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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)

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Declared items: 0
CRO-matched interests: 0
Awards to declared companies: 5256
Lobbying returns: 9
SIPO donation records: 33%
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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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Lobbying return by UNICEF Ireland

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Endorsement of our election manifesto which outlines UNICEF Ireland’s Child Rights Election Manifesto outlines 10 urgent priorities grounded in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "UNICEF Ireland" equals CRO name "UNICEF IRELAND" (CRO 371124) 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.

Lobbying return by CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ALLIANCE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LIMITED

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

A commitment to provide €1 million in funding for a pilot programme to tackle holiday hunger in Budget 2025.

Lobbying return by CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ALLIANCE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LIMITED

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

To influence decision-making for Budget 2025 including raising the Increase for a Qualified Child; Invest in the roll out for the new Equal Start Model to support access and participation in early learning and care and school-age childcare; Increase Tusla’s overall budget to…

Lobbying return by Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Increased funding for youth work in budget 2025 and awareness of the challenges facing the youth worksector

Lobbying return by Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Accountability - decisive action is needed in relation to PDS.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists" has no legal form. "IRISH ASSOCIATION OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPISTS COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 378344) 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.

Lobbying return by Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Increased spending by the Government on issues and programmes to reduce child poverty.

Lobbying return by Karen Clince

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

To discuss the challenges with the current core funding model and to advocate for policy solutions

Lobbying return by YMCA Dublin

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

To demonstrate the benefits of our Community Hub model in order to seek changes to State's policy on and/or secure funding for service provision for children and young people in under-served communities

Lobbying return by European Anti-Poverty Network Ireland

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Progress on inclusion of socio-economic status in any revision of equality legislation

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "European Anti-Poverty Network Ireland" has no legal form. "EUROPEAN ANTI-POVERTY NETWORK IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 214663) 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.

Lobbying return by Crosscare

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

To speak with and meet politicians about the NYCI's Youth Work Changes Lives campaign.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Crosscare" has no legal form. "CROSSCARE LIMITED" (CRO 172292) 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.

Lobbying return by Early Childhood Ireland

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Support for greater investment and a 5-year plan to achieve it; Improvements in Early Years and Schools Age Care capacity planning; Properly paid Family Leave; Bring Early Years and Schools Age Care graduates into the public pay system.

Lobbying return by Early Childhood Ireland

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Support for legislation, regulation and implementation of the National Action Plan on Childminding

Lobbying return by Federation of Early Childhood Providers

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

communication & understand for what providers go through

Lobbying return by Barnardos

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Inform politicians about the need to improve financial supports for families struggling most to provide their children with basic necessities and reduce costs of going back to school

Lobbying return by CyberSafeIreland

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Greater political focus on the area of children's online safety for party election manifestos ahead of the next general election

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "CyberSafeIreland" has no legal form. "CYBERSAFEIRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 568651) 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.