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Who lobbies whom about what. Search Ireland's lobbying register to see who is influencing your TDs, ministers, and public officials — and on whose behalf.

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Janssen Sciences Ireland UC
January–April
[Trade] Meeting with Minister Jack Chambers
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Liam Cullen (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}
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Inclusion Ireland
January–April
[Health] Barriers to Accessing Disability Services
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Liam Quaide', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Paul Allen & Associates Public Relations
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
January–April
[Trade] Invitation for engagement in connection with an industry event organised by a representative body.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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Inishbofin Development Company CLG
January–April
[Education and Training] Educational supports for island-based secondary school students and the need for Department-level guidance and resourcing
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Manley Developments, Ltd.
January–April
[Development and Zoning] The items that were discussed 1. Lands in the Southern Environs of Drogheda 2. Lands in the West of Duleek
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Gareth McMahon', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Meath County Council)'}
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Irish Society for Colitis and Crohn's Disease
January–April
[Health] Discussion on public toilet review across the country for people living with IBD
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ciara O’Connor', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Society for Colitis and Crohn's Disease
January–April
[Health] Discussion on public toilet review across the country for people living with IBD
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Daniel Maher', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
IMPACT trade union
January–April
[Public Expenditure and Reform] Highlighting work pressures faced by Special Education Needs Organisers (SENOs) doe to staffing shortages
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Sean D. Barrett', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paul Bradford', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Terry Brennan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paddy Burke', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 359 more
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
IMPACT trade union
January–April
[Community] Pay restoration in the community and voluntary sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Gerry Adams', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Bannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tom Barry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Halligan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'} + 376 more
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish SME Association
January–April
[Budgetary matters] Review of NTF allocation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': "Colm O'Reardon", 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish SME Association
January–April
[Budgetary matters] Review of missed opportunities in Budget 2026
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Clare Costello', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} + 1 more
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish SME Association
January–April
[Employment] Filling of Labour Court Division
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': "Louise O'Donnell", 'role': 'Deputy Chairperson (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Irish SME Association
January–April
[Budgetary matters] Amendment of Section 897C of the Finance Act 2022
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Clare Costello', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} + 1 more
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish SME Association
January–April
[Justice and Equality] The termination of upward only rent reviews
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}
🏠 Housing ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Nursing Homes Ireland
January–April
[Health] NHI met with Deputy Dolan to discuss NHI's Insights Paper which was launched in July 2025 and also required government support for residential care of our ageing polulation and a dedicated government public policy on the care of the older person so the sector can effectively plan for the future.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Albert Dolan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
PBSA Council of Ireland
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
January–April
[Housing] Letter (email 7th January 2026) to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding strategy for future provision of purpose built student accommodation (PBSA)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
📚 Education 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
PBSA Council of Ireland
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
January–April
[Housing] Letter (email 7th January 2026) to the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science regarding strategy for future provision of purpose built student accommodation (PBSA).
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Refugee Council
January–April
[Justice and Equality] Request to meet and raising concerns about homeless protection applicants
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Oonagh McPhillips', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Doncha O’Sullivan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'}
🏠 Housing ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
MSD
January–April
[Health] Health Policy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Conor Glynn', 'role': 'Special Advisor to the Tanaiste (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
MSD
January–April
[Health] Health and Innovation Policy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Brian Keegan', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Pfizer
January–April
[Trade] Geopolitical polices in relation to tariffs and Most Favoured Nation (MFN) pricing
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Conor Glynn', 'role': 'Special Advisor to the Tanaiste (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Sinead Ryan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Chambers Ireland
January–April
[Energy and Natural Resources] Electrification Action Plan and Renewable Energy Directive III permitting implementation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Joe Hackett', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation
January–April
[Education and Training] The INTO leadership team met with Minster for Education and Youth on 15 January, the team focused on priority areas for INTO members, while highlighting the frustration of teachers at the endless demands to respond to new initiatives while trying to teach in the largest class sizes in the EU
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Aoife Conduit', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Tomás Ó Ruairc', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Paul Melia', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Education)'}
📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Amazon Ireland Support Services Limited
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] To discuss Ireland's priorities for the Presidency of the Council of the EU.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ed Brophy (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Geraldine Byrne Nason', 'role': 'Ambassador (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Aingeal O’Donoghue', 'role': 'Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Amazon Ireland Support Services Limited
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] To discuss Ireland's priorities for the Presidency of the Council of the EU.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ed Brophy (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Maeve von Heynitz', 'role': 'Director General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) Ltd
January–April
[Agriculture] Thank you Email
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Cassidy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Dublin Simon Community
January–April
[Housing] Correspondence to Department outlining AHB's position to funding models.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'David Kelly', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Dental Association
January–April
[Health] Letter to the Minister for Health welcoming the cabinet decision in relation to establishing professional competence for dentists
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Crosscare
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Gordon Hill of Crosscare and colleagues from other organisations met with Minister Norma Foley to discuss a review of care system, lack of capital funding to allowing voluntary sector to respond in crisis, current funding model meaning costs not covered for children in state care.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Medical Emergency Response
January–April
[Health] Discussion of findings from the MER 2025 report on medical emergency preparedness in Irish schools, including issues relating to allergy awareness, staff training, and access to emergency medicines. MER also outlined its engagement with Safefood following a recent Parliamentary Question and the sharing of the report to inform updated allergy information for schools.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Rory O Connor (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Moynihan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Noel Byrne', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Education)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 📚 Education 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
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Data Source
All lobbying data comes from the Regulation of Lobbying Register, maintained by the Standards in Public Office Commission under the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015.

Lobbyists must file returns every 4 months. This tracker makes that data searchable by TD, policy domain, and subject — so you can see who is trying to influence the decisions that affect your life.
Why This Matters
Lobbying is legal and often legitimate. But when property developers lobby TDs who vote on housing policy, or when insurance companies lobby ministers setting regulation — you have a right to know. Transparency is accountability.