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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 Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by Coolmine Therapeutic Community

Health
Intended results

2020 budget allocation

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Coolmine Therapeutic Community" equals CRO name "COOLMINE THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY" (CRO 50621) 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 Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by Irish Pharmacy Union

Health
Intended results

To seek a meeting to request that proposed cuts to pharmacy fees are reversed and to seek a commitment to starting negotiations on a new pharmacy contract

Register of Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by Irish Pharmacy Union

Health
Intended results

1)To reverse the decision by the Department of Health to reduce the level of fees paid to community pharmacists for providing services on behalf of the State. 2) To secure commitment that negotiations on a new pharmacy contract and investment in pharmacy services will take…

Register of Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by Responsible Vaping Ireland

Health
Intended results

Query re omission of data from the 2019 Healthy Ireland Survey. There is no inclusion on the percentage of successful quit attempts which involved e-cigarettes and VBI do not understand why a data point from the 2018 report was omitted from the 2019 report.

Register of Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by Multiple Sclerosis Ireland

Health
Intended results

To get an update on the post for the Clinical Nurse Specialist for MS in Limerick.::To have a a Parliamentary Question raised for clarification on when a clinical nurse specialist would take post in Limerick.::To have a letter sent to HSE management seeking information on when a…

Register of Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by Threshold

Housing
Intended results

To secure the invitees attendance at the launch of the pre-budget submission.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Threshold" equals CRO name "THRESHOLD" (CRO 70660) 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 Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

EU Affairs
Intended results

The deletion of the added reference to the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices and Medical Devices Regulations (IVDR/MDR) in the Collective Redress Annex. Medical technologies are already included in the Product Liability (PL) Directive; and the inclusion of IVDR/MDR in the…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by Irish Cancer Society

Health
Intended results

To highlight the difficulties currently faced by the public in accessing nicotine replacement therapy::For the HSE to fund and operate a nationwide smoking cessation programme modeled on the Irish Cancer Society's 'We Can Quit' initiative.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Irish Cancer Society" equals CRO name "IRISH CANCER SOCIETY" (CRO 20868) 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 Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by Irish Cancer Society

Health
Intended results

To secure additional funding in Budget 2020 for the National Cancer Strategy

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Irish Cancer Society" equals CRO name "IRISH CANCER SOCIETY" (CRO 20868) 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 Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by MKC Communications

Taxation
Intended results

To highlight how retail and tourism businesses will be negatively impacted if legislation (Brexit Omnibus Act) to introduce a new minimum refund threshold of €175 is commenced.::The retention of the current VAT refund threshold, as provided for under the Retail Export Scheme…