Joe Flaherty — Watch Them Work

Most recent lobbying returns

2026-01-21 Housing Cormac McKay — Housing Stock Rehabilitation and Allocation Bill 2026
2026-01-21 Agriculture Horse Racing Ireland — Invitation to HRI awards
2026-01-21 Finance Community Platform — Emailed all Ministers, TDs and Senators with a copy of the Community Platform’s Four Tests for Budget 2026 asking them to support these proposals in the run up to the announcement of Budget 2026.
2026-01-21 Public Expenditure and Reform Rehab Group — Rehab's Pre Budget Submission
2026-01-21 Health The Asthma Society of Ireland — AV Room Briefing for World Lung Day
2026-01-21 Heritage Rockwood Consulting ULC — Sought engagement with NPWS
2026-01-20 Agriculture The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA — National Ploughing Championships 2025
2026-01-20 Housing Cairn Homes plc — General conversations with various DPOs (listed below) on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market.

Date	Them	Party	Action	Bill / motion	Outcome
2024-02-20	ta	nil	Question put	Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) Govt (Housing) ↗	Carried
2020-10-07	nil	ta	Amendment put	Dying with Dignity Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB ↗	Lost

Date	Pos	Action	Bill / motion	Outcome
2024-11-06	nil	Question put	Equitable Beef Pricing Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) Aontú PMB ↗	Lost
2024-11-05	ta	Question put	Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages Govt (Finance) ↗	Carried
2024-11-05	ta	Question put	An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business	Carried
2024-10-23	ta	Question put	Public Health Service Staffing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2024-10-23	ta	Amendment put	Public Health Service Staffing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2024-10-23	ta	Question put	Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (Resumed)	Carried
2024-10-23	ta	Question put	Affordable Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2024-10-23	ta	Amendment put	Affordable Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2024-10-23	nil	Question put	Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (Resumed)	Carried
2024-10-23	ta	Question put	Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: From the Seanad	Carried
2024-10-23	ta	Question put	Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2024 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages	Carried
2024-10-23	ta	Question put	Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2024 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed)	Carried
2024-10-22	ta	Question put	An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business	Carried
2024-10-16	ta	Question put	Finance Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) Govt (Finance) ↗	Carried
2024-10-16	ta	Question put	VAT Rate for Hospitality Sector: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried

Top departments

110	Health
72	Education
66	Housing
48	Social
48	Justice
44	Foreign
44	Agriculture
40	Finance

Most recent

2024-10-23 Environment Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his response to issues (details supplied) for retired workers in An Post; the estimated full-year cost of increasing An Post pensions in 2025 by an amount equivalent to the increase in the State contributory pension next year; the average annual increase in An Post pensions since 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43531/24]
2024-10-22 Public Expenditure Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if there is any provision for an ex section 38 staff member to bring their grade and pension with them when taking up a post in a Government department (details supplied). [43225/24]
2024-10-10 Foreign Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the situation between Iran and Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40571/24]
2024-10-10 Foreign Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his assessment of the situation in Lebanon; the discussions he has had with his European Union counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40572/24]
2024-10-08 Transport Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider an amnesty for motorists who have expired paper-based licences (details supplied) and allow them to have a learner permit without the theory test requirement. [40090/24]
2024-09-24 Defence Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide a list of lands in his Department’s ownership in County Longford, by the location, folio, acreage and current use. [37810/24]
2024-09-24 Public Expenditure Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a listing of any lands owned by State departments and agencies in County Longford, by location, folio, acreage and current use. [37811/24]
2024-09-24 Social Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a list of schools from County Longford who applied for the school meals programme for 2024-2025 and whose applications were unsuccessful. [37809/24]
2024-07-11 Enterprise Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on progress in acquiring an IDA Ireland purpose-built facility in Longford town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30008/24]
2024-07-11 Enterprise Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Longford, Westmeath, Offaly and Laois that registered for the increased cost of business grant; the value of the payments for businesses in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30007/24]

Joe Flaherty Fianna Fáil · Longford-Westmeath

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