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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

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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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AreaAll 1592Education and Training 235EU Affairs 217Health 217Economic Development and Industry 78Agriculture 67Justice and Equality 66Environment 65Sports and Recreation 58Finance 57Energy and Natural Resources 56Budgetary matters 55Trade 53Children and Youth Affairs 44Foreign Affairs 44Tourism 36Employment 31Housing 27Taxation 27Public Expenditure and Reform 26Community 25Transport 22Communications 21Social Protection 20Banking and Financial Institutions 10Gaeltacht 9Development and Zoning 7Arts 5Marine 5Local Government 4Heritage 3Defence 1Food 1
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Register of Lobbying2025-09-12

Lobbying return by Creative Retail Distribution Limited

Taxation
Intended results

A review of the proposal to apply an E-liquids tax using self-declaration mechanism rather than a tax stamp.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Creative Retail Distribution Limited" equals CRO name "CREATIVE RETAIL DISTRIBUTION LIMITED" (CRO 539887) 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 Lobbying2025-09-12

Lobbying return by Creative Retail Distribution Limited

Taxation
Intended results

Offer full support from Hale Vaping, Ireland’s largest indigenous vaping company for the proposed Classification of HHC as a Schedule 1 Controlled Drug by the Government. Hale Vaping is not affiliated with the tobacco industry and has always upheld high standards of compliance…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Creative Retail Distribution Limited" equals CRO name "CREATIVE RETAIL DISTRIBUTION LIMITED" (CRO 539887) 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 Lobbying2025-09-11

Lobbying return by Novartis Ireland Limited

Health
Intended results

Rare diseases conference, as an official event of the Irish EU Presidency. Asking for support to host a rare diseases conference on the theme 'embedding research and innovation as standard in rare disease care' as an official event of the Irish EU Presidency. This would allow…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Novartis Ireland Limited" equals CRO name "NOVARTIS IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 11931) 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 Lobbying2025-09-11

Lobbying return by Dignity4Patients

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Commission of Investigation

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Dignity4Patients" has no legal form. "DIGNITY 4 PATIENTS COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 481850) 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 Lobbying2025-09-10

Lobbying return by Prosper Meath CLG

Health
Intended results

Raising awareness of the services provided by Prosper Meath

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Prosper Meath CLG" equals CRO name "PROSPER MEATH COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 185627) 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 Lobbying2025-09-09

Lobbying return by Alcohol Action Ireland

Health
Intended results

Raise awareness of need for public knowledge of risks from alcohol including liver disease, cancer and FASD. No delay in the introduction of planned alcohol health information labelling

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Alcohol Action Ireland" equals CRO name "ALCOHOL ACTION IRELAND" (CRO 378738) 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 Lobbying2025-09-01

Lobbying return by Stop Climate Chaos coalition

Environment
Intended results

TD's were asked to attend a Lobby event with their constituents to hear about they care about climate change and the actions they want their representatives to take.

Register of Lobbying2025-07-04

Lobbying return by Concern Worldwide

EU Affairs
Intended results

Member States and the European Parliament should increase the humanitarian budget proposed by the European Commission for 2026 to €2.6 billion. Member States and the European Parliament must ensure that funds from the Emergency Aid Reserve (EAR) are additional to the…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Concern Worldwide" equals CRO name "CONCERN WORLDWIDE" (CRO 39647) 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 Lobbying2025-05-26

Lobbying return by Q4PR

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

To establish government support for the Bremore Port Ireland project

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Q4PR" has no legal form. "Q4 PR LIMITED" (CRO 371427) 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 Lobbying2025-05-23

Lobbying return by Car Rental Council of Ireland

Transport
Intended results

To highlight a proposed legislative initiative as part of the EC Industrial Action Plan for the European Automotive Sector, which includes a plan to Decarbonise Corporate Fleets, in which the mandatory purchase of zero-emission EVs by car rental fleets is being actively…

Register of Lobbying2025-05-21

Lobbying return by Creative Retail Distribution Limited

Taxation
Intended results

A review of the proposal to apply an E-liquids tax using self-declaration mechanism rather than a tax stamp.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Creative Retail Distribution Limited" equals CRO name "CREATIVE RETAIL DISTRIBUTION LIMITED" (CRO 539887) 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 Lobbying2025-05-21

Lobbying return by Valero Energy (Ireland) Limited

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Highlight Valero's role in delivering a secure and reliable supply of low-cost, high-quality fuel in Ireland; outline Valero's investment in renewable and low-carbon fuels and the key role that they will play in reducing emissions; raise awareness of the impact on…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Valero Energy (Ireland) Limited" equals CRO name "VALERO ENERGY (IRELAND) LIMITED" (CRO 7246) 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.