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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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EPIC Empowering People in Care
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Child Care Bill 2025
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Aidan Farrelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Claire Kerrane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aisling Dempsey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Grace Boland', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 9 more
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Met with CEO Kate Duggan to exchange information
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Kate Duggan', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Child and Family Agency (Tusla))'}
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] matters relating to aftercare policy eligibility, aftercare payment and and other policy issues related to children in care and young people with care experience
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Kate Duggan', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Child and Family Agency (Tusla))'}
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] For Care Day the EPIC Youth Council sought the support of Oireachtas Members in the New Dail to address the issues impacting care experienced children and young people.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'This coming Thursday morning 20th of February as part of their plans for Care Day 2025 celebrations (taking place on Friday 21st February), EPIC Youth Council members would like to extend a warm welcome to you or your parliamentary staff to drop by briefly outside the gates of Leinster House on Kildare Street between 09:30 - 10:15 where members of the Youth Council will be hand delivering a copy of a special edition Care Day newspaper.'}
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] As a new CEO of EPIC I met a number of officials in an information exchange
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Kate Duggan', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Child and Family Agency (Tusla))'}
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
January–April
[Housing] Dublin City Council Allocations are under review and changes were proposed to the allocations system
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mary Hayes', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Ray Cunningham', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rory Hearne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Special Care
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Kate Duggan', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Child and Family Agency (Tusla))'}
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
May–August
[Housing] Engagement with a Public Representative on the DCC Allocations Policy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ray Cunningham', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Pre-budget submission 2025
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'EPIC developed a pre-budget submission to contribute to government deliberations on Budget 2025 and share our experience of the shortfalls in the care system which should be addressed.'} {'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': 'EPIC developed a pre-budget submission to contribute to government deliberations on Budget 2025 and share our experience of the shortfalls in the care system which should be addressed.'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
September–December
[Housing] Signed a letter as a member of the Home for Good Coalition
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'In the letter we agued that a constitutional right to housing is necessary to successfully address the housing\nissues facing the country and to bring a permanent end to the housing crisis. A right\nto housing would protect those who own a home, those renting a home, and those in\nneed of a home now and in the future. It is essential that the Programme for\nGovernment contains a commitment to hold a referendum to insert such a right into\nBunreacht na hÉireann.'}
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Seeking action on the Alternative Care System
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] To discuss the General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Mary Seery Kearney', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] To discuss Care Leaving Housing
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] To discuss issues faced by children in care and care-experienced young people with disabilities
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] To discuss the upcoming Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Public policy housing youth homelessness strategy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] National Action Plan - submission to the Consultation on the National Action Plan (NAP) for Equity of Access in Higher Education.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Care Day Briefing: issues discussed of relevance to being in care, leaving care, aftercare and beyond.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] To raise awareness around Care Day; Children in care and with care experience.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': 'Email information around Care Day 2022 and general information about events on and children in care.'} {'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Email information around Care Day 2022 and general information about events on and children in care.'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cathal Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 9 more
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Fourth National Access Plan, a strategic access plan for equity for equity of access, participation and success in higher education, 2022-2028
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Duffy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Policy Submission on Budget 2023
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Pre legislative scrutiny on the draft general scheme on inspection of places of detention
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Information on the situation of care-leaver parents whose children are in care, and the supports they require
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Mark Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tom Clonan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 2 more
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Issues related to Foster Care
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Seery Kearney', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 5 more
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Conversation on advancing access to higher education by care leavers.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] A roundtable webinar event was organised on the development of a National Service for Parents of Children in Care, and a follow up meeting on this issue was then held with Minister O'Gorman and Deputy Costello TD.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Budget 2022; lobbied to secure increased funding for children in care and aftercare within the Budget 2022, as well as raise awareness around policy and legislative shortfalls.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Only Oireachtas members who have spoken or shown interest in: childrens rights, children in care, social welfare related issues, assylum related issues, disability, housing and social care related issues.'} {'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': 'Only Senators who have spoken or shown interest in: childrens rights, children in care, social welfare related issues, assylum related issues, disability, housing and social care related issues.'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} + 4 more
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Work visa and permit for former colleague living abroad
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Funding for EPIC
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Éimear Fisher', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}
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EPIC Empowering People in Care
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Care Day and aftercare policy.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Press Release raising awareness about life in care and aftercare and to highlight Care Day 2020 and related events.'} {'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': 'Press Release raising awareness about life in care and aftercare and to highlight Care Day 2020 and related events.'} {'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Press Release raising awareness about life in care and aftercare and to highlight Care Day 2020 and related events.'}
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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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