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Politician · Senator · 27th Seanad

Sharon Keogan

Unaffiliated

Membership
2025-01-29 → current
Committees
3 current — Seanad Public Consultation Committee; Joint Committee on Children and Equality; …
9
Declared items
1
CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
289
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
0
SIPO donation records
145 of 221 divisions
66%
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 Lobbying2023-09-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight how successive Government policies have restricted eligible land, eroded productive area, increased the regulatory burden and have made farmers wary of committing their land. The risks associated with planting have become too great.::To emphasise that the Government…

Register of Lobbying2023-09-13

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Development and Zoning
Intended results

To get clarity from the Minister for Agriculture on the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) and his response to a question on Newstalk where he stated that any active farmer who wished to continue farming and not sell their land for development could apply to their local County…

Register of Lobbying2023-08-30

Lobbying return by Neurological Alliance of Ireland

Health
Intended results

Commitment to investment to fully staff a community neurorehabilitation team in each of the nine HSE CHO areas nationwide as recommended in the 2019-2021 Implementation Framework for the National Neurorehabilitation Strategy

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Neurological Alliance of Ireland" has no legal form. "NEUROLOGICAL ALLIANCE OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 366603) 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 Lobbying2023-08-01

Lobbying return by Association of Irish Local Government

Local Government
Intended results

1. Reverse centralisation of powers. 2. Retain 6 years duration of Development Plan. 3. Retain councils role in delivery of housing. 4. Secure security allowance for councillors. 5. Restore calculation of gratuity to current salary level.

Register of Lobbying2023-05-21

Lobbying return by Irish Hotels Federation

Tourism
Intended results

Continued investment and support for tourism development, promotion and marketing ::Seeking a commitment by Government to retain the 9% rate of tourism VAT rate::Seeking adjustments to TBESS (Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme) to include LPG gas in the qualifying…

Register of Lobbying2023-05-21

Lobbying return by Rare Diseases Ireland

Health
Intended results

PQs to Minister to seek commitment to deliver of prog for government promise to support genetic services for people living with rare diseases.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Rare Diseases Ireland" equals CRO name "RARE DISEASES IRELAND" (CRO 140743) 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 Lobbying2023-05-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To ensure that, as set out in Food Vision 2030, there must be a balance between environmental, economic and social sustainability.::To ensure that rigorous assessments of all EU and national policy proposals are required to understand their impact on farm viability, the rural…

Register of Lobbying2023-05-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To insist that there must be an accurate measurement of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon removals at farm levels. It was accepted at the IFA Climate Summit that research is ongoing to facilitate more accurate estimates of emissions from Irish agriculture and land use. In the…

Register of Lobbying2023-05-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To ensure that the Government takes account of the potential for carbon leakage to arise from climate policies in Ireland. This is a requirement of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021.Carbon leakage occurs when food production is curtailed in one…

Register of Lobbying2023-05-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To emphasise that new funding is required to support farmers and the wider agricultural sector to achieve our environmental objectives. This must include renewable energy as well as research funding to maximise the potential for technology-based solutions to help agriculture to…

Register of Lobbying2023-05-20

Lobbying return by Irish Council for Civil Liberties

EU Affairs
Intended results

To understand if the government was intending to join the the CJEU case against Hungary on its anti-LGBTQ 'propaganda' laws ::To encourage Oireachtas members to support Ireland joining the CJEU case against Hungary's anti LGBTQ 'Propaganda' laws.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Council for Civil Liberties" has no legal form. "IRISH COUNCIL FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 411471) 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 Lobbying2023-05-20

Lobbying return by Irish Council for Civil Liberties

EU Affairs
Intended results

To inform the EU affairs committee of concerns regarding civil society freedoms in Georgia as raised by Georgian NGOs ahead of a parliamentary delegation speaking to the committee.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Council for Civil Liberties" has no legal form. "IRISH COUNCIL FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 411471) 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 Lobbying2023-05-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To highlight that our grass-based livestock and arable land systems are among the world's most climate-efficient food production systems. Farmers will work to reduce emissions by adopting measures in the Teagasc Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC) and other reasonable policy…

Register of Lobbying2023-05-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

That policy measures around land use change including the forestry programme, biodiversity proposals and rewetting must all be agreed with farmers.::To highlight that IFA will not agree with land being designated or re-wetted without prior agreement with farmers and full…