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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 Irish Exporters Association

Education and Training

Intended results

For the Minister to attend our event launching our newest educational initiative

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Exporters Association" has no legal form. "IRISH EXPORTERS ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 13805) 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 IBM

Education and Training

Intended results

To mark the 10th anniversary of IBM Research in Dublin.::To seek Ministers' support in launching the IBM/TCD Pre-doctoral Fellowship Programme.

Lobbying return by Law Society of Ireland

Education and Training

Intended results

To highlight the findings of the Society's Younger Members Committee's Report on the future of work for the benefit of the Fine Gael Youth Commission

Lobbying return by Higher Education Colleges Association (HECA)

Education and Training

Intended results

To offer to facilitate HE capacity in relation to the extra HE places required due to the Leaving Certificate/CAO 2021 points and HE places demand::To provide information of HECA member HEIs ability and capacity to provide extra HE places for 2021/22 academic year.

Lobbying return by Higher Education Colleges Association (HECA)

Education and Training

Intended results

To highlight the discrimination experienced by students with disabilities studying at QQI validated programmes in HECA member HEIs who are unable to obtain Funds for Students with Disabilities (FSD).::To highlight the current perception of a double discrimination for students…

Lobbying return by Higher Education Colleges Association (HECA)

Education and Training

Intended results

Inclusion of funding for the provision of free COVID-19 rapid antigen tests for students studying at HECA member HEIs

Lobbying return by Royal Dublin Society

Education and Training

Intended results

To secure a meeting to explore how we might collaborate more with the Department of Education

Lobbying return by An Cosan

Education and Training

Intended results

To ensure that QQI registered Community & Voluntary training organisations have access to this new ELC single shareable curriculum as soon as possible so that we can continue the delivery of excellent Early Years training for our learners.::To discuss at a meeting the impact of…

Lobbying return by National College of Ireland

Education and Training

Intended results

NCI positioning within HEA

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "National College of Ireland" equals CRO name "NATIONAL COLLEGE OF IRELAND" (CRO 134303) 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 Avolon

Education and Training

Intended results

To gauge high-level feedback on the initiative.

Lobbying return by National Women's Council of Ireland

Education and Training

Intended results

Support & Resources for National Advisory Committee; Support & Resources for NWC

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "National Women's Council of Ireland" equals CRO name "NATIONAL WOMEN'S COUNCIL OF IRELAND" (CRO 241868) 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 Irish Council for Overseas Students (ICOS)

Education and Training

Intended results

To raise awareness of the issues affecting international students

Lobbying return by Teachers' Union of Ireland

Education and Training

Intended results

Enhanced funding of education

Lobbying return by Rehab Group

Education and Training

Intended results

To ensure there is a formal transition process from second level to further education, a change to policy so that there is no exclusion to day service funding for people who choose vocational training, including specialist vocational training, directly after school, utilise…

Lobbying return by Gibney Communications

Education and Training

Intended results

To align Huawei's Seeds for the Future Programme with policy goals around the need for digital skills in Ireland

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Gibney Communications" has no legal form. "GIBNEY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED" (CRO 237960) 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.