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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 Lobbying2026-05-16

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…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Trade
Intended results

To focus on recent trade developments internationally.::To discuss forthcoming trade promotion opportunities.::To discuss St Patrick's Day 2026.::To acknowledge the First Implementation Report of the Action Plan on Market Diversification.::To discuss the latest in trade…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-16

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…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-15

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.

Register of Lobbying2026-05-15

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.

Register of Lobbying2026-05-13

Lobbying return by The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Ireland

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

The purpose of correspondence was to raise Quaker concerns re ongoing conflict in the region and our support for peaceful outcome in line with our Peace Testamonies.

Register of Lobbying2026-05-13

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…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-04

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.

Register of Lobbying2026-04-29

Lobbying return by Irish Deer Commission

Environment
Intended results

For the relevant deregation to be applied to Sika deer, and the removal of Sika and Fallow deer from the list of invasive allien species, to avoid unintended consquences.

Register of Lobbying2026-04-29

Lobbying return by Clann Mor Residential and Respite CLG

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Additional funding for Clann Mor services to bridge the deficit gap.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Clann Mor Residential and Respite CLG" equals CRO name "CLANN MOR RESIDENTIAL & RESPITE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 92067) 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 Lobbying2026-04-29

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.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by The Asthma Society of Ireland

Health
Intended results

Raise awareness of PBS key asks in the lead up to Budget 2026

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "The Asthma Society of Ireland" equals CRO name "ASTHMA SOCIETY OF IRELAND" (CRO 57125) 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 Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

To communicate issues the positive impact and issues impacting the technology sector in Ireland

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.