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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 Lobbying2026-05-19

Lobbying return by County Wexford Chamber of Industry and Commerce CLG

Taxation
Intended results

To secure legislative changes that create a more flexible SME tax system and reward additional work, strengthening productivity and regional economic performance.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "County Wexford Chamber of Industry and Commerce CLG" equals CRO name "COUNTY WEXFORD CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 659771) 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 Lobbying2026-05-19

Lobbying return by Car Rental Council of Ireland

Taxation
Intended results

As Ireland transitions to zero emission vehicles and the Department considers the restructuring of motor taxation in the light of this transition, consideration be given to avoiding the repetition of the car rental VEM anomaly when the taxation of ZEVs is finalised. ::That the…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

To call on the Minister for Finance to suspend carbon tax due to the daily escalating energy costs for farmers, agricultural contractors and the wider economy.::To highlight that farm businesses are particularly vulnerable as there is no viable alternative to diesel to power…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-15

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

To seek a suspension of the carbon tax on fuel.::To highlight that the escalating energy costs on farms are astronomical.::To highlight the extraordinary effect that the Middle East conflict has had on Irish fuel prices and how it is impacting the Irish farming sector.::To…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by mytaxi network Ireland (trading as FREE NOW)

Taxation
Intended results

To raise concerns about VAT liabilities affecting taxi drivers operating through digital platforms and to seek a meeting to discuss possible policy solutions.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Teneo Strategy Ireland Limited

Taxation
Intended results

To discuss the impact of a proposed EU Energy Taxation Directive on Ireland’s general aviation sector.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Teneo Strategy Ireland Limited" equals CRO name "TENEO STRATEGY IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 92844) 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 Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Irish Tax Institute

Taxation
Intended results

To raise members' concerns with the proposed amendments to the legislation governing tax appeals and to inform the pre-legislative scrutiny process of the Tax Appeals Bill.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Taxation
Intended results

Advocated for a reduction in Capital Gains Tax to 20% for investments in unquoted, active Irish companies to better reward risk-taking and support startup and scale-up growth.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-20

Lobbying return by Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

Taxation
Intended results

We provided feedback on our concerns with the proposal to remove the automatic right of taxpayers to in camera hearings and redaction of determinations of the Tax Appeals Commission.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

To propose that all actively farmed land must be permanently removed from the scope of RZLT.::To insist that farmers need absolute clarity on the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) to enable them to plan for their futures.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

To propose maintaining and expanding all exemptions applying to farm buildings in the Valuation Act 2001 and the ‘relevant property not rateable' list to recognise the diversification of farm enterprises.::To highlight that there are a number of cases, some of which are more…