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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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ActionAid Ireland
September–December
[Foreign Affairs] Introductory meeting with the Minister and ActionAid Ireland to discuss our programme and policy priorities
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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ActionAid Ireland
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Research launch invite sent to relevant politicians who cover either housing or migration in their brief
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Rory Hearne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Janet Horner', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Conor Sheehan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more
🏠 Housing ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
ActionAid Ireland
September–December
[Foreign Affairs] COP30 analysis
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ciarán Ahern', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Naoise Ó Muirí', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 3 more
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ActionAid Ireland
September–December
[Foreign Affairs] Women Rights Funding
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ruth Coppinger', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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ActionAid Ireland
September–December
[Foreign Affairs] Joint letter from ActionAid Ireland, Christian Aid Ireland, Oxfam Ireland, and Trócaire related to humanitarian access in Gaza.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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ActionAid Ireland
September–December
[Foreign Affairs] Overview of ActionAid Ireland work and policy priorties
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Janet Horner', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}
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ActionAid Ireland
September–December
[Foreign Affairs] Highlighting ActionAids main asks related to COP30 and climate justice more broadly
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ciarán Ahern', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Naoise Ó Muirí', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Barry Heneghan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more
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ActionAid Ireland
September–December
[Foreign Affairs] Irelands role in Palestine - the EU Israel Association Agreement and the OTB
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Patricia Stephenson', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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ActionAid Ireland
September–December
[Foreign Affairs] EU–Israel Association Agreement
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Patricia Stephenson', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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ActionAid Ireland
September–December
[Foreign Affairs] To share ActionAid’s briefing note on Official Development Assistance and women’s rights
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ruth Coppinger', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Patricia Stephenson', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 2 more
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ActionAid Ireland
January–April
[Foreign Affairs] Introduction to the work of ActionAid. As the new Ministers within the Department of Foreign Affairs we wrote to explain our organizations main priorities.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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ActionAid Ireland
January–April
[Foreign Affairs] Meeting with new Minister to introduce our work along with other civil society actors.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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ActionAid Ireland
January–April
[Foreign Affairs] Report shared
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Sinéad Gibney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Duncan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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ActionAid Ireland
January–April
[Foreign Affairs] Share key messages in advance of the 3rd anniversary of Ukraine war. Our key messages being that Russias war continue to destroy lives, the humanitarian needs are enormous and that women and girls are hit hardest by the war.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Duncan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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ActionAid Ireland
January–April
[Foreign Affairs] Meet to discuss ActionAid work and our priorities.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Catherine Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Sinéad Gibney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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ActionAid Ireland
January–April
[Foreign Affairs] Introducing climate spokespeople to ActionAid work and our priorities which include the role private finance plays in fossil fuel growth, climate finance and loss and damage.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ciarán Ahern', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
ActionAid Ireland
January–April
[Foreign Affairs] Communication ahead of the St Patricks delegation to the United States
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more
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ActionAid Ireland
January–April
[Foreign Affairs] We attended a meeting organized by the Civil Society umbrella group, Dochas where we intended to brief MEPs on ActionAid priorities of economic justice, climate justice and Gaza.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
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ActionAid Ireland
January–April
[Foreign Affairs] Annual meeting of Irish Consortium on Gender Based Violence
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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ActionAid Ireland
January–April
[Foreign Affairs] Invite to AV room briefing covering Irelands role in fossil fuel industry.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 6 more
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ActionAid Ireland
January–April
[Foreign Affairs] AV room launch of paper on Irelands role in the fossil fuel industry where we shared the findings and recommendations.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sinéad Gibney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eileen Flynn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Seamus Healy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charles Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 13 more
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
ActionAid Ireland
May–August
[Environment] Letter sent requesting a meeting with ministers to discuss research on Irelands role in the fossil fuel industry through our financial sector.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Niamh Smyth', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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ActionAid Ireland
May–August
[Environment] Contacted all members of the Oireachtas to highlight new research on fossil fuel financing going through Ireland.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}
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ActionAid Ireland
May–August
[Environment] Meet to discuss climate research on fossil fuel financing and ongoing developments in the EU regarding corporate regulation.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Patricia Stephenson', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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ActionAid Ireland
May–August
[Foreign Affairs] Request to meet with the deputy to discuss ActionAid priorities related to climate change.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ciarán Ahern', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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ActionAid Ireland
May–August
[Foreign Affairs] Submit ActionAid Irelands submission for Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cathy Bennett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Brennan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Shay Brennan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Noel McCarthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Ken O'Flynn", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more
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ActionAid Ireland
May–August
[Foreign Affairs] Highlighting a brieifing where there will be Testimonies directly from communities in the West Bank
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cathy Bennett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Brennan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Shay Brennan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Noel McCarthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Ken O'Flynn", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 7 more
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ActionAid Ireland
May–August
[EU Affairs] Highlight the impact the Omnibus will have on communities, especially women in the global south.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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ActionAid Ireland
May–August
[Foreign Affairs] Spoke at an Oireacthas committee hearing to Highlight the issue of debt and its impact on global development.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cathy Bennett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Brennan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Shay Brennan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Noel McCarthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Ken O'Flynn", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more
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ActionAid Ireland
May–August
[Foreign Affairs] To highlight our concern about the promotion of carbon markets as a climate solution.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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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.
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