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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 Lobbying2026-09-15

Lobbying return by Irish Congress of Trade Unions

EU Affairs
Intended results

To invite Minister/Minister State to address EESC Workers Group in Dublin to mark Ireland holding Presidency of EU on 13/14 October 2026.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-04

Lobbying return by Parkinson's Ireland

Health
Intended results

The MEP would support amendments to preserve periodic pesticide reassessments, protect the precautionary principle, ensure emerging scientific evidence can be considered in regulatory decisions, and prioritise human health throughout the legislative process.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Parkinson's Ireland" equals CRO name "PARKINSON'S IRELAND" (CRO 123532) 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 Lobbying2026-09-04

Lobbying return by Parkinson's Ireland

Health
Intended results

Parkinson's would be prioritised during meetings and discussions in Irelands 6 month presidency

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Parkinson's Ireland" equals CRO name "PARKINSON'S IRELAND" (CRO 123532) 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 Lobbying2026-08-19

Lobbying return by MSD

Health
Intended results

To provide political stakeholders in Co. Meath with an overview of MSD Dunboyne's operations and contribution to Ireland's life sciences sector and to exchange views on issues relevant to the competitiveness of the pharmaceutical industry in Ireland and the EU.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "MSD" has no legal form. "M.S.D. LIMITED" (CRO 18759) 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 Lobbying2026-08-19

Lobbying return by MSD

EU Affairs
Intended results

To exchange views on the proposed establishment of an EU Pharmaceutical Task Force and related EU pharmaceutical policy issues.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "MSD" has no legal form. "M.S.D. LIMITED" (CRO 18759) 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 Lobbying2026-08-13

Lobbying return by Irish Exporters Association

Trade
Intended results

Share our industry expertise to inform Ireland's trade policy and exchange views with other stakeholders on country and region-specific developments.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Exporters Association" has no legal form. "IRISH EXPORTERS ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 13805) 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 Lobbying2026-08-04

Lobbying return by Irish SME Association

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

That the government would be aware of the need to scale indigenous enterprise, reduce the burden of regulation, and maintain the competitiveness agenda

Register of Lobbying2026-05-22

Lobbying return by Lidl Ireland Gmbh

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

Meeting to discuss concerns around EmpCo

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Lidl Ireland Gmbh" equals CRO name "LIDL IRELAND GMBH" (CRO 904141) 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 Lobbying2026-05-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

To communicate local winners of the SFA's annual National Small Business Award.

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 Lobbying2026-05-21

Lobbying return by Kingspan Group

EU Affairs
Intended results

The communication of the public policy benefits of maintaining a merger control framework that is predictable, proportionate, and conducive to open engagement, for the purposes of supporting innovation, scale, and competitiveness alongside effective competition protection.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Kingspan Group" has no legal form. "KINGSPAN GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY" (CRO 70576) 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 Lobbying2026-05-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

To ensure the attendance of and engagement of public policy stakeholders at the DigitalEurope National Trade Association Presidency Summit in Dublin in May 2026

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.