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Lobbying Tracker

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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Lobbying Returns
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Registered Lobbyists
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Calor Teoranta
January–April
[EU Affairs] Calor engaged with MEP Walsh at an IBEC EU Presidency event in Brussel's. We highlighted our engagement on rural energy policy and the role of liquid gas / renewable liquid gas in decarbonising heat. MEP Walsh requested further data on Calor’s role in energy security and resilience, with current geopolitical challenges. We followed up with further information on how the rapid deployment of LPG enables essential daily activities such as cooking, heating, lighting and powering equipme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Corporate Affairs reception
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Carol Nolan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alison Comyn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Cormac Devlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ciara Phelan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Conor Murphy', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 13 more
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Ibec
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Meeting with Larysa Gerasko, Ambassador of Ukraine to Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Larysa Gerasko', 'role': 'Ambassador (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Ibec
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Ibec Galway office launch
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'John Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kiera Keogh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Peter Roche', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more
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Ibec
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] An Taoiseach Michael Martin attends Ibec President's Dinner
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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Ibec
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Roadmap for Minimum Annual Remuneration (MAR) for employment permits
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Ibec
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] National Training Fund Amendment Bill (NTF)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': "Colm O'Reardon", 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Ibec
September–December
[EU Affairs] Article 80 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Ibec
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Joint letter with ICTU on Labour Court
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Priorities for Department of Finance
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Defence)'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
September–December
[Public Expenditure and Reform] National Training Fund surplus
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}
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Ibec
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Consumer contracts
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}
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Ibec
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Priorities for Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Frank Feighan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform)'}
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Ibec
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Additional regulations in pension auto-enrolment scheme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John McKeon', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Social Protection)'}
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Ibec
September–December
[EU Affairs] EU Presidency campaign report
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Callinan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Helen Blake', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Maeve von Heynitz', 'role': 'Director General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Ronnie Downes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} + 3 more
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Ibec
September–December
[EU Affairs] Single market priorities for EU Presidency
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Ronnie Downes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Joseph Hackett', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Maeve von Heynitz', 'role': 'Director General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Ibec
September–December
[EU Affairs] Labour market and social policy priorities for EU Presidency
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Ronnie Downes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister (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)'}
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Ibec
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Growing concern regarding Ireland's divisive public narrative
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister (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)'} + 7 more
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Ibec
September–December
[EU Affairs] Trade and investment priorities for EU Presidency
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Maeve von Heynitz', 'role': 'Director General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Ronnie Downes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Joseph Hackett', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} + 1 more
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Ibec
September–December
[EU Affairs] Security and defence priorities for EU Presidency
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Defence)'} {'name': 'Jacqui McCrum', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Defence)'}
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Ibec
September–December
[EU Affairs] Enterprise and Economy priorities for EU Presidency
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Graham Doyle', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Ronnie Downes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} + 7 more
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
September–December
[EU Affairs] Digital and AI policy priorities for EU Presidency
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Maeve von Heynitz', 'role': 'Director General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Joseph Hackett', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} + 2 more
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Ibec
January–April
[Housing] Clean Industrial Deal and its emergency and strategic plan
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ciaran Mullooly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
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Ibec
January–April
[Housing] Housing Policy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} + 10 more
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Ibec
January–April
[Justice and Equality] Disability and employment
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brian Keegan', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏥 Health ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
January–April
[Housing] Review of the Rent Pressure Zones
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'David Kelly', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Rory Hearne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Ibec
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] Business Priorities for the Midlands
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Kevin 'Boxer' Moran", 'role': 'Minister of State (The Office of Public Works)'} {'name': 'Daniel O’Neill', 'role': 'Special Adviser (The Office of Public Works)'}
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Ibec
January–April
[Trade] Inform on Economic Impact of tariffs
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Stephen Kinsella', 'role': 'Economic Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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Ibec
January–April
[Transport] Participation in Freight & Supply Chain Stakeholders meeting on Holyhead Port closure
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'}
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Ibec
January–April
[Food] EU Policy Priorities of the Food and Drink Sector 2025
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
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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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