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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 Lobbying2024-05-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

That the proposed Residential Zoned Land Tax will not apply to currently used agricultural land. ::That ‘a right to be unzoned' must be secured within legislation or automatic ‘zoning reset' occur where actively used farm lands have been zoned for residential development by…

Register of Lobbying2024-05-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight the impact of reduced stocking rate thresholds on the entire agriculture sector.::- IFA analysis estimates that the reduction to a maximum stocking rate of 220kg organic nitrogen will have a cumulative sector cost of up to €60m per annum.::- A complete loss of the…

Register of Lobbying2024-05-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

EU Affairs
Intended results

To participate at the European Farmers' Deal ; EPP Vision for Agriculture in Europe event.::To highlight the enormous challenges that threaten farming across Europe.::To highlight serious concerns about the economic sustainability of the sector and its role in the fight against…

Register of Lobbying2024-05-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight that, without urgent policy action, it is not inconceivable that the overall tillage area could decline by up to 11% in 2024 due to very low levels of autumn planting, tight availability of spring seeds and widespread negativity amongst growers.::This potential…

Register of Lobbying2024-05-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

EU Affairs
Intended results

That farmers must be recognised for the environmental actions that they have already taken.::That there must be fair measurement of emissions that recognises that methane is a short-lived gas.::That farmers must get credit for carbon which they are sequestering on their…