Thomas Byrne

Thomas Byrne

Total lobbying returns involving this official: 1592

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Official Profile

Most Recent Title
Minister of State
Most Recent Public Body
Department of the Taoiseach
First Seen
12 January 2016
Last Seen
21 September 2026

Observed Titles

Minister of StateSenatorTD

Observed Public Bodies

Department of DefenceDepartment of EducationDepartment of Foreign AffairsDepartment of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and MediaDepartment of the TaoiseachDáil Éireann, the OireachtasSeanad

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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 160)

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

Rockwood Consulting ULC

1 official
2026-09-21

Intent: Explain WEEE Ireland's position on the matter

Details: Highlighted the potential impact on industry and consumers of the proposed EU levy on uncollected e-waste

Officials
Methods
Submitted a co-signed letter to the Minister for European Affairs - Letter

Sandoz

1 official
2026-09-21
Current/Former DPOFAQ

Intent: Invited him to visit our antibiotics production site in Austria

Details: To visit our antibiotics production site in Austria

Officials
Methods
Email

Council of The Bar of Ireland

67 officials
2026-09-21

Intent: Meeting on 17 June (and communications regarding logistics of same) between members of TBOI and and members of the Fianna Fail parliamentary party to discuss topics including judicial review, the Civil Reform Bill, Civil Legal Aid and Criminal Legal Aid

Details: Meeting between FF and members of TBOI to discuss various legal reforms currently underway

Methods
EmailMeeting

Christian Aid Ireland

9 officials
2026-09-21

Intent: Ensure ambitious transposition of the CSDDD into Irish law

Details: EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), Omnibus I and transposition of the CSDDD into law

Methods
Emailed members of the EU Affairs Committee to invite them to the AV Room briefing: 'Deregulating rights in the name of ‘competitiveness’: Ireland’s policy priorities ahead of its EU Presidency'. - EmailEmailed to coordinate the AV Room briefing with sponsoring co-hosts Senators Patricia Stephenson and Alice Mary Higgins, and Deputies Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire and Duncan Smith. - EmailMet the Permanent Representative of Ireland to the UN in Geneva to discuss concerns regarding Ireland's Universal Periodic Review. - Meeting

Q4PR

1 official
2026-09-21

Intent: To seek the timely progression of the Bracetown Green Energy Park projects.

Details: Engagement on the proposed Bracetown Green Energy Park, Co. Meath.

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Methods
EmailMeeting

Intent: Raise concerns regarding the ongoing negotiations of the Council of the European Union on the budget of AgoraEU and CERV+ in the next EU budget; share a joint civil society letter from 32 European civil society networks; call for Ireland, as it holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, to show leadership in advancing the Presidency's commitment to uphold the EU's shared values, to support strengthening AgoraEU and CERV+, and to oppose any cuts to the programme’s budget line.

Details: Council of the European Union negotiations on the next EU budget

Methods
Email

Q4PR

1 official
2026-09-21

Intent: To seek the timely progression of the Bracetown Green Energy Park projects.

Details: Engagement on the proposed Bracetown Green Energy Park, Co. Meath.

Officials
Methods
EmailMeeting

Q4PR

5 officials
2026-09-21
Current/Former DPOFAQ

Intent: Understanding that development funding supports poverty reduction and stability in partner countries while also strengthening EU competitiveness, resilience and economic growth.

Details: Positive impact EU development assistance plays in delivering economic returns for Europe and its partners

Methods
EmailMeetingPhone call
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