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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 Lobbying2025-05-21

Lobbying return by SSE plc

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Introduction and overview of SSE's operations in Ireland; support for the Programme for Government commitments to accelerate climate goals, including commitments to accelerate renewable energy deployment and prioritisation of energy security. ::A planning system to deliver…

Register of Lobbying2025-05-19

Lobbying return by Shannon Chamber

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

A dedicate agency with assets and resource.::A clear action plan, responsibilities, timelines and deliverables.::That a Junior Minister be given responsibility for the sector.::That the DMAPs expertise in Clare County Council be utilised to expediate the maritime mapping of the…

Register of Lobbying2025-05-19

Lobbying return by Shannon Chamber

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

A dedicate agency with assets and resource.::A clear action plan, responsibilities, timelines and deliverables.::That a Junior Minister be given responsibility for the sector.::That the DMAPs expertise in Clare County Council be utilised to expediate the maritime mapping of the…

Register of Lobbying2025-04-09

Lobbying return by Green Energy Storage Ireland Ltd

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Energy storage policies in the Programme for Government

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Green Energy Storage Ireland Ltd" equals CRO name "GREEN ENERGY STORAGE IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 666904) 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 Lobbying2025-01-21

Lobbying return by ENERGY CLOUD Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG)

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

That the Programme for Government include a reference to helping some of the 550,000 families in energy poverty by using surplus renewable energy.

Register of Lobbying2025-01-21

Lobbying return by Q4PR

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Discuss concerns about State/CRU connections policy

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Q4PR" has no legal form. "Q4 PR LIMITED" (CRO 371427) 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 Lobbying2025-01-21

Lobbying return by Gas Networks Ireland

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Support for gas security emergency reserve, delivery of the hydrogen strategy and providing operational supports for biomethane producers.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Gas Networks Ireland" equals CRO name "GAS NETWORKS IRELAND" (CRO 555744) 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 Lobbying2025-01-21

Lobbying return by Wind Energy Ireland

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Inclusion in the Programme for Government of key priorities for the wind energy sector as set out in Wind Energy Ireland's General Election manifesto, available online here:…

Register of Lobbying2025-01-21

Lobbying return by SSE plc

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Policy environment to support cleaner, homegrown, Irish energy. Targeted policy proposals to deliver home/business decarbonisation; increased deployment of renewable energy; energy infrastructure development; low carbon, flexible power solutions; and planning reforms to deliver…

Register of Lobbying2025-01-21

Lobbying return by Irish Bioenergy Association

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

That the then Taoiseach, Simon Harris T.D. would deliver a pre recorded address to delegates in lieu of a in person address at the National Bioenergy conference 2024

Register of Lobbying2025-01-21

Lobbying return by ENERGY CLOUD Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG)

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

That the Programme for Government include a reference to helping some of the 550,000 families in energy poverty by using surplus renewable energy.

Register of Lobbying2025-01-21

Lobbying return by Irish Bioenergy Association

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

To express the grave concerns of the biogas / biomethane regarding the current direction of the proposed Renewable Heat Obligation (RHO) scheme, which will fail to achieve one of its fundamental objective of supporting the development of an indigenous biomethane sector in…