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Politician · Senator · 27th Seanad

Seán Kyne

Fine Gael

Constituency / panel
Cultural and Educational Panel
Membership
2025-01-29 → 2026-05-24
Committees
4 current, 15 ended — Comhchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeilge; Joint Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs; …
7
Declared items
0
CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
1471
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
0
SIPO donation records
234 of 257 divisions
91%
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 Lobbying2022-01-18

Lobbying return by Muscular Dystrophy Society of Ireland GLC

Budgetary matters
Intended results

The incorporation of a range of measures within Budget 2022, including increase funding for Personal Assistance, increase core social welfare rates affecting people with MD and their carers; extend medical card eligibility for children aged 16 years and over who have MD;…

Register of Lobbying2022-01-17

Lobbying return by Irish Platform for Patients' Organisations, Science and Industry

Budgetary matters
Intended results

We hoped to secure a commitment for greater investment in ehealth and cybersecurity solutions in the 2022 budget.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Platform for Patients' Organisations, Science and Industry" has no legal form. "IRISH PLATFORM FOR PATIENTS' ORGANISATIONS, SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 408258) 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 Lobbying2021-01-20

Lobbying return by Event Industry Ireland

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Seeking to influence Budget 2021/Government support schemes for business::Briefing on Budget submission - business transformation grants, wage subsidies, loan moratoria

Register of Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by Irish Universities Association

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Discussion on key policy issues relating to universities and enhanced funding for universities in Budget 2020

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Irish Universities Association" equals CRO name "IRISH UNIVERSITIES ASSOCIATION" (CRO 264534) 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 Lobbying2020-01-06

Lobbying return by Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed

Budgetary matters
Intended results

To pursue better outcomes for unemployed people and others of working age from Budget 2020. In particular to ensure that there is a better understanding of the role and interaction between adequate income, supportive employment services, good activation programmes, access to…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed" has no legal form. "IRISH NATIONAL ORGANISATION OF THE UNEMPLOYED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 192768) 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 Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by Horse Sport Ireland

Budgetary matters
Intended results

To secure an additional €3.3m in funding from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and an additional €1.71m from the Department of Transport, Tourism, and Sport in order to bring the total Government allocation of Ireland's National Governing Body for Equestrian…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Horse Sport Ireland" equals CRO name "HORSE SPORT IRELAND" (CRO 432092) 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 Lobbying2018-09-21

Lobbying return by Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed

Budgetary matters
Intended results

To pursue better outcomes for unemployed people and others of working age from Budget 2019. In particular to have social welfare rates increased, to have other supports and employment services improved so that they meet people's needs and support the realisation of their…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed" has no legal form. "IRISH NATIONAL ORGANISATION OF THE UNEMPLOYED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 192768) 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 Lobbying2018-09-17

Lobbying return by Vintners' Federation of Ireland

Budgetary matters
Intended results

To inform the various TDs that there is now considerably more VAT being returned from this sector than when the rate was 13.5%. There are 53k more people employed in the sector now than 2011 when the rate was adjusted, that equates to a saving to the Exchequer of approximately…

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 Lobbying2018-09-13

Lobbying return by COPE Galway CLG

Budgetary matters
Intended results

An increase in social housing supply through building to meet both current and future needs in response to the growth in homelessness::The introduction of measures address the slow pace of delivery of social housing including speeding up the processing of the Capital Assistance…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "COPE Galway CLG" equals CRO name "COPE GALWAY COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 248134) 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.