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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)
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Declared items
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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 Lobbying2020-01-20

Lobbying return by Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Education and Training
Intended results

Greating investment in public education and a reduction in the cost of primary and secondary school for parents including the provision of free school books, an end to voluntary contributions and adequate income supports.

Register of Lobbying2020-01-20

Lobbying return by RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland)

Education and Training
Intended results

RCSI submitted an application for “university authorisation” to the Minister for Education and Skills and to the Minister of State for Higher Education in August 2019. In the context of the consideration of the subsequent review by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education…

Register of Lobbying2020-01-19

Lobbying return by National Adult Literacy Agency

Education and Training
Intended results

inform and secure support from political parties and elected representatives for creating a new vision for adult literacy, numeracy and digital skills.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "National Adult Literacy Agency" equals CRO name "NATIONAL ADULT LITERACY AGENCY" (CRO 342807) 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 Lobbying2020-01-10

Lobbying return by National parents Council Primary

Education and Training
Intended results

Present parents voice to the committee on the costs for parents sending the children to primary school.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "National parents Council Primary" equals CRO name "NATIONAL PARENTS COUNCIL- PRIMARY" (CRO 258148) 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 Lobbying2020-01-09

Lobbying return by Hibernia College

Education and Training
Intended results

Just a discussion and introduction

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Hibernia College" has no legal form. "HIBERNIA COLLEGE UNLIMITED COMPANY" (CRO 328066) 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 Lobbying2019-11-20

Lobbying return by Restaurants Association of Ireland

Education and Training
Intended results

To inform the committee of how post 2016 apprenticeships are struggling without the funding the pre-2016 apprenticeships can avail of. To give the perspective of a co-developer / CSG member of the culinary apprenticeships specifically and seek the restoration of allowances and…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Restaurants Association of Ireland" has no legal form. "RESTAURANTS ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 56224) 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 Lobbying2019-11-06

Lobbying return by RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland)

Education and Training
Intended results

Through engagement with Ministers, the Department of Education and Skills, and Members of both Houses of Oireachtas to encourage passage of this draft legislation through both Houses of the Oireachtas.

Register of Lobbying2019-09-24

Lobbying return by Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm

Education and Training
Intended results

To secure an answer from the Minister of Children and Youth Affairs that would clarify Tusla's role in light of widespread malpractice among schools in not reporting those pupils attending them on reduced timetables.