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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)
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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 Lobbying2024-05-20

Lobbying return by Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services

Education and Training
Intended results

To receive funding support to enable these necessary works to take place.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services" equals CRO name "OUR LADY`S HOSPICE & CARE SERVICES" (CRO 352404) 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 Lobbying2024-05-17

Lobbying return by Irish Medical Organisation

Education and Training
Intended results

To seek clarity in relation to the requirement to carry out intern year in the HSE. To expand the number of Medical School places in the Republic of Ireland, to reduce the fees for Graduate Entry Medical students and to examine alternatives to the HPAT for expanding access to…

Register of Lobbying2024-05-10

Lobbying return by National Irish Safety Organisation

Education and Training
Intended results

Our interest is to make the proposed legislation more agile, give the proposed Licensing Authority the power to approve new programmes outside of requiring secondary legislation for the betterment of the sector and meeting with the requirements of NISO members.

Register of Lobbying2024-05-08

Lobbying return by Translational Medicine Alliance Ireland

Education and Training
Intended results

To educate stakeholders about translational research in Ireland; to introduce TMAI; and to highlight the benefits of Ireland joining EATRIS

Register of Lobbying2024-05-07

Lobbying return by Society of the Irish Motor Industry

Education and Training
Intended results

The Motor Industry’s training model for apprentices is contingent on the current levels of funding, our members have outlined that should the level of off-the-job funding be reduced, this will impact on their ability to continue to recruit apprentices. The objective is that…

Register of Lobbying2024-04-08

Lobbying return by Atlantic Youth Trust

Education and Training
Intended results

Discuss policy and funding of maritime eduction

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Atlantic Youth Trust" has no legal form. "ATLANTIC YOUTH TRUST COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 533507) 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 Lobbying2024-02-27

Lobbying return by SAOL Project

Education and Training
Intended results

awareness raising

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "SAOL Project" has no legal form. "SAOL PROJECT COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 240461) 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 Lobbying2024-01-30

Lobbying return by Progressive College Network Ltd.

Education and Training
Intended results

The scraping of the LP fund envisioned as part of the IEM. Allow ELE providers to continue to use LP insuranace to protect their students

Register of Lobbying2024-01-21

Lobbying return by Higher Education Colleges Association (HECA)

Education and Training
Intended results

HECA requests urgent intervention for addressing escalating QQI costs impacting private/independent HEIs. Emphasising the need for a fair and sustainable fee system, we highlight the disproportionate financial strain these charges impose on our sector, compared to public…