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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 Lobbying2022-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight where TB is at in Wicklow county and to push for a programme to resolve this situation.::To ensure that a fair funding model is developed for the TB programme::To ensure that farmers do not bear any additional TB costs as a result of the new pre/post movement…

Register of Lobbying2022-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To invite Minister McConalogue to attend Farm Safety Event in Donegal on 20th July.::To Invite Minister of State Martin Heydon to attend Farm Safety event in Wicklow on 15th July.

Register of Lobbying2022-09-19

Lobbying return by Waterford Chamber of Commerce

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Enact the borrowing framework for the new regional university to enable it to access European Investment Bank funding::Support the acquisition and development of the additional lands and building on the Cork Road, Waterford campus.::Support a revised HEA funding model to support…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Waterford Chamber of Commerce" equals CRO name "WATERFORD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE" (CRO 130123) 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 Lobbying2022-09-19

Lobbying return by Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Budgetary matters
Intended results

That Budget 2023 prioritises people living in poverty and on a low income and that the measures taken are fair and equitable in the areas of social protection, housing, education and energy

Register of Lobbying2022-09-19

Lobbying return by Bassline Strategy Ltd

Health
Intended results

Provision for GP direct access to echocardiography across the public system::Improved training, recruitment and upskilling of the cardiac physiologist workforce::Implementation of a new National Cardiovascular Health Strategy with specific mention of heart valve disease::Support…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Bassline Strategy Ltd" equals CRO name "BASSLINE STRATEGY LIMITED" (CRO 673858) 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 Lobbying2022-09-19

Lobbying return by Banking & Payments Federation Ireland

Banking and Financial Institutions
Intended results

To brief on the policies and advice that BPFI members have agreed in assisting elderly customers transfer their accounts, their engagement with senior citizen representative bodies and the central bank about the matter.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Banking & Payments Federation Ireland" has no legal form. "BANKING & PAYMENTS FEDERATION IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 630966) 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 Lobbying2022-09-19

Lobbying return by Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

That budget 2023 prioritizes one parent families in terms of income supports, housing, childcare and child maintenance

Register of Lobbying2022-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

- Availability of key inputs such as fertiliser, fuel and feed. There is an urgent need to provide an inventory of fertiliser and fuel supplies followed by a full appraisal of available and projected feed supplies for the remainder of the year and next winter.::All land must be…

Register of Lobbying2022-09-16

Lobbying return by Neurological Alliance of Ireland

Health
Intended results

Commitment to additional investment in neurology nurse specialists over a five year period beginning with Budget 2023

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Neurological Alliance of Ireland" has no legal form. "NEUROLOGICAL ALLIANCE OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 366603) 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 Lobbying2022-09-16

Lobbying return by Sunbeam House Services CLG

Health
Intended results

Once published the finding/recommendations of the of the Disability Capacity Review to 2032 could be incorporated into the 2023 budget process with a view to ensuring another year does not pass with families and individuals left without any indication of when or how the urgent…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Sunbeam House Services CLG" equals CRO name "SUNBEAM HOUSE SERVICES COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 76504) 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 Lobbying2022-09-16

Lobbying return by Adelaide Health Foundation

Education and Training
Intended results

Adelaide Health Foundation bursary to be included as non-reckonable income for SUSI

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Adelaide Health Foundation" equals CRO name "ADELAIDE HEALTH FOUNDATION" (CRO 224404) 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 Lobbying2022-09-13

Lobbying return by The Wheel

Education and Training
Intended results

Informing the Minister about the Training links programme and education/skills initiatives led by The Wheel, and general skills-development priorities in the community and voluntary sector.