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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

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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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AreaAll 1471Health 395Finance 117Agriculture 108Budgetary matters 69Taxation 68Energy and Natural Resources 64Justice and Equality 61Education and Training 54Environment 47Economic Development and Industry 45Communications 42Community 41Transport 39Children and Youth Affairs 36Social Protection 33Public Expenditure and Reform 30Development and Zoning 27Gaeltacht 26Housing 24EU Affairs 23Sports and Recreation 19Trade 17Local Government 14Employment 13Tourism 13Foreign Affairs 11Banking and Financial Institutions 9Marine 8Arts 7Heritage 6Food 3Defence 2
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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.

Register of Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by Galway Traveller Movement

Housing
Intended results

Gain Traveller specific accommodation for Traveller families in Galway city and hold agencies to account for lack of provision to the Traveller Community

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Galway Traveller Movement" has no legal form. "GALWAY TRAVELLER MOVEMENT COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 227975) 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 Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by Disability Federation of Ireland

Community
Intended results

Development of Local Area Coordination

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Disability Federation of Ireland" equals CRO name "DISABILITY FEDERATION OF IRELAND" (CRO 140948) 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 Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by Restaurants Association of Ireland

Tourism
Intended results

Highlight the issues of importance to the restaurant, hospitality and tourism industry, most notably the importance of retaining the VAT at 9%::To highlight the skills shortage facing the restaurant industry and for policy measures on work permits to be changed. To create a…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Restaurants Association of Ireland" has no legal form. "RESTAURANTS ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 56224) 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.