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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 Lobbying2026-05-18

Lobbying return by Nursing Homes Ireland

Health
Intended results

NHI requests that nursing home services be explicitly incorporated into all future national emergency plans and in the current climate ensuring that staff have prioritised access to fuel during periods of disruption. This measure is necessary to safeguard the wellbeing of…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-18

Lobbying return by Vincent Jennings/Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association (CSNA)

Trade
Intended results

CSNA wanted the Ministers, Taoiseach and Tanaiste to desist from making comments that were creating an unsafe working environment for the staff working in filling stations. CSNA urged the politicians to allow the investigation from the CCPC into the wholesale and retail pricing…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-18

Lobbying return by Threshold

Tourism
Intended results

To seek the support of the listed DPOs in moving forward the legislation to regulate short-term tourist lets.

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 Lobbying2026-05-18

Lobbying return by Perigus Energy

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

To inform TDs and officials of upcoming sale of Orsted Onshore Europe (HQ in Cork) to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and of the upcoming change of name, to ensure stakeholder awareness that the continuity of our energy infrastructure delivery and commitment to Ireland would…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To accept an invitation from the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin to attend the Easter 1916 Commemoration Ceremony at the GPO.::To highlight to members of the Oireachtas present the challenges facing the farming and food sector.

Register of Lobbying2026-05-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

EU Affairs
Intended results

To reiterate that the EU Commission's proposals of July 2025 on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), despite subsequent proposed amends (November 2025 and January 2026), remain hugely concerning for Irish farmers.::To highlight that the decimated direct CAP budget (cut…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

To highlight that the recent surge in energy, fuel and fertiliser prices is a very serious and concerning development for the Irish farming and agri-food sectors. Energy and fertiliser costs constitute a massive part of an Irish farmers' overall cost base, both directly in using…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

To call on the Minister for Finance to suspend carbon tax due to the daily escalating energy costs for farmers, agricultural contractors and the wider economy.::To highlight that farm businesses are particularly vulnerable as there is no viable alternative to diesel to power…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-15

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

To seek a suspension of the carbon tax on fuel.::To highlight that the escalating energy costs on farms are astronomical.::To highlight the extraordinary effect that the Middle East conflict has had on Irish fuel prices and how it is impacting the Irish farming sector.::To…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-15

Lobbying return by Focus Ireland

Housing
Intended results

To obtain a public clarification confirming the housing rights of those in emergency accommodation, promote fact-based debate on migration and homelessness, and mitigate stigma and misuse of the original remarks.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Focus Ireland" has no legal form. "FOCUS IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 106149) 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 Lobbying2026-05-15

Lobbying return by BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited

Finance
Intended results

(i) Deepening and modernisation of European capital markets, suggesting possible approaches to a more harmonised and integrated model in Europe as set out here: A roadmap to growing European capital markets and here: Pressure Valves: Relieving liquidity stress in capital markets…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited" equals CRO name "BLACKROCK ASSET MANAGEMENT IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 227552) 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.