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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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Registered Lobbyists
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Ibec
May–August
[Trade] Ibec response to the European Commission Information gathering notice under Regulation (EU) No 654/2014
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Niamh Smyth', 'role': 'Minister of State (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': 'Aingeal O’Donoghue', 'role': 'Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} + 4 more
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Ibec
May–August
[EU Affairs] Ibec Competitive Business, Competitive Europe campaign
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[EU Affairs] European Works Councils
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[EU Affairs] Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the EU
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[EU Affairs] EU Capitals Markets Union and Banking Union
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Hayes', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "James O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 4 more
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Ibec
May–August
[EU Affairs] EU US relations and Market Strategy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 10 more
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Ibec
May–August
[EU Affairs] EU Council Presidency
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ronnie Downes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[Finance] Launch by Minister Harkin of report by IFS Skillnet on Learning and Development Preferences in the IFS Sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': "Jim O'Brien", 'role': 'Adviser to Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
May–August
[Finance] Financial Services Ireland and the City of London Dialogue
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Gerry Cross', 'role': 'Director (Central Bank of Ireland)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[EU Affairs] EU single market
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ronnie Downes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[EU Affairs] Competitiveness Council
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Cait Moran', 'role': 'Deputy Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Business priorities for the economic development of the West
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John McCarthy', 'role': 'Chief Economist (Department of Finance)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[Employment] Proposal for research project on Remote & Flexible Working
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Shaw', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[Employment] Adequate Minimum Wage Directive
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Yvonne White', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[Employment] Proposed new Equality Ground
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Carol Baxter', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
May–August
[Employment] European Parliment own-initiative draft report on digitalisation, AI and algorithmic management in the workplace
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[Finance] Financial Services Ireland CEO Roundtable
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Andrew Smith', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[Employment] Employment rights legislation and regulatory environment
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "John Paul O'Shea", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[Employment] Industrial Relations (Boycott of Joint Labour Committees) Bill, 2025
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[Employment] Labour Employer Economic Forum Sub-Group on Enterprise,
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'John Shaw', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
May–August
[Finance] Financial Services Ireland Annual Lunch
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Deborah Sweeney', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Anne Marie McKiernan', 'role': 'Director (Central Bank of Ireland)'} {'name': 'Domhnall Cullinan', 'role': 'Director (Central Bank of Ireland)'} {'name': 'Gerry Cross', 'role': 'Director (Central Bank of Ireland)'} {'name': 'Elaine Byrne', 'role': 'Registrar of Credit Unions (Central Bank of Ireland)'} + 2 more
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Ibec
May–August
[Finance] National Economic Dialogue representing Financial Services Ireland views.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[Finance] Generative Artificial Intelligence in financial services.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Andrew Smith', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[Finance] Launch of third annual report of Ireland's Women in Finance Charter
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Andrew Smith', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[Finance] Enterprise Forum
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)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
May–August
[Education and Training] Industry roundtable on talent development and research and innovation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Amii McKeever', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
May–August
[Finance] Financial Services Ireland Pre-Budget Submission 2026
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Edward Timmins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Aviation leasing industry in Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[Education and Training] Discuss upskilling and reskilling needs of biopharmachem sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Colm O'Reardon", 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
May–August
[Environment] Speaking at conference
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Laura Burke', 'role': 'Director General (Environmental Protection Agency)'}
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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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