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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
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Awards to declared companies
1592
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
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SIPO donation records
259 of 422 divisions
61%
Vote participation

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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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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.

Register of Lobbying2019-09-24

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

Education and Training
Intended results

By placing a PQ on the Dáil's Order of Business, AsIAm sought to ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Tusla intends to inform schools that any reduced timetable put in place for a child is, under their 2008 guidelines, deemed a suspension and should be recorded and…

Register of Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - IACP

Education and Training
Intended results

Legislative change around the availability of therapeutic counselling to children in second-level institutions.

Register of Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Society for Autism

Education and Training
Intended results

Raise awareness following a submission to the Committee

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "The Irish Society for Autism" equals CRO name "IRISH SOCIETY FOR AUTISM" (CRO 56574) 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 Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by Higher Education Colleges Association (HECA)

Education and Training
Intended results

To provide information in relation to academic bonding not already in the possession of the Oireachtas Joint and Select Committee of Education and Skills with a view to recognition of the Higher Education Colleges Association Protection of the Enrolled Learner Scheme (HECA PEL…

Register of Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by O'Driscoll O'Neil DAC

Education and Training
Intended results

Continuation of the existing protection of enrolled learners scheme

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "O'Driscoll O'Neil DAC" equals CRO name "O'DRISCOLL O'NEIL DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY" (CRO 98551) 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 Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by Chambers Ireland

Education and Training
Intended results

Highlighting our network's support for better, locally tailored, skills development and training iniatives, and the need for local skills censuses, and highlighting the very low labour participation rate of women aged 45+ and men aged aged 55+

Register of Lobbying2019-09-19

Lobbying return by Community Law & Mediation

Education and Training
Intended results

Regulation and oversight by the Department of Education of the use of reduced hours or timetabling by schools

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Community Law & Mediation" equals CRO name "COMMUNITY LAW AND MEDIATION" (CRO 69771) 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.