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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Séamus McGrath

Fianna Fáil

Constituency / panel
Cork South-Central
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Committees
5 current — Committee of Public Accounts; Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage; …
1
Declared items
0
CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
294
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
0
SIPO donation records
408 of 422 divisions
97%
Vote participation

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 Lobbying2026-09-04

Lobbying return by Mercy Law Resource Centre CLG

Housing
Intended results

Closer review of Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026

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 Lobbying2026-09-02

Lobbying return by RIAI

Housing
Intended results

To secure stronger policy recognition and practical involvement of architects in housing delivery, regeneration of vacancies and dereliction, and planning and procurement reform, thereby influencing how Ireland achieves its housing and infrastructure targets.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-01

Lobbying return by Dublin South City Partnership

Housing
Intended results

Simplified and quicker Regeneration Process, address current maintenance problems in flats in a timely manner. For DCC to appoint a dedicated Director of Housing Regeneration with a properly funded section. For resources to be provided to expand the Community of Practice and…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Dublin South City Partnership" has no legal form. "DUBLIN SOUTH CITY PARTNERSHIP COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 260765) 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 Lobbying2026-05-20

Lobbying return by Montague Communications Ltd

Housing
Intended results

Implementation of Interim Remediation Scheme, development of the Fire Detection and Alarm System Initiative, the rollout of Retrospective Payments and the passing of legislation to underpin the defects remediation scheme.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

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 Lobbying2026-05-20

Lobbying return by Construction Defects Alliance

Housing
Intended results

Implementation of Interim Remediation Scheme; development of the Fire Detection and Alarm System Initiative, the rollout of Retrospective Payments Pathfinders and the passage of legislation to underpin the defects remediation scheme.

Register of Lobbying2026-05-20

Lobbying return by Irish Council for Social Housing

Housing
Intended results

to inform members of current issues and policy and funding priorities for AHBs we held individual meetings with TDs who were interested in the first quarter of 2026

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Irish Council for Social Housing" equals CRO name "IRISH COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL HOUSING" (CRO 87652) 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 Cork Simon Community

Housing
Intended results

Greater visibility for single adult households in the government's policy on housing and homelessness.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Cork Simon Community" equals CRO name "CORK SIMON COMMUNITY" (CRO 42511) 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 Cork Simon Community

Housing
Intended results

Greater visibility for single adult households in the government's policy, Delivering Homes, Building Communities.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Cork Simon Community" equals CRO name "CORK SIMON COMMUNITY" (CRO 42511) 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 HAIL - Housing Association for Integrated Living

Housing
Intended results

Convey the need for continued and equal access to viable capital funding models in line with our current funding changes.

Register of Lobbying2026-05-18

Lobbying return by Threshold

Housing
Intended results

To inform the DPOs of our concerns and recommendations in respect of the proposed planning exemptions for detached exterior dwellings.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

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 Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Construction Defects Alliance

Housing
Intended results

Implementation of Interim Remediation Scheme; rollout of Retrospective Payments Pathfinders; and the passage of legislation to underpin the defects remediation scheme.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Cormac McKay

Housing
Intended results

To seriously tackle the issue of getting vacant property back into habitability ::Involve those currently on the housing waiting list to contribute to the refurbishment of those properties and all newly constructed housing stock for them to contribute, A Government/Council run…