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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Simon Harris

Fine Gael

Constituency / panel
Wicklow
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Office
Taoiseach (2024-11-29 → 2025-01-22)
Office
Minister for Defence (2025-01-23 → 2025-03-25)
Office
Minister for Defence (2025-03-26 → 2025-11-18)
Office
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (2025-03-26 → 2025-11-18)
Office
Minister for Foreign Affairs (2025-01-23 → 2025-03-25)
Office
Minister for Finance (2025-11-18 → current)

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 Lobbying2024-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To propose targeted sectoral support sucklers (€300/cow), sheep (€30/ewe [€40/hill sheep]), tillage (€250/ha for Tillage Survival Scheme in 2024; €400/ha in 2025 [€250/ ha in 2026-2028] for additional [and retained] cereal crops grown), calf rearing (€100/dairy beef calf); beef…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To propose funding for ANCs is increased by a further €50m to bring the total budget for the scheme to €300m.::To propose the eligible area for an improved ANC scheme is increased from the current 34Ha to 45Ha.

Register of Lobbying2024-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To propose that a Forgotten Farmer scheme to be introduced, with all farmers who were::- A BPS recipient before 1st January 2015;A BPS recipient before 1st January 2015;::- Ineligible for the Young Farmers Installation Scheme under the RDP 2007-2013 because they started farming…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To propose an extension of the Liming Scheme for 2025 with an increased payment of €20 per tonne and increased eligible volumes.

Register of Lobbying2024-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To propose that, to encourage farmers to grow protein crops such as peas, beans, lupins and combi-crops, rates up to €600/ ha for beans/peas/lupins should be offered with 50% for combi-crops.

Register of Lobbying2024-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To propose that a stakeholder group must be established to build on the findings of the Enterprise Ireland report on re-establishing a native flour industry.::Capital support grants must be provided to support existing flour mills and those in the development pipeline.

Register of Lobbying2024-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To propose that a fund must be established for a similarly structured scheme to help alleviate the additional cost of production.::To propose that the scheme should be extended to include soft fruit growers (especially those with heated gas) and all mushroom production, given…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To propose that funding for the scheme is increased to €15m (from €10m) to meet the demand for investment, evidenced by the over subscription of the scheme in previous years, particularly last year.::To propose that compensation is provided for the disposal of ash plants in…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight the frustration and anger felt by tillage farmers at the Minister for Agriculture's announcement to suspend the Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM).::• That the Minister fully restore the Straw Incorporation Measure for 2024.::• That the Minister will ensure that all…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-04

Lobbying return by AIRO Racing CLG

Agriculture
Intended results

We were hoping that Government ministers and MEP would attend our awards evening

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "AIRO Racing CLG" equals CRO name "AIRO RACING COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 668102) 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 Lobbying2024-08-28

Lobbying return by The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) Ltd

Agriculture
Intended results

Meet with An Taoiseach to inform him of the importance of the Agricultural and Forestry contractor sector

Register of Lobbying2024-08-14

Lobbying return by The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) Ltd

Agriculture
Intended results

Meet with An Taoiseach to inform him of the importance of the Agricultural and Forestry Contractor sector