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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 Federation of University Teachers

Education and Training

Intended results

To secure improved Funding for Higher Education Institutes

Lobbying return by Irish Refugee Council

Education and Training

Intended results

Implementing EU versus International Fees::Access to PLC level 5 and 6 for a reasonable fee::Pilot Student Support Scheme access for QQI and Mature students::Access to SUSI for people with Permission to Remain as an ‘exceptional measure’::Access to SUSI for people with…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Refugee Council" has no legal form. "IRISH REFUGEE COUNCIL COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 188693) 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 Irish Council for Overseas Students (ICOS)

Education and Training

Intended results

to secure a meeting to discuss international students

Lobbying return by County Wexford Chamber of Industry and Commerce CLG

Education and Training

Intended results

Provision of a University of the South East.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "County Wexford Chamber of Industry and Commerce CLG" equals CRO name "COUNTY WEXFORD CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 659771) 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 AONTAS

Education and Training

Intended results

Argue for AONTAS election priorities during the election

Lobbying return by ChildVision

Education and Training

Intended results

Minister to attend Closing Ceremony of Conference

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "ChildVision" has no legal form. "CHILDVISION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 453711) 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 Progressive College Network Ltd.

Education and Training

Intended results

I want the government to support English language schools regarding students demanding mass refunds due to school closures in the wake of COVID-19. I also made proposals of how schools could be supported after COVID-19 passes. Such as allowing evening classes as well as morning…

Lobbying return by CyberSafeIreland

Education and Training

Intended results

Influencing policy direction to include online safety measures for children, parents and schools in the next programme for Government

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.

Lobbying return by Fórsa trade union

Education and Training

Intended results

Requesting support from all Oireachtas members, for changing the employment status of grant-paid school secretaries, and to convert them on to the public service pay scale.

Lobbying return by Higher Education Colleges Association (HECA)

Education and Training

Intended results

To provide information regarding the consequences of the decision by the Health Insurance Authority that non-EEA students studying in Ireland on courses of more than one academic year are deemed to be 'ordinarily resident' in Ireland for the purposes of the Health Insurance…

Lobbying return by AONTAS

Education and Training

Intended results

Seeking a reversal in the decision to cut the Rehabilitative Training Allowance

Lobbying return by The Asthma Society of Ireland

Education and Training

Intended results

To change the legislation surrounding this issue

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "The Asthma Society of Ireland" equals CRO name "ASTHMA SOCIETY OF IRELAND" (CRO 57125) 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 Rehab Group

Education and Training

Intended results

Reversal of the decision and restoration of the allowance

Lobbying return by Disability Federation of Ireland

Education and Training

Intended results

For the HSE and Minister for Health, Simon Harris, to reverse their decision to withdraw the Rehabilitative Training Allowance by raising general public awareness

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Disability Federation of Ireland" equals CRO name "DISABILITY FEDERATION OF IRELAND" (CRO 140948) 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 Wheelchair Association (IWA)

Education and Training

Intended results

For the Minister for Health and Minister for Disabilities to reverse the decision to cut the rehabilitation Allowance