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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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CRO-matched interests
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Awards to declared companies
5256
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
9
SIPO donation records
140 of 422 divisions
33%
Vote participation

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SIPO donation reports 9

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 Lobbying2020-01-20

Lobbying return by College of Psychiatrists of Ireland

Health
Intended results

A meeting with Minister Harris to discuss the call for the inclusion of essential integration of mental and physical healthcare in the scope for the implementation of SláinteCare. True parity of esteem of mental and physical healthcare with improved and greater outcomes and…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "College of Psychiatrists of Ireland" equals CRO name "COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS OF IRELAND" (CRO 644454) 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 Lobbying2020-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

Income Averaging 'Step-Out' flexibility: that a farmer should be allowed to ‘step-out’ of income averaging more than once in a five-year period, where they are not carrying an unpaid deferred tax amount from a previous ‘step-out’, providing a strong incentive to repay the…

Register of Lobbying2020-01-20

Lobbying return by Irish Haemochromatosis Association

Health
Intended results

Objective - that Simon Harris and other elected representatives would relook at hospital charges within the HSE/Department of Health and agree to remove this unjust charge of €80 per venesection for Haemochromatosis patients which is being unfairly charged to patients who have…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Haemochromatosis Association" has no legal form. "IRISH HAEMOCHROMATOSIS ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 309916) 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 Lobbying2020-01-20

Lobbying return by Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Finance
Intended results

Cut Capital Gains Tax to 20% for unlisted trading firms.::Outmatch the UK on Entrepreneur Relief by raising the lifetime limit to €15m.::Improve R&D incentives to boost innovation in Irish SMEs, including an upfront cash claim and a higher tax credit rate of 30%.::Reduce income…

Register of Lobbying2020-01-20

Lobbying return by Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - IACP

Health
Intended results

Funding for a feasibility study for a school-support therapeutic counselling service to support existing mental health structures in second-level schools.

Register of Lobbying2020-01-20

Lobbying return by Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

That the Government will implement the policy recommendations in the report, including the provision of community energy advisors, minimum energy rating standards in the private rented sector, investment in the retrofit of social housing and enhanced income supports.

Register of Lobbying2020-01-20

Lobbying return by Ruhama

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Attendance at Ruhama's conference

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Ruhama" equals CRO name "RUHAMA" (CRO 209799) 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 Lobbying2020-01-20

Lobbying return by Anne Sullivan Foundation For Deaf BlindPeople

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Recognition of deafblindness. This could provide the basis for a national diagnosis programme, early intervention services, communication supports and improved quality of life for people who are deafblind.

Register of Lobbying2020-01-20

Lobbying return by Irish Life Assurance plc

Finance
Intended results

Changes to current tax policy on insurance products.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Irish Life Assurance plc" equals CRO name "IRISH LIFE ASSURANCE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY" (CRO 152576) 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 Lobbying2020-01-20

Lobbying return by Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - IACP

Health
Intended results

Funding for a feasibility study for a school-support therapeutic counselling service to support existing mental health structures in second-level schools.

Register of Lobbying2020-01-20

Lobbying return by The Society of Actuaries in Ireland

Health
Intended results

To attend Society Event

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "The Society of Actuaries in Ireland" equals CRO name "THE SOCIETY OF ACTUARIES IN IRELAND" (CRO 146024) 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 Lobbying2020-01-20

Lobbying return by Rare Diseases Ireland

Health
Intended results

ensure that we have a national representative join the Orphanet focus group, created within the SGPP at DG Sante in the European Commission, where Orphanet sustainability issues will be discussed and decisions will be made.::continue and expand support of Orphanet national…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Rare Diseases Ireland" equals CRO name "RARE DISEASES IRELAND" (CRO 140743) 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 Lobbying2020-01-20

Lobbying return by Inner City Organisations Network (ICON)

Community
Intended results

Restoration of Funding

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Inner City Organisations Network (ICON)" has no legal form. "INNER CITY ORGANISATIONS NETWORK (ICON) COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 412599) 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.