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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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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Foreign Affairs] Dissolution of Independent Trade Unions in Hong Kong
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Employment] Duffy/Cahill Review
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Gender Pay Gap Directive
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Gender Pay Transparency Directive
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': ''}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Employment] Draft Directive published by the EU Commission in October 2020 on Adequate Minimum Wages
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': ''}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Foreign Affairs] Palestinian Human Rights
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Budgetary matters] ICTU Budget 2022 Recommendations
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[EU Affairs] Draft Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Employment] ICTU Campaign to Strengthen the Social Safety Net for Workers
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Housing] Housing for all plan
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Lemass', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Environment] Climate Change and Climate Policy and the role of Just Transition
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
January–April
[Transport] Phone call in relation to Aviation Policy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Fintan Towey', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
January–April
[Finance] Maternity leave and the Temporary Wage Subsidy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
January–April
[Local Government] Draft National Reform Programme 2020
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
January–April
[Employment] Short-Time Work Scheme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Niall Egan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
January–April
[Finance] Statement by Global Unions to the 2020 Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
January–April
[Employment] Working Family Payment and the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Niall Egan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
January–April
[Communications] Workforce in Bord na Móna (and related industries in the Midlands)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
January–April
[Local Government] Covid-19
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
January–April
[Foreign Affairs] International Solidarity in Times of Crisis/Gaza
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
January–April
[Local Government] European Semester 2020
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
January–April
[Local Government] COVID-19
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
January–April
[Local Government] Community Sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
January–April
[Education and Training] Apprentices Payment and Job Training
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Seán Ó Foghlú', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Education and Skills)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
January–April
[Local Government] Irish Participation in PESCO
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
January–April
[Local Government] Collective Bargaining Rights
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
January–April
[Defence] PDFORRA
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Robert Mooney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Defence)'}
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
January–April
[Local Government] Labour Employer Forum (LEEF)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Transport] Shannon Airport
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Fintan Towey', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Local Government] Irish Water
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Rebecca Moynihan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Most Lobbied TDs

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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