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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

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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 Lobbying2025-09-17

Lobbying return by Cork Business Association

Housing
Intended results

Present document to local businesses / regarding various suggestions for helping to remove barriers to housing supply

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Cork Business Association" has no legal form. "CORK BUSINESS ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 205646) 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 Lobbying2025-09-16

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Housing
Intended results

To advocate for changes to housing policy to ensure sufficient supply in the Cork region, including measures to repurpose existing buildings to support additional housing supply, as well as support for areas with considerable housing development potential such as the Cork…

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.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

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.

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 Lobbying2025-09-08

Lobbying return by Threshold

Housing
Intended results

To clarify several points raised at a Committee session.

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 Lobbying2025-09-08

Lobbying return by Threshold

Housing
Intended results

Set out Threshold's policy priorities to the DPOs.

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 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 Lobbying2025-05-13

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Housing
Intended results

To demonstrate the issues with housing delivery in Cork and to ensure that the newly-elected TDs would prioritise this in the coming years in an effort to resolve the housing crisis and also support economic development

Register of Lobbying2025-05-13

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Housing
Intended results

To generate support for changes in housing policy which would lead to more development::To discuss rent pressure zones, rent caps and issues in delivery, such as non-alignment of utility providers, and to solve the issues associated with these policies