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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)
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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 Lobbying2019-01-04

Lobbying return by Vintners' Federation of Ireland

Health
Intended results

The VFI has called on the Minister for Health to make the regulations necessary so that the provisions in Section 23 can be brought into play at the earliest opportunity. In the weeks prior to Christmas alcohol is being sold more cheaply than ever before in the supermarket…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Vintners' Federation of Ireland" has no legal form. "VINTNERS' FEDERATION OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 112132) 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 Lobbying2019-01-04

Lobbying return by College of Psychiatrists of Ireland

Health
Intended results

Review of Slaintecare Advisory Council membership to include a frontline psychiatry representative to ensure advocacy at the level of implementation of Sláintecare so that Mental Health Services will once again not lose out.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "College of Psychiatrists of Ireland" equals CRO name "COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS OF IRELAND" (CRO 644454) 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 Lobbying2019-01-03

Lobbying return by Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists

Health
Intended results

Protection in law of the physio title abbreviation under HSCPA Act

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists" has no legal form. "IRISH SOCIETY OF CHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPISTS COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 146198) 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 Lobbying2019-01-03

Lobbying return by Irish Community Rapid Response

Health
Intended results

To launch the Community Air Ambulance

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Community Rapid Response" has no legal form. "IRISH COMMUNITY RAPID RESPONSE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 459255) 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 Lobbying2019-01-02

Lobbying return by Marie Keating Foundation

Health
Intended results

Secure answers submitted by 221 Plus cervical check patients regarding redress and improvements to be made to Cervical Check

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Marie Keating Foundation" equals CRO name "MARIE KEATING FOUNDATION" (CRO 342695) 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 Lobbying2018-10-03

Lobbying return by Chiropractic Association of Irelan

Health
Intended results

The Chiropractic Association of Ireland (CAI) is trying to change the proposed wording of the Statutory Instrument to include chiropractors as 'practitioners' and 'referrers' of x-ray

Register of Lobbying2018-09-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

Health
Intended results

To communicate industry perspectives on the Public Health Alcohol Bill

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2018-09-21

Lobbying return by National Safeguarding Ireland

Health
Intended results

Part 8 of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 be amended to include provision for the making of a ‘place of care’ decision in an Advanced Healthcare Directive. Section 62(5) of the 2015 Act already appropriately covers a situation where there may be a duplication of…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "National Safeguarding Ireland" equals CRO name "NATIONAL SAFEGUARDING IRELAND" (CRO 612163) 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 Lobbying2018-09-21

Lobbying return by National Safeguarding Ireland

Health
Intended results

Secure increased resourcing for the National Safeguarding Committee to enable the strategic goals to be achieved.::Enhanced cross departmental engagement to secure better outcomes for adults who are vulnerable and at risk of abuse::Progress Adult Safeguarding Legislation-…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "National Safeguarding Ireland" equals CRO name "NATIONAL SAFEGUARDING IRELAND" (CRO 612163) 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 Lobbying2018-09-21

Lobbying return by Mental Health Reform

Health
Intended results

Legislative reform and improve mental health policy

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Mental Health Reform" equals CRO name "MENTAL HEALTH REFORM" (CRO 506850) 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 Lobbying2018-09-21

Lobbying return by ASH Ireland

Health
Intended results

Strengthening of tobacco control initiatives through Budget measures

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "ASH Ireland" equals CRO name "ASH IRELAND" (CRO 190415) 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 Lobbying2018-09-21

Lobbying return by MSD

Health
Intended results

To reform the current access and reimbursement system for medicines in Ireland

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "MSD" has no legal form. "M.S.D. LIMITED" (CRO 18759) 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.