 months. Provide successive increases of 5% in funding in next 3 budgets. Support the delivery of the 2012 Report of the National substance misuse strategy steering group and…

Register of Lobbying2017-01-20

Lobbying return by Ibec

Health
Intended results

To ensure understanding of industry perspective on proposed legislation and policy change.

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.