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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)

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 Lobbying2024-01-21

Lobbying return by AONTAS

Education and Training
Intended results

• An increase in the financial supports available to adult learners. • Improved and subsidised travel for adult learners. • Increased Travel, Meals, and Allowance supplement in the 2024 budget. • REACH Fund to be targeted primarily at independent community education provision.…

Register of Lobbying2024-01-19

Lobbying return by Children's Books Ireland CLG

Education and Training
Intended results

1. Invest €20m in Budget 2024 in books for children and young people to read for pleasure, building on the foundations laid in Budget 2022.::2. Establish a National Advisory Group on School Library Provision to develop a National Strategy for School Libraries, with the key aim…

Register of Lobbying2024-01-19

Lobbying return by National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers Supporting People with Intellectual Disability

Education and Training
Intended results

Support the Learning without Limits Programme

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers Supporting People with Intellectual Disability" has no legal form. "NATIONAL FEDERATION OF VOLUNTARY SERVICE PROVIDERS SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 330650) 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 Lobbying2024-01-19

Lobbying return by Irish Council for Overseas Students (ICOS)

Education and Training
Intended results

To raise awareness of issues and to get further clarity on issues and questions we had; to lobby for funding for ICOS' student helpline

Register of Lobbying2024-01-19

Lobbying return by Scale Ireland

Education and Training
Intended results

To highlight mechanisms which could be used to strengthen student interest and participation in entrepreneurship during further and higher education

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Scale Ireland" has no legal form. "S.C.A.L.E. IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 216661) 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 Lobbying2024-01-19

Lobbying return by AA Ireland Limited

Education and Training
Intended results

Provide a service to the government for its training needs.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "AA Ireland Limited" equals CRO name "AA IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 389194) 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 Lobbying2024-01-19

Lobbying return by Ruhama

Education and Training
Intended results

Intended to have the Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris speaking at the launch of the Annual Report 2022

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Ruhama" equals CRO name "RUHAMA" (CRO 209799) 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 Lobbying2024-01-19

Lobbying return by Skillnet Ireland

Education and Training
Intended results

Increasing the budget allocation for Skillnet Ireland in 2024

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Skillnet Ireland" has no legal form. "SKILLNET IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 298694) 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.