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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Simon Harris

Fine Gael

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Wicklow
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2024-11-29 → current
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Taoiseach (2024-11-29 → 2025-01-22)
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Minister for Defence (2025-01-23 → 2025-03-25)
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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 Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by Focus Ireland

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Submission about areas of budget which could be allocated to improve housing and homelessness crisis

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Focus Ireland" has no legal form. "FOCUS IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 106149) 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 Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by Alcohol Action Ireland

Budgetary matters
Intended results

A budget strategy that reflects the impact of alcohol related harms across Irish society

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Alcohol Action Ireland" equals CRO name "ALCOHOL ACTION IRELAND" (CRO 378738) 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 Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by Irish Medical Organisation

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Investment in recruitment and retention of medical specialists including: reversal of the pay discrimination suffered by consultants employed in the HSE post October 2012; introduction of tax relief on loan repayments for graduate entry medical students; full implementation of…

Register of Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

Budgetary matters
Intended results

That our asks in our Pre-Budget Submission will be taken into consideration when Budget 2020 is being drafted up, in particular that rural and vulnerable households be safeguarded from increases in Carbon Tax and they are not further pushed into fuel poverty as a result of any…

Register of Lobbying2019-09-12

Lobbying return by Rape Crisis Network Ireland

Budgetary matters
Intended results

improvment in budget allocations to combat sexual violence

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Rape Crisis Network Ireland" has no legal form. "RAPE CRISIS NETWORK IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 363350) 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 Lobbying2019-01-21

Lobbying return by Coolmine Therapeutic Community

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Increased treatment places for high risk families and prisoners impacted by problem substance use and associated issues

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Coolmine Therapeutic Community" equals CRO name "COOLMINE THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY" (CRO 50621) 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 Lobbying2019-01-18

Lobbying return by Problem Gambling Ireland

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Intended to secure a meeting with Minister Harris, to discuss further.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Problem Gambling Ireland" equals CRO name "PROBLEM GAMBLING IRELAND" (CRO 593936) 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 Lobbying2019-01-18

Lobbying return by Focus Ireland

Budgetary matters
Intended results

A budget which effectively tackles homelessness.::Address areas where progress is lacking because of a lack of finance.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Focus Ireland" has no legal form. "FOCUS IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 106149) 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 Lobbying2019-01-16

Lobbying return by Irish Life Health dac

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Seeking a change to the health insurance levy.

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 Medical Organisation

Budgetary matters
Intended results

to secure additional resources and investment in health in line with the recommendations of the health capacity review and recruitment and retention issues of medical staff

Register of Lobbying2018-09-17

Lobbying return by Vintners' Federation of Ireland

Budgetary matters
Intended results

To inform the various TDs that there is now considerably more VAT being returned from this sector than when the rate was 13.5%. There are 53k more people employed in the sector now than 2011 when the rate was adjusted, that equates to a saving to the Exchequer of approximately…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Vintners' Federation of Ireland" has no legal form. "VINTNERS' FEDERATION OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 112132) 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 Lobbying2018-09-13

Lobbying return by COPE Galway CLG

Budgetary matters
Intended results

An increase in social housing supply through building to meet both current and future needs in response to the growth in homelessness::The introduction of measures address the slow pace of delivery of social housing including speeding up the processing of the Capital Assistance…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "COPE Galway CLG" equals CRO name "COPE GALWAY COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 248134) 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.