Sam Griffin

Sam Griffin

Total lobbying returns involving this official: 124

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Most Recent Title
Adviser to Minister
Most Recent Public Body
Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
First Seen
21 September 2021
Last Seen
25 September 2025

Observed Titles

Adviser to MinisterPress AdviserSpecial Adviser

Observed Public Bodies

Department of FinanceDepartment of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and ReformDepartment of TransportDepartment of the Taoiseach
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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 13)

Intent: To secure allocation of strategic recurring funding in the 2026 Estimates for hospice services & funding of implementation of 2024 national adult palliative care policy

Details: 2026 Estimates - strategic recurring funding for hospice services / funding of implementation of 2024 national adult palliative care policy

Methods
EmailInformal communicationMeeting

Intent: To highlight IFA's priorities in Budget 2026.::To ensure that Budget 2026 provides measures to Support Farm Sectors including: Tillage Survival Package::The retention of Tax Reliefs due to expire the end of 2025::Taxation Reliefs and support to Agriculture::Funding & Farm Finance• Increase in the Agri Overall Budget Allocation at least in line with inflation• Access to farm finance and working capital is paramount for farmers across all enterprises. It is vitally important that farmers have easy access to sufficient low-cost funding, such as SBCI lending, to allow their businesses to trade efficiently• Ringfenced Agri Fund should be delivered through Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI)::Substantial additional funding, independent of CAP, is required to support farmers achieving emission reduction and water quality objectives. In addition to strengthened existing agri-environmental supports, a fair share of the Climate & Nature Fund must be ringfenced for farmers and directe

Details: National Economic Dialogue (NED) 2025

Methods
EmailEvent / ReceptionInformal communication

Intent: To focus on two pillars of the IFA Budget 2026 Submission; Expenditure and taxation measures, and what can be done to offset the cost of doing business.::To highlight the need for additional support for vulnerable sectors, in particular tillage, an increased Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) Budget; and an increased ANC Budget.::To highlight that a package for the tillage sector is urgently needed to prevent the perilous situation that the tillage sector is in, with morale at an all-time low.::That the budget for the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) must be increased to meet the demand that exists across a range of sectors. Inflation is running far ahead of the reference costs; this has to be adjusted and a mechanism developed that tracks the rising price of materials.::To highlight that the potential for energy from farms must be harnessed through the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund.::To seek prioritisation of the renewal of existing tax relief

Details: Budget 2026 - Meeting with Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform

Methods
EmailInformal communicationMeeting
Current/Former DPOFAQ

Intent: To discuss the delivery of major infrastructure projects in Ireland and the potential positive role of PPPs

Details: Delivery of Irish Infrastructure

Methods
Met with select public officials to discuss the delivery of major infrastructure projects in Ireland and the potential role of PPPs - MeetingShared briefing paper with select public officials on the potential role of PPPs in the delivery of social housing - Submission

Diageo Ireland

2025-09-19
Current/Former DPOFAQ

Intent: Update Government on Diageo Investment in Ireland. Diageo announced its intention to submit a planning application to expand its state-of-the-art, zero carbon brewery in Littleconnell, Co. Kildare. The proposed expansion would more than double the brewery’s capacity to 4.5 million hectolitres. This development forms part of Diageo’s long-term plan to increase capacity and flexibility to support future growth opportunities as they arise. ::Inform Government of Diageo investment plans in Ireland.

Details: Diageo investment in Ireland

Methods
EmailPhone call