Paul Lawless

Paul Lawless

Total lobbying returns involving this official: 234

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Most Recent Title
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Most Recent Public Body
Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
First Seen
21 January 2025
Last Seen
21 September 2026

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CouncillorTD

Observed Public Bodies

Dáil Éireann, the OireachtasMayo County Council

Current Oireachtas Committee Memberships

Updated 22 September 2026

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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 24)

Macra na Feirme

39 officials
2026-09-21

Intent: Inclusion in Budget 2027 key asks within Macra's prebudget document for young farmers and rural youth::Inclusion of a pilot succession scheme worth €5m

Details: Outline and explain Macra's pre budget document asks for young farmers and rural youth with politicians

Methods
Macra lobby day 24th June, Buswells Hotel, Dublin - Lobby day

Irish Hotels Federation

65 officials
2026-09-21

Intent: Measures to improve cost competitiveness and avoid any further cost increases::Measures to support increased investment in hotel accommodation::Measures to support growth and development of Irish tourism::Measures to support the viability of hotels, guesthouses and tourism businesses::Measures to support the development of employer-led staff accommodation within the hotels sector ::Targeted funding for a national hotel retrofitting scheme to reduce carbon footprint::Increased investment and support for tourism marketing both domestically and overseas.::Additional funding for targeted upskilling of employees across the hotels sector

Details: Seeking Government measures to support the long term growth and development of Ireland's tourism and hospitality industry

Methods
Measures to support the development of regional tourism accommodation - MeetingPolicy measures to support the development of Irish tourism, including measures to enhance cost competitiveness - Social MediaPolicy measures to support the development of Irish tourism, including measures to enhance cost competitiveness, support training and skills development, increase investment in tourism marketing & development, and support sector-specific sustainability programmes - Email

Veterinary Ireland

14 officials
2026-09-21

Intent: Present Veterinary Ireland's organisational views on the situation relating to Registered Veterinary Nurses in Veterinary Practices.

Details: Invitation to Veterinary Ireland to attend the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food on the topic 'Issues around Recruitment and Retention of Veterinary Nurses (Resumed)' on Wednesday 15th July 2026 at 3:30 pm until 6 pm in Committee Room 4 of Leinster House.

Methods
EmailMeeting

Law Society of Ireland

82 officials
2026-09-21
Current/Former DPOFAQ

Intent: To present and seek support for the Law Society's position on the Department of Justice's proposal to reform criminal legal aid.

Details: Discussion of issues surrounding the proposed reforms of criminal legal aid.

Methods
Letters were issued to Jim O'Callaghan the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration regarding the proposed reform of criminal legal aid. The correspondence communicated the Law Society's position on the Department of Justice's proposals. - LetterMeetings were held to discuss issues surrounding the proposed reform of criminal legal aid. These engagements provided an opportunity to present the Law Society's position on the Department of Justice's proposals and to seek support for that position. - MeetingPhone calls were held to discuss issues surrounding the proposed reform of criminal legal aid. The engagement provided an opportunity to present the Law Society's position on the Department of Justice's proposals and to seek support for that position - Phone call

Intent: That the next CAP provides the resources that allow family farms to make a decent living, invest in their businesses and plan for the future, so that generational renewal is achieved through economically sustainable family farms and one generation can hand over a viable farm business to the next.

Details: That the next CAP puts farm viability at the centre of its priorities, and that the Irish Government backs a properly funded CAP and helps shape the outcome at European level, so that the ambitions discussed at the interparliamentary conference on generational renewal, women in agriculture and food , ...

Methods
Email

Intent: That the Department adopts the use of the previous year's stocking rate for slurry import limits, providing a straightforward and practical system that farmers and advisers can work with, removes uncertainty, and still meets the requirements of the nitrates rules.

Details: That the Department applies the same common-sense approach to slurry import limits under the nitrates rules as it does for Active Farmer purposes under BISS, by using the previous year's stocking figures, so that farmers have certainty from the outset of the spreading season rather than having to ma, ...

Methods
Email
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