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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Simon Harris

Fine Gael

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Wicklow
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2024-11-29 → current
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Taoiseach (2024-11-29 → 2025-01-22)
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Minister for Defence (2025-01-23 → 2025-03-25)
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Minister for Defence (2025-03-26 → 2025-11-18)
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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 Lobbying2020-01-20

Lobbying return by Anne Sullivan Foundation For Deaf BlindPeople

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Recognition of deafblindness. This could provide the basis for a national diagnosis programme, early intervention services, communication supports and improved quality of life for people who are deafblind.

Register of Lobbying2019-09-21

Lobbying return by Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI)

Justice and Equality
Intended results

To inform of SWAI success working with Gardai to deliver 20 year jail sentence to serial rapist despite 20% decrease in amount of workers wanting to engage with Gardai due to the law.

Register of Lobbying2019-09-21

Lobbying return by Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI)

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Press release to inform policy-makers that under the new brothel-keeping law in the legislation, two sex workers, one of whom is pregnant were given 9 month jail sentences (not the pimps or traffickers the law purportedly targets).

Register of Lobbying2019-05-21

Lobbying return by Disability Federation of Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

1. Swift progression to Committee stage of the legislative process 2. Increased funding for IHREC to fulfill its role under the UN CRPD

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Disability Federation of Ireland" equals CRO name "DISABILITY FEDERATION OF IRELAND" (CRO 140948) 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 Lobbying2019-05-21

Lobbying return by The Medical Protection Society Limited

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Legislative changes

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "The Medical Protection Society Limited" equals CRO name "THE MEDICAL PROTECTION SOCIETY LIMITED" (CRO 909707) 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 Lobbying2019-01-22

Lobbying return by Pro Life Campaign

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Amendments to said Act as tabled by representatives in the Dáil and the Seanad::Votes against the Act at Second Stage and Report Stage::Support for amendments to the legislation

Register of Lobbying2019-01-21

Lobbying return by Disability Federation of Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

1. Swift progression to Committee Stage of the legislative process. 2. Increased funding for IHREC to fulfill its role under UN CRPD.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Disability Federation of Ireland" equals CRO name "DISABILITY FEDERATION OF IRELAND" (CRO 140948) 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 Lobbying2018-09-20

Lobbying return by Crosscare

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Cross-departmental policy and practice response, and implementation of recommendations in the report

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Crosscare" has no legal form. "CROSSCARE LIMITED" (CRO 172292) 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 Lobbying2018-09-06

Lobbying return by Law Society of Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

The Law Society recommends that Sections 59, 64 and 74 of the 2015 Act be amended to take account of the will and preference of the donor when an attorney who has been appointed attorney in an Enduring Power of Attorney disclaims the enduring power of attorney.::The Law Society…

Register of Lobbying2018-09-06

Lobbying return by Law Society of Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

The Society provided practitioner perspectives on the draft Heads, along with recommendations for further amendments and improvements.

Register of Lobbying2018-05-21

Lobbying return by Disability Federation of Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Redrafting of the deprivation of liberty heads of bill in line with the UN CRPD and the Assisted Decision Making Act.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Disability Federation of Ireland" equals CRO name "DISABILITY FEDERATION OF IRELAND" (CRO 140948) 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.