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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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Age Action
May–August
[Health] Advocacy related to ageing and older people in the context of the Programme for Government
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}
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Age Action
May–August
[Social Protection] Advocacy related to ageing and older people in the context of social protection including digital inclusion, income adequacy as part of structured bilateral with CVP
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jacqui McCrum', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'}
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Nursing Homes Ireland
May–August
[Health] Re discussions and engagement regarding the transfer, admission and discharge guidance for Long-term Residential Care providers to be provided by the HSPC, NHI provided observations to inform inform guidance being issued to nursing homes
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Kathleen MacLellan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Paul Allen & Associates Public Relations
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Pre-Budget Submission prior to July Stimulus Package
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Robert Watt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'} {'name': 'Hazel Chu', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} + 3 more
📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
SSE plc
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Email Engagement with public representatives in relation to SSE’s business in the Irish market. Provision of briefing on SSE’s position on matters relating to decarbonisation, climate action and energy policy.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Deirdre Geraghty Smith (Currently employed as a DPO)', 'role': 'Councillor (Meath County Council)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
SSE plc
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Letter on the July Stimulus Package
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Nursing Homes Ireland
May–August
[Health] Principle representations entailed: ensuring nursing homes have continous access to PPE to protect residents and staff; a system of timely testing of residents and staff to support early detection of Covid19; implementation of financial assistance payment scheme to cover substantive costs incurred to manage Covid19; policy to desist HSE recruitment of nursing home staff during emergency period of Covid19
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Jim Daly', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': "Louise O'Reilly", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more
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Nursing Homes Ireland
May–August
[Health] Representations surrounded: ensuring nursing homes have continous access to PPE to protect residents and staff; a system of timely testing of residents and staff to support early detection of Covid19; implementation of financial assistance payment scheme to cover substantive costs incurred to manage Covid19; policy to desist HSE recruitment of nursing home staff during emergency period Covid19
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jim Breslin', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Siobhan O’Halloran', 'role': 'Chief Nursing Officer (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Darren Hourihane', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Jim Daly', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Kathleen MacLellan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'} + 2 more
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Coillte CGA
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] To engage on the Kilkenny County Development Plan and provide updates on Castlebanny Wind Farm Development
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Aylward', 'role': 'Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)'} {'name': 'Peter Cleere', 'role': 'Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)'} {'name': 'Matt Doran', 'role': 'Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Doyle', 'role': 'Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)'} {'name': "Patrick O'Neill", 'role': 'Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)'} {'name': 'John Paul Phelan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 4 more
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Association of Visitor Experiences and Attractions CLG
May–August
[Tourism] In advance of the July Stimulus package, AVEA (the Association of Visitor Experiences & Attractions) wrote to a small number of Ministers to request that the visitor experiences and attractions sector be included in the then-mooted 'Staycation Voucher' (later the 'Stay and Spend' initiative), as attractions are key drivers to tourism in particular regions.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'Minister of State (The Office of Public Works)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} + 4 more
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Renewable Gas Forum-Irish Green Gas Limited
May–August
[Agriculture] during the negotiations on the programme for government, the RGFI lobbied on the opportunities and potential to decarbonise agriculture and agri food, beverages and biopharma industries with AD biomethane being a key enabler, utilising animal slurry, rotation and catch crops, and mixed pasture swards increasing crop production from 6t DM to 15t DM with 1/3rd the nitrogen, can be replaced by bio fertiliser from the AD plant, delivering fully decarbonised crop production, enhancing b
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 4 more
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
National Youth Council of Ireland
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Engagement with TD on future of DCYA in Government Formation Talks
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Macra na Feirme
May–August
[Agriculture] Engagement with TDs on government formation priorities for young farmers
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
May–August
[Community] Engagement with TDs on government formation priorities for rural young people
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more
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John Gallagher
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] Irish Energy Storage Association promotion of options for Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
St Patrick's Mental Health Services
January–April
[Health] The organisation took a number of actions to combat and manage the Covid 19 pandemic. These resulted in significant additional expenditure. Two letters were written to the Minister for Health outlining the measures taken and seeking financial support.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Colm Desmond', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'}
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Freight Transport Association of Ireland
May–August
[Transport] Invite Minister to provide introduction to Managers Guide to Distribution Costs report 2020
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'}
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Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
September–December
[Health] Co-signed letter from HSCPA to Minister of Health and Secretary General
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Colm O’Reardon', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Health)'}
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Saint Patrick's Cathedral
September–December
[Heritage] Funding from Dublin City Council
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Owen Keegan', 'role': 'CEO (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Hazel Chu', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Aengus Ó Snodaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
September–December
[Finance] Wage refunds through EWSS coming in up to 6 weeks after employers pay employees is making the business untenable. Threshold of €151.50 is way too high a bench mark. Minimum wage is €10.10 so need to work min of 15 hours to qualify. Many businesses cant afford this and therefore cant give these staff the PT hours. Everyone is a loser.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Matt Shanahan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Disadvantaged Businesses - businesses that are not rateable (e.g. agri food) have lost out with regard to attaining grants and they are not allowed get the restart grant despite having to make modifications to their business
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Matt Shanahan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}
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Irish Road Haulage Association
September–December
[Transport] Brexit and Budget Submission 2021
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'} {'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Sisters of Mercy
September–December
[Environment] To ask the Government to bring a strong climate action plan to the Dail before Christmas 2020 and engage the public in a dailogu on public action
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Seán Haughey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Denise Mitchell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Carlow County Development Partnership CLG
September–December
[Community] Highlight gaps in service provision in Bagenalstown, importance of sensitively refurbishing local heritage buildings, highlight need for a new indoor space for the Bagenalstown community, brief on new community service/centre proposal for Bagenalstown and need to secure increased public funding/investment for the community.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Paul Phelan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Early learning and care and school-age care funding model
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Revolut Payments Ireland Ltd
May–August
[Finance] Request for meeting to discuss the potential for Revolut to assist with delivery and measurement of planned stimulus packages for business affected by Covid-19 in a manner which would be simple and easy to use for consumers for the benefit of the economy, given the extent to which proposed functionality of Stay&Spend mirrors existing functionality within the Revolut App and our ability to create 'virtual cards' limited by Merchant Category Code to target spending at specific business t
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Pat Casey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
September–December
[Agriculture] Aquaculture is a crucial part of our economy, providing employment and also inextricably connected to other sectors such as Tourism and the Waterford food production brand. Without sufficient support the damage done to the aquaculture sector will have wide-ranging and unforeseeable effects. there are a number of business sectors who fell between eligibility criteria for grant assistance from Covid grants - aquaculture is one. Chamber wishes this to be amended
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Matt Shanahan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
September–December
[Housing] Housing and Planning and Development Bill, Marine Planning and Development Management Bill, and Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Maria Graham', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Feargal Ó Coigligh', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
AGL Arcadia Management Company Limited
September–December
[Development and Zoning] Change of zoning
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Frankie Keena', 'role': 'Councillor (Westmeath County Council)'} {'name': 'Barry Kehoe', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Westmeath County Council)'}
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Ibec
September–December
[EU Affairs] European Minimum Wage setting
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 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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