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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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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
January–April
[Health] Letter to Minister Dara Calleary to congratulate him on his appointment as Minister for Social Protection and to provide background to the work of FODO Ireland.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
January–April
[Health] Letter to Minister Carroll MacNeill to congratulate her on her appointment as Minister for Health, introduce and provide background to FODO Ireland, reference the previous commitment by Stephen Donnelly to increase optical fees, and express willingness to engage with the Department on these matters.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
January–April
[Health] Letter to Minister Dara Calleary requesting an urgent update on the long-promised increase in funding for TBS sight tests.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
May–August
[Health] Letter to Minister Carroll MacNeill requesting a meeting to discuss new eye care services for patients in Ireland.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
May–August
[Health] Letter to Minister Dara Calleary requesting a meeting to discuss new eye care services for patients in Ireland.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
May–August
[Health] Pre-budget submission to the Minister for Finance, Health, Social Protection, and Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Services, Reform and Digitalisation outlining recommendations to improve and sustain primary eye care services.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
January–April
[Health] Our chair Garvan Mulligan wrote to the Minister for Health on 21 February 2024, requesting further information on the COSS fees (The Community Ophthalmic Services Scheme) and contract review.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
January–April
[Health] FODO Ireland Board member, Clodagh McGovern, attended a breakfast event with Minister McGrath on 25 April 2024, where she briefed the Minister on issues related to eye care and the need for increased funding.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
January–April
[Health] Letter to Robert Watt for support to include FODO Ireland as the major representative organisations for eye care providers, in all Department of Health matters related to eye care.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Robert Watt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Health)'}
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
January–April
[Health] Letter to John McKeon for support to include FODO Ireland as the major representative organisations for eye care providers, in all Department of Social Protection matters related to eye care.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John McKeon', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Social Protection)'}
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
January–April
[Health] Emails to Minister for Social Protection requesting further information and input into the review of optical benefit scheme fees.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
January–April
[Health] Emails to Minister Neal Richmond seeking information about the inclusion of optometry in the critical skills occupation list.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
May–August
[Health] Our chair Garvan Mulligan wrote to Minister Donohoe regarding provision of addition funding for eye care committed by the Minister for Health.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
May–August
[Health] Pre-budget submission to the Minister for Finance, copied to Ministers for Health and Social Protection.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
May–August
[Health] FODO Ireland member practices wrote to DPOs to invite them to visit their optical practices to discuss and showcase eye care in their communities.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Duncan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Conway', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} + 2 more
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
May–August
[Health] Our chair Garvan Mulligan wrote to Mr Hession requesting a meeting to discuss the role of optical practices in delivering optical benefits under the Treatment Benefit Scheme.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Rónán Hession', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'}
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
May–August
[Health] FODO Ireland Board member, Clodagh McGovern, attended an event with Minister Chambers, where she briefed the Minister on issues related to eye care and the need for increased funding.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Lisa Chambers', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
September–December
[Health] Letter to Minister Stephen Donnelly seeking clarity on the Community Ophthalmic Services Scheme (COSS) scheme and the status of a previous commitment to increase fees for eye examinations.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
January–April
[Health] FODO Ireland sent a written submission to inform the drafting of the Department of Social Protection strategy - specifically relating to optical benefits under the Treatment Benefit Scheme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
January–April
[Health] FODO Ireland sent a written submission to the Department of Health, upon invitation, with evidence to the review of the COSS contract.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
May–August
[Health] Pre-budget submission to the Minister for Finance
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
May–August
[Employment] FODO Ireland submitted a response to the DETE consultation on the occupations lists for employment permits.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
September–December
[Health] Our chair Garvan Mulligan wrote to the Minister of State (Department of Health) on 28 September 2023, requesting further information on the COSS fees and contract review.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
May–August
[Health] Our chair Garvan Mulligan wrote to the Minister for Health on 1 June 2022, regarding the greater role for local community optometrists and contracting more services out to local community optometrists.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
September–December
[Health] Our chair Garvan Mulligan wrote to the Minister for Health, Minister for Education and Minister for Further and Higher Education on 16 November 2022, regarding increasing the optometry workforce, following comments the Health Minister made.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'}
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
January–April
[Health] Role of primary/community optical sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': "Louise O'Reilly", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Kelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
May–August
[Health] Role of primary/community optical sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
September–December
[Health] Our chair Garvan Mulligan wrote to Health Minister Donnelly TD on 5 October 2020 about protecting vision and eye health throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. We were also in communication with Department of Health officials in November-December about ensuring that optical and hearing care practices were appropriately listed as essential healthcare services and thus able to remain operational to meet patients' needs throughout lockdown.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
January–April
[Health] Primary eye care provision, eye health, the HSE's primary care eye services review group report, and the training of optometrists in Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
May–August
[Health] Primary eye care provision, eye health, the HSE's primary care eye services review group report, and the training of optometrists in Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
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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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