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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Richard Boyd Barrett

People Before Profit-Solidarity

Constituency / panel
Dún Laoghaire
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Committees
7 current, 1 ended — Joint Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Select Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; …
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Awards to declared companies
1429
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
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195 of 422 divisions
46%
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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 Lobbying2025-12-16

Lobbying return by Mercy Law Resource Centre CLG

Housing
Intended results

Pre-legislative scrutiny of any amendments to the Housing Act 1988 with a focus on compliance with human rights. Letter sent prior to appearance before sitting of committee discussing homelessness.

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Published name "Mercy Law Resource Centre CLG" equals CRO name "MERCY LAW RESOURCE CENTRE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 471072) 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 Lobbying2025-09-29

Lobbying return by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber of Commerce

Housing
Intended results

The Shanganagh Castle development in Shankill - 597 new homes delivered in partnership with the LDA and DLR County Council - sets a strong precedent for affordable, cost-rental, and social housing. Budget 2026 should build on this momentum by accelerating planning and funding…

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Published name "Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber of Commerce" equals CRO name "DUN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE" (CRO 12764) 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 Lobbying2025-09-29

Lobbying return by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber of Commerce

Housing
Intended results

The Shanganagh Castle development in Shankill - 597 new homes delivered in partnership with the LDA and DLR County Council - sets a strong precedent for affordable, cost-rental, and social housing. Budget 2026 should build on this momentum by accelerating planning and funding…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber of Commerce" equals CRO name "DUN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE" (CRO 12764) 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 Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by Mercy Law Resource Centre CLG

Housing
Intended results

Influence Oireachtas Committee on amendments to social housing legislation related to appeal structures, access to homeless services, and entitlements of persons experiencing domestic violence.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Mercy Law Resource Centre CLG" equals CRO name "MERCY LAW RESOURCE CENTRE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 471072) 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 Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by Mercy Law Resource Centre CLG

Housing
Intended results

To encourage members of the Oireachtas to support the establishment of a robust, independent appeals structure for decisions related to social housing and homeless supports.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Mercy Law Resource Centre CLG" equals CRO name "MERCY LAW RESOURCE CENTRE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 471072) 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 Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by Friends of the Earth

Housing
Intended results

Sought for the Housing Committee to prioritise sessions on implementing minimum BER standards in private rental housing from 2025, including timeline, enforcement and tenant protections against renovictions, and on scaling up local authority and AHB retrofit programmes with…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by Respond

Housing
Intended results

Key Challenges being addressed in Budget 2026

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Published name "Respond" equals CRO name "RESPOND" (CRO 90576) 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 Lobbying2025-09-18

Lobbying return by Alice Public Relations

Housing
Intended results

Intended to arrange for the Housing Alliance to meet with Government Officials, to discuss the role Approved Housing Bodies are currently playing to help solve the housing crisis, and their vision and next steps for how they can collectively solve many of the challenges in this…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-11

Lobbying return by Simon Communities of Ireland

Housing
Intended results

Simon Communities of Ireland's proposed solutions considered, use of person centred language.

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Published name "Simon Communities of Ireland" equals CRO name "SIMON COMMUNITIES OF IRELAND" (CRO 74038) 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 Lobbying2025-09-08

Lobbying return by Threshold

Housing
Intended results

Thresholds pre-budget proposals to be adopted.

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Published name "Threshold" equals CRO name "THRESHOLD" (CRO 70660) 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 Lobbying2025-09-08

Lobbying return by Threshold

Housing
Intended results

Set out Threshold's policy priorities to the DPOs.

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Published name "Threshold" equals CRO name "THRESHOLD" (CRO 70660) 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 Lobbying2025-08-27

Lobbying return by National Traveller MABS

Housing
Intended results

To highlight three priority policy areas that the Committee should address in its 2025 work programme. 1. Implementation of Minimum BER Standards in the Private Rental Sector 2. Scaling Up and Resourcing the Local Authority and AHB Retrofit Programmes 3. Ireland’s Forthcoming…

Register of Lobbying2025-05-20

Lobbying return by Montague Communications Ltd

Housing
Intended results

Implementation of Interim Remediation Scheme, rollout of Retrospective Payments Pathfinders, getting strong party commitments on defects remediation translated into the Programme for Government and then acted upon by the new Government.

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Published name "Montague Communications Ltd" equals CRO name "MONTAGUE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED" (CRO 297660) 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 Lobbying2025-05-20

Lobbying return by Construction Defects Alliance

Housing
Intended results

Implementation of Interim Remediation Scheme; rollout of Retrospective Payments Pathfinders; getting strong commitments on defects remediation translated into the Programme for Government (PFG) and then acted upon by the new Government.