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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 Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by Irish Thoracic Society

Health
Intended results

Funding to support Operational costs and a National Co-ordinator to run the Irish Thoracic Society Interstitial Lung Disease Registry

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Thoracic Society" has no legal form. "IRISH THORACIC SOCIETY COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 462103) 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 Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

Health
Intended results

Lobbying Minister to honour commitment to offer permanent contracts to all Graduating Nurses and Midwives::Seeking to ensure adequate staffing to roll out the HPV to boys

Register of Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by Responsible Vaping Ireland

Health
Intended results

Provision of a detailed response to 'E-cigarettes and Heated Tobacco Products: An evidence review by the Irish Heart Foundation and Irish Cancer Society'::Inclusion in next census of questions about the level of vaping in Ireland

Register of Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by Disability Federation of Ireland

Education and Training
Intended results

For the HSE and Minister for Health, Simon Harris, to reverse their decision to withdraw the Rehabilitative Training Allowance by raising general public awareness

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Disability Federation of Ireland" equals CRO name "DISABILITY FEDERATION OF IRELAND" (CRO 140948) 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 Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by National Infertility Support and Information Group

Health
Intended results

Urgent need for AHR regulation to be enacted in a timely manner and that adequate public funding be made available to those embarking on fertility treat,ment.::In relation to surrogacy that any legislation should reflect the reality, that nearly all surrogacy arrangements take…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "National Infertility Support and Information Group" has no legal form. "NATIONAL INFERTILITY SUPPORT AND INFORMATION GROUP COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 765906) 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 Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by Diabetes Ireland

Health
Intended results

Better management of diabetes by people living with the condition in each specific area, more resources for diabetes services and access to new Flash Glucose Monitoring for all people with Type 1 diabetes.

Register of Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by No Fry Zone 4 Kids Communtiy Group

Local Government
Intended results

National Implementation of No Fry Zones around schools based on recently adopted Objective RT 17 into Wicklow County Development Plan 2016 - 2022.

Register of Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by Irish Medical Organisation

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Investment in recruitment and retention of medical specialists including: reversal of the pay discrimination suffered by consultants employed in the HSE post October 2012; introduction of tax relief on loan repayments for graduate entry medical students; full implementation of…

Register of Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

Budgetary matters
Intended results

That our asks in our Pre-Budget Submission will be taken into consideration when Budget 2020 is being drafted up, in particular that rural and vulnerable households be safeguarded from increases in Carbon Tax and they are not further pushed into fuel poverty as a result of any…

Register of Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by Irish Cancer Society

Health
Intended results

Abolition of the inpatient charge::Reduction in the drugs payment scheme threshold::Abolition of the prescription charge on a phased basis::Reduction of car parking charges at hospitals::Full implementation of the National Cancer Strategy::Secure additional funding for the Irish…

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 Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by Irish Medical Organisation

Health
Intended results

The IMO calls on the Government to 1) incentivise sustainable and to penalise unsustainable energy provision and to mandate Government Departments and Agencies to prioritise the procurement of sustainable energy services; 2) to increase investment in cycling and walking to 20%…

Register of Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by Down Syndrome Ireland

Health
Intended results

Widening of the parameters of the Personalised Budgets demonstration projects to allow adults with Down syndrome and other disabilities to opt for services outside of the HSE and HSE funded services.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Down Syndrome Ireland" equals CRO name "DOWN SYNDROME IRELAND" (CRO 131012) 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.