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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 Congress of Trade Unions

Education and Training

Intended results

To seek changes to government policy on Apprenticeship Training

Lobbying return by Tralee Chamber Alliance

Education and Training

Intended results

Tralee Chamber Alliance Board of members met with Minister Simon Harris at MTU to discuss with him the importance of MTU to Tralee town such as college courses, skills, college accommodation and continued investment in MTU and programs and students, Safety, Connectivity to the…

Lobbying return by Higher Education Colleges Association (HECA)

Education and Training

Intended results

Discuss matters related to the independent/private higher education sector in Ireland including the concerns and opportunities within this sector.

Lobbying return by Macra na Feirme

Education and Training

Intended results

Continue to increase the provision of apprenticeships especially in the agricultural sector and provide the necessary resources for this to be successful.

Lobbying return by Waterford Chamber of Commerce

Education and Training

Intended results

Minister to ensure funding support for South East Technological University in the Government's 2024 Budget

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Waterford Chamber of Commerce" equals CRO name "WATERFORD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE" (CRO 130123) 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 National College of Ireland

Education and Training

Intended results

Funding for NCI capital requirements

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 Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Education and Training

Intended results

That the Minister would attend the event and understand the issues in accessing further and higher education from the perspective of SVP.

Lobbying return by Restaurants Association of Ireland

Education and Training

Intended results

Promotion of apprenticeships, education and training for Ireland's restaurants and hospitality sector.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Restaurants Association of Ireland" has no legal form. "RESTAURANTS ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 56224) 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 UL Student Life

Education and Training

Intended results

provide more funding per student to pay for education, housing and wellbeing sources.

Lobbying return by Fórsa trade union

Education and Training

Intended results

To encourage two Dáil deputies to raise questions regarding the TUTG scheme and the funding of IR facilitators. Letter sent to Minister Harris regarding this funding.

Lobbying return by Ruhama

Education and Training

Intended results

Intended to discuss issues regarding access to to Further/Third level Education, and secure support for Ruhama's work.

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.

Lobbying return by Progressive College Network Ltd.

Education and Training

Intended results

The scraping of the proposed Learner Protection fund, envisioned as part of the IEM (International Education Mark). Existing learner protection insurance options should be allowed to continue to be valid.

Lobbying return by Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre

Education and Training

Intended results

Improved Traveller participaton in further and higher education

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre" has no legal form. "PAVEE POINT TRAVELLER & ROMA CENTRE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 533605) 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 RIAI

Education and Training

Intended results

To secure funding for PPE

Lobbying return by Institute of Physics

Education and Training

Intended results

To encourage public representatives and Government to support progressing Ireland's membership to CERN.