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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 Lobbying2018-04-26

Lobbying return by Galway Harbour Company

Development and Zoning
Intended results

Granting of planning permission for the port extension

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Galway Harbour Company" equals CRO name "GALWAY HARBOUR COMPANY" (CRO 262364) 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 Lobbying2018-01-23

Lobbying return by Philanthropy Ireland

Community
Intended results

That philanthropy, its role, value and support, is considered as an important part of any policies for civil society and community development support

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Philanthropy Ireland" has no legal form. "PHILANTHROPY IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 371896) 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 Lobbying2018-01-21

Lobbying return by Vodafone Ireland

Communications
Intended results

To provide the Minister and his officials with an overview of the telecommunications sector and an understanding of relevant developments.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Vodafone Ireland" has no legal form. "VODAFONE IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 326967) 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 Lobbying2018-01-21

Lobbying return by Charities Institute Ireland

Taxation
Intended results

Introduction of a Vat compensation Scheme for charities by the MInister for Finance in Budget 2018

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Charities Institute Ireland" equals CRO name "CHARITIES INSTITUTE IRELAND" (CRO 335412) 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 Lobbying2018-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

Competitiveness::Competitiveness - Low Cost Loans - Government funding is required in Budget 2018 to support the competiveness of farming enterprises and other SMEs through the provision of low cost loans, to fund both ongoing working capital requirements and for on-farm…

Register of Lobbying2018-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

Income Volatility::Income Volatility - Extending Income Averaging to Farmer/Spouse with Additional Self-Employment - that qualification for income averaging on farming profits should be extended where the spouse and/or farmer has a fully separable source of self-employed…

Register of Lobbying2018-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To secure Government Support for the shortage of Fodder in the country::To secure a feed and transport subsidy for affected farmers

Register of Lobbying2018-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To ensure farmers have competition in the market place and have viable prices::Increase in targetted supports for the suckler cow to a level of €200/cow

Register of Lobbying2018-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Banking and Financial Institutions
Intended results

That farmers would have access to credit at a competitive rate::To secure Government funding to support the competitiveness of farming enterprises through the provision of low cost loans, to fund both ongoing working capital requirements and for on-farm investment

Register of Lobbying2018-01-20

Lobbying return by Trócaire

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Support for meeting the target to provide 0.7% GNI in ODA, outlining a multi-annual plan to achieve it and ensuring aid quality effectiveness.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Trócaire" equals CRO name "TROCAIRE" (CRO 661147) 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.