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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)

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Declared items: 0
CRO-matched interests: 0
Awards to declared companies: 5256
Lobbying returns: 9
SIPO donation records: 33%
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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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Lobbying return by Athlone Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Finance

Intended results

Creative response from Government to support businesses while also supporting employee wellbeing and conditions

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Athlone Chamber of Commerce and Industry" equals CRO name "ATHLONE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY" (CRO 109745) 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.

Lobbying return by Diabetes Ireland

Health

Intended results

To work with the Cross Party Parliamentary Diabetes Committee to develop a work stream to include the development of a strategic framework to improve quality of life for people with diabetes and reduce long term costs to the health service of diabetes complications.

Lobbying return by FASD Ireland CLG

Health

Intended results

The possibility of working with the government to improve the recognition of people with non-visible disabilities.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "FASD Ireland CLG" equals CRO name "FASD IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 708129) 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.

Lobbying return by The Wheel

Community

Intended results

To have the importance of the community, voluntary, charity and social enterprise sector recognised across government policies and election manifestos.

Lobbying return by Atlantic Youth Trust

Education and Training

Intended results

Discuss policy and funding of maritime eduction

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Atlantic Youth Trust" has no legal form. "ATLANTIC YOUTH TRUST COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 533507) 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.

Lobbying return by Irish Hairdressers Federation

Budgetary matters

Intended results

Raising awareness of our industry's challenges at local level ensures that the government understands the widespread impact on businesses nationwide.

Lobbying return by SAOL Project

Education and Training

Intended results

awareness raising

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "SAOL Project" has no legal form. "SAOL PROJECT COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 240461) 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.

Lobbying return by Progressive College Network Ltd.

Education and Training

Intended results

The scraping of the LP fund envisioned as part of the IEM. Allow ELE providers to continue to use LP insuranace to protect their students

Lobbying return by The Union of Students in Ireland

Housing

Intended results

Amendment to the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 to include protections for tenants where the homeowner resides in the same property

Lobbying return by Higher Education Colleges Association (HECA)

Education and Training

Intended results

HECA requests urgent intervention for addressing escalating QQI costs impacting private/independent HEIs. Emphasising the need for a fair and sustainable fee system, we highlight the disproportionate financial strain these charges impose on our sector, compared to public…

Lobbying return by AONTAS

Education and Training

Intended results

• An increase in the financial supports available to adult learners. • Improved and subsidised travel for adult learners. • Increased Travel, Meals, and Allowance supplement in the 2024 budget. • REACH Fund to be targeted primarily at independent community education provision.…

Lobbying return by AONTAS

Education and Training

Intended results

Enhanced relationships between Minister Simon Harris and AONTAS and AONTAS' members.

Lobbying return by Dundalk Chamber

Economic Development and Industry

Intended results

Represent Dundalk Chamber of Commerce

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture

Intended results

To highlight the serious issues facing farmers.::To engage with government Ministers and TD's to discuss how some of these issues could be resolved in next months budget.::To run a poster campaign on all routes to the Championships to highlight urgent issues including; The delay…

Lobbying return by LauraLynn Ireland's Children's Hospice

Budgetary matters

Intended results

To inform Government of LauraLynn's 2024 Pre-Budget Submission requests and seek to influence budget decisions regarding core funding for its children's hospice service.