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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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Registered Lobbyists
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The Wheel
September–December
[Health] The Wheel attended the regular Bi-lateral meeting of the Community and Voluntary Pillar with the Department of Health to discuss health policy matters and to receive a briefing on Slaintecare and plans for implementation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Siobhan O’Halloran', 'role': 'Chief Nursing Officer (Department of Health)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
The Wheel
September–December
[Community] The Wheel attended the regular Bilateral meeting between the Community and Voluntary Pillar and the Department of Rural and Community Development
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Bairbre Nic Aongusa', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}
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The Wheel
September–December
[Community] The Wheel hosted Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin at a breakfast briefing meeting at which the issues the sector needs to see addressed were put to Mr Martin
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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The Wheel
September–December
[Community] The Wheel met with the Department of Rural and Community Development to provide feedback on the shape of the developing Local and Community Development Plan / Strategy to Support the Community and Voluntary Sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Bairbre Nic Aongusa', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}
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The Wheel
September–December
[Public Expenditure and Reform] The Wheel attended the regular Bi-lateral meeting with DPER to discuss matters relating to the community and voluntary sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
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The Wheel
September–December
[Community] A general briefing on sector-related matters was provided to DPER by The Wheel's CEO
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Bairbre Nic Aongusa', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}
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The Wheel
September–December
[Community] General briefing on CV sector related matters for Department of Rural and Community Development Assistant Secretary
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'William Parnell,', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht)'}
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The Wheel
September–December
[Community] A briefing meeting and discussion was held with the Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General of the Department of Rural and Community Development on CV sector support infrastructure
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Kevin McCarthy', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Bairbre Nic Aongusa', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}
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Disability Federation of Ireland
September–December
[Budgetary matters] The Wheel-led Budget 2019 joint press statement – DFI contributed, signed up and participated in launch event
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Informal communication All Oireachtas Members', 'role': '1 press statement - Press statement with photos issued to all the national newspapers and radio and TV current affairs programmes.'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
John Gallagher
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
September–December
[Community] Rural policy initiative by the Wheel
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael Ring', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Daniel Rowan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}
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Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)
January–April
[Transport] A letter was sent to Minister Ross to request 1) The introduction of transport related legislation that would make it an offense not to vacate the wheelchair space if requested by the driver. 2) Dublin Bus to include a provision in their by-laws that to breach the by-law is an offence that can be prosecuted.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Shane Ross', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}
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The Wheel
January–April
[Community] matters related to the recognition, resourcing and regulation of the community and voluntary sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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The Wheel
January–April
[Community] Matters related to the recognition, resourcing and regulation of the community and voluntary sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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The Wheel
January–April
[Community] matters related to the recognition, resourcing and regulation of the community and voluntary sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
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The Wheel
January–April
[Public Expenditure and Reform] Bi-lateral meeting of the Community and Voluntary Pillar (of which The Wheel is a member) with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
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The Wheel
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Inroduction of a VAT Compensation Scheme for Charities
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael Harty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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The Wheel
May–August
[Budgetary matters] The Wheel called for supportive policy relating to the resourcing and regulation of charities and community and voluntary organisations, and for the introduction of a VAT Compensation Scheme for Charities, at the National Economic Dialogue
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Robert Watt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
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The Wheel
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Pre Budget Submission to Department of Finance
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
John Gallagher
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
May–August
[Public Expenditure and Reform] To discuss furthering of poposals by the Wheel to support positive Procurement policies related to the community and voluntary sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Robert Watt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
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The Wheel
September–December
[Finance] The Wheel attended a Pre-Budget meeting (in Department of Finance) of the Community and Voluntary Pillar (of which The Wheel is a member) with the Minister for Finance. We asked that budget 2018 address matters related to the recognition, resourcing and regulation of the community and voluntary sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
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The Wheel
September–December
[Health] The Wheel attended the All Island Health Dialogue on 8th September 2017 and took part in discussions regarding the future of Health Policy in an all-island context
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}
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The Wheel
September–December
[Community] The Wheel - as a member of the Social Enterprise Task Force - met Minister Michael Ring on 12th September to express support for the Department of Rural and Community Development's production of a Strategy for Social Enterprise
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael Ring', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}
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The Wheel
September–December
[Foreign Affairs] The Wheel attended the All island Civic Dialogue on 28th September at which matters relating to minimising the impact of Brexit on the work of community and voluntary organisations and the people and communities they support were discussed
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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The Wheel
September–December
[Budgetary matters] The Wheel held a press-briefing on 4th October 2017 at which we called for the introduction of a VAT Compensation Scheme for Charities and for Budget 2018 to prioritise increasing resources for social services
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Event / Reception All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'We held a press-briefing in Buswells Hotel on 4th October 2017 and invited all Oireachtas members to same'}
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The Wheel
September–December
[Community] The Wheel attended the Fianna Fail Ard Fheis on 10th November in the RDS to raise awareness of the work of the Community and Voluntary sector and to call for the party to develop a comprehensive policy statement aimed at supporting the sector and its work.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Éamon Ó Cuív', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pat Casey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more
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The Wheel
September–December
[Community] The Wheel met with the Senior Management Team of the Community Division of the Department of Rural and Community Development on 17th October to brief the team on current policy priorities for the community and voluntary sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Bairbre Nic Aongusa', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
The Wheel
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] The Wheel attended a Department of Children / Tusla Breakfast Briefing (with Minister Katherine Zappone) on current policy to support children and families and highlighted the role played by community and voluntary organisations in supports and services
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}
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The Wheel
September–December
[Community] The Wheel attended the Fine Gael Ard Fheis on 10th November to raise awareness of the work of the community and voluntary sector and seek development of comprehensive supportive Fine Gael policy positions for the sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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The Wheel
September–December
[Community] The Wheel met John Lahart TD to provide a briefing on the community and voluntary sector and the what's required of a comprehensive policy to support the community and voluntary sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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The Wheel
September–December
[Community] The Wheel attended the Sinn Fein Ard Fheis on 17th November to encourage the party to develop a comprehensive policy to support the community and voluntary sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Peadar Tóibín', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Fintan Warfield', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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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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