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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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An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Development ( Strategic Gas Reserve) Bill 2025
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Sinéad Gibney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
May–August
[Foreign Affairs] Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2026
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
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An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
May–August
[Environment] Critical Infrastructure Bill 2026
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
May–August
[Environment] Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2026
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
May–August
[Foreign Affairs] Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Patricia Stephenson', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
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An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
May–August
[Foreign Affairs] Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Manus Boyle', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paraic Brady', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 40 more
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An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
May–August
[Environment] Contacted the deputy on foot of media reporting to request information he had reportedly received from Uisce Eireann in regard to data centre water use, and to highlight the gaps in the data provided
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ciarán Ahern', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
May–August
[Agriculture] Discussion with DAFM officials regarding the government plan in the event of an adverse court ruling on the derogation on foot of the An Taisce legal case, and discussion on detail of environmental assessments for the derogation post 2028
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Bill Callanan', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏢 Enterprise & Employment ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
May–August
[Environment] Email requesting support from the MEP for question to be asked in the European Parliament by Giannis Maniatis MEP to the European Commission and letter to the to the European Commission both seeking legal certainty and practical implementation arrangements for the Blue Flag Programme to comply with the requirements of Directive (EU) 2024/825 as regards empowering consumers for the green transition through better protection against unfair practices and through better information
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Cynthia Ní Mhurchú', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
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An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
May–August
[Environment] Seeking confirmation of the Irish Government stance in regard to an alleged request to the European commission seeking to weaken the Habitats Directive
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Hannah Hamilton', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
May–August
[Environment] Ladys Island Lake ongoing nitrate reduction work
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Hannah Hamilton', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
May–August
[Environment] Informal meeting with Colin Byrne, Principal Adviser, Water Advisory Unit, Dept Housing to discuss nitrates and water quality
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Colin Byrne', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy 📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] Letter sent to the Minister on the Fracked Gas imports
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
January–April
[Agriculture] Follow up meeting to discuss the An Taisce submission on the interim reivew of the Nitrates Action Programme, which we emailed to them in December 2024
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Gorka Barrio Montoya', 'role': 'MEP (Environmental Protection Agency)'} {'name': 'Sibylle Grohs', 'role': 'Commissioner (European Parliament)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
January–April
[Heritage] Letters with pre-budget submission
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
January–April
[Environment] Email to all Irish EPP MEPs cc'ing all Irish MEPs, calling on them to reject ECR proposal for unjustified EU Parliament special inquiry commitee on NGO funding in lead up to the Conference of Presidents on April 1st and EU Parliament Plenary
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
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An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
January–April
[Environment] LIFE+ Funding at EU level
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 4 more
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An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
January–April
[Environment] EU Omnibus Legislation Proposal
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 8 more
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An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
January–April
[Environment] Request to meet
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Philip Nugent', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
January–April
[Environment] Request for extension to public consultation on An Bord Pleanála's consultation on their new Strategic Plan and Customer Action Plan, and for the request to be circulated to the Board, and Senior Mgt Staff, and as appropriate to the new Governing Board
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Gavin Duffy', 'role': 'Chief Procurement Officer (An Bord Pleanála)'}
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An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
January–April
[Environment] Request to support concerns on re-opening and weakening of EU Sustainability Legislation via EU Commission's Omnibus Proposal
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Catherine Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
January–April
[Environment] To invite the MEP to attend EEB Briefing on value of enforcement of EU environmental legislation with EU Court of Auditors
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
January–April
[Environment] To share intel on concerns on the re-opening of EU Core sustainability legislation via the omnibus proposal, and invite the MEP to a briefing and also shared the materials from the briefing. To share invitation on DCU public seminar on Trade, Tarriffs, and Transatlantic Relations post US elections
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
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An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
January–April
[Environment] EU Mercosur. EU Democracy Shield
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
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An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
January–April
[Environment] To request PQs about the passage of legislation.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Catherine Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
January–April
[Environment] CETA
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
May–August
[Environment] National Development Plan Review
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
May–August
[Environment] Welcome requirement to mplement the nitrates derogation and to request that An Taisce to be includd as part of this ongoing stakeholder consultation.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Gorka Barrio Montoya', 'role': 'MEP (Environmental Protection Agency)'} {'name': 'Jeanne De Jaegher', 'role': 'Commissioner (European Parliament)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
May–August
[Environment] Planning and Development Bill 2025
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Patricia Stephenson', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Frances Black', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary General (Department of Justice)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
May–August
[Environment] Planning and Development Act 2024
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing 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.
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