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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Thomas Byrne

Fianna Fáil

Constituency / panel
Meath East
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Office
Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, the Department of Foreign Affairs and at the Department of Defence (2025-01-29 → 2025-03-25)
Office
Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and at the Department of Defence (2025-03-26 → current)
0
Declared items
0
CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
1592
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
0
SIPO donation records
259 of 422 divisions
61%
Vote participation

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 Lobbying2024-01-12

Lobbying return by Tillage Industry Ireland CLG

Agriculture
Intended results

Support for Tillage Farmers to Compete for land rental

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Tillage Industry Ireland CLG" equals CRO name "TILLAGE INDUSTRY IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 649575) 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 Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight the growing concern among farmers regarding the potential health and safety risk posed by infected ash trees to road users, but also for themselves as the felling of infected trees is very challenging and poses significant safety risks.::To emphasise that a support…

Register of Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by Lakeland Dairies Co-Operative Society Limited

Agriculture
Intended results

Provide information of the impact of a reduction of the Nitrates Derogation would have on Lakeland Dairies farm families.

Register of Lobbying2023-09-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight how the New Ash Dieback Scheme must compensate for loss of timber asset.::To require a 100% reconstitution grant for all infected plantations, enabling forest owners to clearfell and replant with tree species that satisfy their management objectives.::To propose…

Register of Lobbying2023-09-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight how successive Government policies have restricted eligible land, eroded productive area, increased the regulatory burden and have made farmers wary of committing their land. The risks associated with planting have become too great.::To emphasise that the Government…

Register of Lobbying2023-05-18

Lobbying return by Golf Ireland National Governing Body CLG

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight the potential impact of the proposed regulation on sport and tourism

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Golf Ireland National Governing Body CLG" equals CRO name "GOLF IRELAND NATIONAL GOVERNING BODY COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 643966) 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 Lobbying2023-01-21

Lobbying return by Horse Sport Ireland

Agriculture
Intended results

Secure additional funding in 2023 budget for the measures proposed in the Horse Sport Ireland pre-budget submission

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Horse Sport Ireland" equals CRO name "HORSE SPORT IRELAND" (CRO 432092) 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 Lobbying2022-09-21

Lobbying return by Irish Wildbird Conservancy

Agriculture
Intended results

That the Irish government would stop allowing the removal of 500m of hedgerow annually on every farm even though the Common Agriculture Policy regulation requires retention of landscape features

Register of Lobbying2022-05-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight that the horticulture sector is under immense pressure from labour shortages; Covid-19 disruptions; peat shortages; the sustainability agenda; the lack of pricing power; and sharply increasing input costs.::It is recommended that a number of policy options need to…

Register of Lobbying2022-01-20

Lobbying return by Ibec

Agriculture
Intended results

Ensure understanding of business position on progress and developments in the dairy sector with regards to Brexit

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 Lobbying2022-01-20

Lobbying return by Gibney Communications

Agriculture
Intended results

To encourage politicians to take steps to resolve the issue before it has a negative impact on the Irish horticultural sector.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Gibney Communications" has no legal form. "GIBNEY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED" (CRO 237960) 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 Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To acknowledge the Minister's recent engagements with the IFA in relation to issues and opportunities for the potato sector.::That an emergency derogation for the necessary plant protection product is granted from 1st August to 1st October 2021.::To summarise:::• The potato…