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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 Lobbying2020-05-06

Lobbying return by Avista

Health
Intended results

Reversal of 1 percent cut to disability sector and full funding of disability services

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Avista" has no legal form. "AVISTA COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 527694) 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 Lobbying2020-05-05

Lobbying return by Sage Advocacy

Health
Intended results

Further protection and safeguarding of older people, vulnerable adults and healthcare patients

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Sage Advocacy" has no legal form. "SAGE ADVOCACY COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 610824) 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 Lobbying2020-05-01

Lobbying return by Irish Institute of Radiography and Radiation Therapy

Health
Intended results

For final year radiography students to be paid whilst on clinical placement during the Covid-19 crisis in line with their nursing and midwifery counterparts as essential frontline workers.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Institute of Radiography and Radiation Therapy" has no legal form. "IRISH INSTITUTE OF RADIOGRAPHY AND RADIATION THERAPY COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 256119) 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 Lobbying2020-04-29

Lobbying return by Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland

Health
Intended results

AOTI, as part of the HSCPA, requested the immediate suspension of the recruitment campaign for a Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) that included the responsibility within the role of the CNO for a Health and Social Care Advisor Post pending a review.

Register of Lobbying2020-04-26

Lobbying return by Irish Refugee Council

Health
Intended results

Adherence to the law as interpreted by the legal opinion and in particular the provision of single or household occupancy accommodation as an essential measure to ensure social distancing and to limit spread of COVID-19.

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.

Register of Lobbying2020-03-30

Lobbying return by Irish Refugee Council

Health
Intended results

Vulnerable people are moved out of Direct Provision.

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.

Register of Lobbying2020-03-09

Lobbying return by JUUL Labs Ireland

Health
Intended results

As above

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "JUUL Labs Ireland" has no legal form. "JUUL LABS IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 644166) 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 Lobbying2020-02-06

Lobbying return by Saint John of God Hospital clg

Health
Intended results

introduction of a transparent and fairer system of determining Fair Deal rates for nursing homes that provide dementia care to ensure that specialised dementia care continues to be provided and that the funding model for same is sustainable for providers.

Register of Lobbying2020-02-04

Lobbying return by Polio Survivors Ireland

Health
Intended results

Medical cards for polio survivors

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Polio Survivors Ireland" equals CRO name "Polio Survivors Ireland" (CRO 354283) 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.