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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Simon Harris

Fine Gael

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Wicklow
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Office
Taoiseach (2024-11-29 → 2025-01-22)
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Minister for Defence (2025-01-23 → 2025-03-25)
Office
Minister for Defence (2025-03-26 → 2025-11-18)
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Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (2025-03-26 → 2025-11-18)
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Minister for Foreign Affairs (2025-01-23 → 2025-03-25)
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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 Lobbying2022-09-19

Lobbying return by Banking & Payments Federation Ireland

Banking and Financial Institutions
Intended results

To brief on the policies and advice that BPFI members have agreed in assisting elderly customers transfer their accounts, their engagement with senior citizen representative bodies and the central bank about the matter.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Banking & Payments Federation Ireland" has no legal form. "BANKING & PAYMENTS FEDERATION IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 630966) 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 Lobbying2021-05-20

Lobbying return by Alliance for Insurance Reform

Banking and Financial Institutions
Intended results

Recalibrate general damages guidelines to reflect international norms and norms already established by the Court of Appeal::Establishment of the Garda Insurance Fraud Unit::Redefine and re-balance the “common duty of care” to require the occupier to take a duty of care that is…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Alliance for Insurance Reform" has no legal form. "ALLIANCE FOR INSURANCE REFORM LIMITED" (CRO 358868) 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 Lobbying2019-05-21

Lobbying return by Credit Union Development Association

Banking and Financial Institutions
Intended results

Highlight the important issues raised in the CUAC Report, in particular the need for tiered regulation and changes to the regulatory lending framework

Register of Lobbying2019-05-10

Lobbying return by Irish Life Health dac

Banking and Financial Institutions
Intended results

Discussion around same

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Irish Life Health dac" equals CRO name "IRISH LIFE HEALTH DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY" (CRO 376607) 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 Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

Banking and Financial Institutions
Intended results

Cabinet will be more informed about Local Public Banking model and how it can work for Local economies.::That a date will be given on when the report on Public Banking will be published

Register of Lobbying2017-09-18

Lobbying return by Chubb European Group SE

Banking and Financial Institutions
Intended results

Invite members of the Oireachtas to meet and discuss the following (1) bring clarity to the term “ordinarily resident in the State” in the Health Insurance Acts (2) that an Enforcement Notice is an inappropriate way to settle an issue of legislative interpretation (3) potential…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Chubb European Group SE" equals CRO name "CHUBB EUROPEAN GROUP SE" (CRO 904967) 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 Lobbying2016-05-20

Lobbying return by Insurance Ireland

Banking and Financial Institutions
Intended results

To highlight issues in relation to flooding and to emphasise the need for effective flood risk management including the construction of flood defences

Register of Lobbying2016-05-20

Lobbying return by Insurance Ireland

Banking and Financial Institutions
Intended results

To put in place remediation measures to address the unprecedented situation where all motor insurers find themselves liable for claims of Setanta Insurance and to request that General Insurers are not forced to act as a guarantor of last resort for their competitors.…

Register of Lobbying2016-05-20

Lobbying return by Insurance Ireland

Banking and Financial Institutions
Intended results

The postponement of implementation of the EU PRIIPs Regulation to allow certain technical issues to be properly addressed and to allow adequate time for insurers to make the necessary changes to computer systems, literature etc.

Register of Lobbying2016-05-09

Lobbying return by AIG Europe SA - Ireland Branch

Banking and Financial Institutions
Intended results

Eliminate a culture of claiming frivolously for minor injuries which is contributing to increased claim payments and hence Motor Insurance Premiums.