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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Simon Harris

Fine Gael

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Wicklow
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2024-11-29 → current
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Taoiseach (2024-11-29 → 2025-01-22)
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Minister for Defence (2025-01-23 → 2025-03-25)
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Minister for Defence (2025-03-26 → 2025-11-18)
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Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (2025-03-26 → 2025-11-18)
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Minister for Foreign Affairs (2025-01-23 → 2025-03-25)
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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 Lobbying2016-09-21

Lobbying return by Irish Medical Organisation

Health
Intended results

The Minister for Health and the HSE to support the National Immunisations Office and the school vaccination teams with the necessary resources to communicate effectively with parents and adolescents the critical importance of the HPV Vaccine in preventing cervical cancer and…

Register of Lobbying2016-09-21

Lobbying return by Irish Medical Organisation

Health
Intended results

That the Minister for Health ensure that medical apps that may be used in clinical practice for the treatment of patients are subject to regulatory control in the same way as medical devices, by enforcing the requirement of manufacturers of such as apps to register, as…

Register of Lobbying2016-09-21

Lobbying return by Irish Medical Organisation

Health
Intended results

Recognition that the IT systems in the Irish health services are not fit for purpose and are in need of an urgent strategic review in terms of best practice and quality.

Register of Lobbying2016-09-21

Lobbying return by Irish Medical Organisation

Health
Intended results

A review of the processes of administration and management within the HSE with a view to identify efficiencies that can feed into improvements in patient care.

Register of Lobbying2016-09-21

Lobbying return by Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Currently blind persons who own a guide dog can claim a Guide Dog Allowance through the Blind Tax Credit. IGDB is recommending parents of children with autism who own an assistance dog can claim an Assistance Dog Tax Allowance through the Incapacitated Child Tax Credit.::Equal…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind" equals CRO name "IRISH GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND" (CRO 55616) 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 Lobbying2016-09-21

Lobbying return by Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Currently blind persons can claim a Guide Dog Tax Allowance through the Blind Persons Tax Credit. IGDB is recommendig parents of children with autism who own an assistance dog should be able to claim an Assistance Dog Tax Allowance through the Incapacitated Child Tax…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind" equals CRO name "IRISH GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND" (CRO 55616) 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 Lobbying2016-09-21

Lobbying return by MSD

Health
Intended results

To secure patient access to new oncology medicines

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "MSD" has no legal form. "M.S.D. LIMITED" (CRO 18759) 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 Lobbying2016-09-21

Lobbying return by Irish Medical Organisation

Health
Intended results

To highlight the opposition by the European Medical Profession to the development of healthcare standards at CEN - Comité Européen de Normalisation, a European industrial standards body.

Register of Lobbying2016-09-21

Lobbying return by Mental Health Ireland

Education and Training
Intended results

To support men to transform their lives by building mental fitness and exploring options to return to work, education or training. To increase the capacity of relevant organisations to engage with 'at risk' men by building their work practices and supporting them to work using…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Mental Health Ireland" equals CRO name "MENTAL HEALTH IRELAND" (CRO 24379) 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 Lobbying2016-09-21

Lobbying return by Irish Pharmacy Union

Health
Intended results

To make the Minister aware that pharmacists have recieved inadequate notice in advance of the planned implementation of price reductions on 1st August 2016 from the deal agreed between the Department of Health and HSE and the pharmaceutical industry (IPHA)

Register of Lobbying2016-09-21

Lobbying return by Irish Lung Fibrosis Association

Health
Intended results

'A Day in The Life' was recorded with Minister McGrath and IPF patient Dermot King on 30 August. Videos were circulated through social media and some media attention was achieved to help raise awareness of IPF.