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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 Lobbying2017-09-15

Lobbying return by Shannon Group plc

Transport
Intended results

Lobby United Airlines to reverse decision to withdraw from winter schedule

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Shannon Group plc" equals CRO name "SHANNON GROUP, PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY" (CRO 548847) 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 Lobbying2017-09-12

Lobbying return by Vintners' Federation of Ireland

Transport
Intended results

Proper implementation of the current law should take place before any additional changes are made. There is no evidence that this initiative will save lives.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Vintners' Federation of Ireland" has no legal form. "VINTNERS' FEDERATION OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 112132) 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 Lobbying2017-08-31

Lobbying return by Uber

Transport
Intended results

Evaluation of appropriateness of existing policies

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Uber" has no legal form. "UBER LIMITED" (CRO 564552) 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 Lobbying2017-07-19

Lobbying return by Milford Care Centre

Health
Intended results

Secure allocation of associated additional funding for the pay award in line with established practice.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Milford Care Centre" equals CRO name "MILFORD CARE CENTRE" (CRO 291969) 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 Lobbying2017-07-11

Lobbying return by Ireland Active

Sports and Recreation
Intended results

Engagement by Departments of Sport and Health on importance of physical activity as part of the European Week of Sport and National Physical Activity Plan

Register of Lobbying2017-05-23

Lobbying return by AA Ireland Limited

Tourism
Intended results

Minister to attend & present awards as guest of AA

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "AA Ireland Limited" equals CRO name "AA IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 389194) 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 Lobbying2017-05-21

Lobbying return by Irish Hotels Federation

Tourism
Intended results

Seeking greater 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. To mitigate the negative effects of Brexit on Irish…

Register of Lobbying2017-05-21

Lobbying return by Irish Hotels Federation

Tourism
Intended results

Seeking support for the 9% tourism VAT rate and 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 and for measures to…

Register of Lobbying2017-05-21

Lobbying return by The European Movement - Ireland

EU Affairs
Intended results

Blue Star Programme 'Handshake for Europe' Europe Day attendance

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "The European Movement - Ireland" equals CRO name "THE EUROPEAN MOVEMENT - IRELAND" (CRO 21130) 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 Lobbying2017-05-21

Lobbying return by Irish Hotels Federation

Tourism
Intended results

Seeking support for measures to support continued growth in Irish tourism, including increased State investment in marketing and product development.