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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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Focus Ireland
January–April
[Housing] Migrant Rights
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Mairead McGuinness', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
January–April
[Education and Training] Teaching support for children experiencing homelessness
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Neil Ward', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Education and Skills)'}
📚 Education 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
January–April
[Housing] Child Care (Amendment) Act 2015
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Camille Loftus', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'James Reilly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
January–April
[Social Protection] Under 26 Welfare Rate
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Kevin Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Social Protection)'}
View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
January–April
[Housing] Discussions with An Taoiseach
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Enda Kenny', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Shaw', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Andrew McDowell', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Angela Flanagan', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
January–April
[Housing] Focus Ireland Research Programme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Bairbre Nic Aongusa', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
January–April
[Housing] Forum on Housing and Homelessness
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Alan Kelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Paudie Coffey', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
January–April
[Housing] Purchasing CAS Properties
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Conn Murray', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Limerick City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Pat Dowling', 'role': 'Deputy Chief Executive (Limerick City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Gordon Daly', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Limerick City and County Council)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
January–April
[Housing] Homelessness in Cork
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ger Keohane', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
January–April
[Housing] Homelessness in Kerry
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pat McCarthy', 'role': 'Councillor (Kerry County Council)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
May–August
[Housing] Oireachtas Committee on Housing and Homelessness
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Colm Brophy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ruth Coppinger', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Curran', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
May–August
[Housing] Action Plan on Housing
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Child and Family Homelessness
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
May–August
[Education and Training] Department of Education Strategic Statement 2016-2019
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 📚 Education 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
May–August
[EU Affairs] Housing Delegation to the European Parliament
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Janice Boylan', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cathal King', 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'} {'name': "Shane O'Brien", 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': 'Thomas Redmond', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} + 1 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Pre-Budget Lobbying
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Michael Noonan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
May–August
[Housing] Role of AHBs in the Action Plan
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
May–August
[EU Affairs] EU procurement
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brian Hayes', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
May–August
[Housing] Meeting with Sligo County Council
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael Clarke', 'role': 'Councillor (Sligo County Council)'} {'name': 'Declan Bree', 'role': 'Councillor (Sligo County Council)'} {'name': 'Thomas Healy', 'role': 'Councillor (Sligo County Council)'} {'name': 'Hubert Keaney', 'role': 'Councillor (Sligo County Council)'} {'name': 'Seamus Kilgannon', 'role': 'Councillor (Sligo County Council)'} {'name': "Gino O'Boyle", 'role': 'Councillor (Sligo County Council)'} + 1 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
September–December
[Education and Training] Educational support for children experiencing homelessness
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}
📚 Education 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
September–December
[Health] Submission to the Drug Strategy 2017
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Catherine Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}
🏥 Health 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Campaign for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
September–December
[Budgetary matters] Budget 2017
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael Noonan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
September–December
[Housing] Submission to the Rental Strategy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
September–December
[Housing] Advocacy on homelessness
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jan O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bairbre Nic Aongusa', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Bob Jordan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
September–December
[Housing] Advocacy for legislative change pertaining to housing and homelessness
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Public campaign about bank forced/encouraged sale of property.'} {'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Information about Focus Ireland amendment to the Planning & Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016.'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Enda Kenny', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Support for children and young people experiencing homelessness
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jerry O'Connor", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
September–December
[Housing] Dail briefing on family homelessness
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'David Norris', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Jan O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Maureen O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
September–December
[Social Protection] Lone parents and homelessness
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Curran', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Focus Ireland
September–December
[Housing] Rough-sleeping and housing first
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Bob Jordan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
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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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