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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Thomas Byrne

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)

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Declared items: 0
CRO-matched interests: 0
Awards to declared companies: 1592
Lobbying returns: 0
SIPO donation records: 61%
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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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Lobbying return by Dublin Chamber of Commerce

EU Affairs

Intended results

Called on Government to prioritise competitiveness, international trade and energy resilience in Ireland’s EU Presidency agenda.

Lobbying return by Laois Chamber Alliance

EU Affairs

Intended results

For the minister to gather a ground level understanding of the affects of eu legislation on businesses in Laois.

Lobbying return by National Youth Council of Ireland

EU Affairs

Intended results

Attendance by the Minister at, and deliver speech to, EU Youth Dialogue event.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "National Youth Council of Ireland" equals CRO name "NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL OF IRELAND" (CRO 58814) 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.

Lobbying return by Irish Council for Civil Liberties

EU Affairs

Intended results

Meeting with Minister re EU Budget.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Council for Civil Liberties" has no legal form. "IRISH COUNCIL FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 411471) 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.

Lobbying return by SSLF Progress Ireland

EU Affairs

Intended results

To discuss Progress Ireland's work on EU environmental directives

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "SSLF Progress Ireland" has no legal form. "SSLF PROGRESS IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 754316) 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.

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

EU Affairs

Intended results

To accept an invitation to join a discussion panel with the Minister for European Affairs.

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

EU Affairs

Intended results

To accept an invitation to attend Europe Day.

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

EU Affairs

Intended results

To request a meeting with the Minister of State in the Department of An Taoiseach and the Department of Foreign Affairs to discuss the Irish Presidency of the EU and the top priorities for the IFA.::To focus on improving the conditions of farm families and rural areas nationally…

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…

Lobbying return by Sustainable Water Network (SWAN)

EU Affairs

Intended results

Urged Ministers to reject omnibus packages that weaken targets, timelines, or enforcement in areas like PFAS pollution and ecosystem protections. Pushed for evidence-based simplification focused on better national implementation rather than rollbacks.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Sustainable Water Network (SWAN)" has no legal form. "SUSTAINABLE WATER NETWORK (SWAN) COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 450882) 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.

Lobbying return by Irish Congress of Trade Unions

EU Affairs

Intended results

Seeking government timeline for abolition of Sub-Minimum Youth Rates of pay and seeking EESC develop an exploratory opinion on the implementation of the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive with reference to Article 4 and Collective Bargaining.

Lobbying return by British Irish Chamber of Commerce

EU Affairs

Intended results

To outline to the Minister the Policy Priorities of our members, that we would wish to see pursued during the Irish Presidency of the EU Council. And gain an understanding from the Minister the scale and scope of the work that he and his Department is undertaking in preparation…

Lobbying return by Oxfam Ireland

EU Affairs

Intended results

To share civil society's concerns that simplification is deregulation, based on our learning from the Omnibus 1, and ask the Minister to take into account the damaging impact on climate legislation and EU wide legislation to protect workers and human rights in future Omnibus.

Lobbying return by Opportunity Green

EU Affairs

Intended results

Invitation to attend an event we are organising at the European Parliament in advance of the review of ETS, co-hosted by MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú on June 4th in Brussels.

Lobbying return by Opportunity Green

EU Affairs

Intended results

Secure a meeting with the Minister for State, Thomas Byrne.