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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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National Adult Literacy Agency
May–August
[Education and Training] Adult Literacy in Ireland and EU
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Cynthia Ní Mhurchú', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
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National Adult Literacy Agency
May–August
[Education and Training] Adult Literacy in Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Erin McGreehan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jen Cummins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Donna McGettigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoghan Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Laura Harmon', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 9 more
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
National Adult Literacy Agency
May–August
[Education and Training] Adult Literacy in Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Erin McGreehan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
National Adult Literacy Agency
May–August
[Education and Training] Adult Literacy in Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': "Colm O'Reardon", 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Colin Menton', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} + 24 more
🌍 Climate & Energy 📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
County Wicklow Public Participation Network
May–August
[Local Government] Submission to the Local Democracy Taskforce Stakeholder Engagement
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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Saggart Village Residents Association
May–August
[Local Government] We met with our TDs to communicate resident concerns in relation to the government's potential purchase of Citywest Hotel
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Shane Moynihan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Nicholas Gogarty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Shirley O'Hara", 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'}
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Hanover Media Strategy Limited
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
May–August
[Transport] Meeting regarding the Taxi Supply Shortage
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Kevin O'Brien", 'role': 'Director (National Transport Authority)'}
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Hanover Media Strategy Limited
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
May–August
[Transport] Correspondence and meetings regarding the Taxi Supply Shortage
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Cathal Byrne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Michael Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Shane Moynihan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Imelda Goldsboro', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Lorraine Clifford-Lee', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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Hanover Media Strategy Limited
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
May–August
[Transport] Meeting regarding the Taxi Supply Shortage
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'}
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Hanover Media Strategy Limited
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
May–August
[Transport] Correspondence regarding the Taxi Supply Shortage on a county-by-county basis
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''}
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NBI Infrastructure DAC
May–August
[Communications] Engagement and information sharing regarding the delivery of broadband infrastructure as part of the National Broadband Plan.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Theresa Newman', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Paul McNamara', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'}
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Alcohol Action Ireland
May–August
[EU Affairs] EU wine package proposal
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke Ming Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Mullooly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
May–August
[Agriculture] Tillage Sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Cassidy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Brian Brennan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Purcell', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Johnny Mythen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
May–August
[Finance] Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Deer Management
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Letter All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Submission All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Letter All Senators', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Submission All Senators', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Brian Brennan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Purcell', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture and the Marine)'} + 13 more
🌾 Agriculture 🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
May–August
[Finance] IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Measures to support Farm Enterprises - Tillage
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Letter All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Submission All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Letter All Senators', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Submission All Senators', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Brian Brennan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Purcell', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture and the Marine)'} + 13 more
🌾 Agriculture 🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
May–August
[Finance] Proposals for an Improved ACRES Scheme - Engagement with Farmers
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Letter All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Submission All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Letter All Senators', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Submission All Senators', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Brian Brennan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Purcell', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture and the Marine)'} + 14 more
🌾 Agriculture 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
May–August
[Agriculture] National Tillage Crisis Meeting
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Cassidy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Brian Purcell', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Bassline Strategy Ltd
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
May–August
[EU Affairs] Outreach regarding MEP Andrews's role as rapporteur for the AFET committee on the European Commission's Omnibus package
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
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Pender & Associates Ltd
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
May–August
[Health] Engagement in relation to work permit regulations
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Pender & Associates Ltd
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
May–August
[Health] Pre-Budget 2026 engagement relating to the needs of oral healthcare
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pádraig Rice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Sorca Clarke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Higher Education Colleges Association (HECA)
May–August
[Education and Training] HECA has noted growing concern around increasing visa refusals for international students, with some countries more notable. Applicants who meet requirements are being refused on grounds not always clear to HEIs or agents. This trend risks creating uncertainty, reputational challenges, and could weaken Ireland’s image as an open and attractive higher education destination.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'David Gilbride', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'}
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Independent Broadcasters of Ireland
May–August
[Arts] Briefings providing to Members of the Joint Committee on Media, and Members of the Oireachtas legislation. Meetings with Minister for Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, and officials, re Budget/Programme for Government funding. Engagement with the Gambling Regulation Authority of Ireland and Coimisiún na Meán and Comreg on mutual priorities. Communications with MEPs and EU Commissioner on EU legislation.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Ronan O'Domhnaill, Comisiun na Mean", 'role': 'Director (Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs)'} {'name': 'Alison Comyn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Rónán Mullen', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Brian Brennan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Pádraig O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 34 more
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
National Youth Council of Ireland
May–August
[Local Government] Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Reduction of Voting Age to Sixteen Years) Bill 2025
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Kathryn Reilly (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Aidan Farrelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Barnardos
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Supports for families facing disadvantage
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Emailed all TDs with our 4th annual cost of living report highlighting the essential items children and parents are having to cut back on or go without and the impact this is having on them.'} {'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Emailed all TDs with our back to school report 2025, outlining existing financial pressures some parents still face when preparing to send their child back to school'} {'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Sent out a briefing on the lived experiences of families we support across our services who live in emergency accommodation or poor quality and overcrowded accommodation and the negative impact it has on their childhoods.'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Kevin McCarthy', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Kate Duggan', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Child and Family Agency (Tusla))'} + 17 more
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Pender & Associates Ltd
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
May–August
[Health] Engagement on dental policy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pádraig Rice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Sorca Clarke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more
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Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
May–August
[Public Expenditure and Reform] 7 May 2025 Minister Emer Higgins office. Stakeholder engagement meeting with Minister Emer Higgins to discussto discuss issues predominantly pertaining to procurement.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed
May–August
[Social Protection] In June, as part of the Community and Voluntary Pillar, the INOU attended a bilateral meeting with the Department of Social Protection. The agenda included Programme for Government; Child Poverty; and updates on a range of issues including key policies like Pathways to Work; Roadmap for Social Inclusion; Pay-related benefits, and Working Age Payment proposal.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ciaran Lawler', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Rónán Hession', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Fiona Ward', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Niall Egan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
The Psychological Society of Ireland
May–August
[Health] Joint letter from the PSI and allied professional bodies to TDs outlining concerns re the HSE’s draft Autism Assessment & Intervention Protocol, including Tier 1 assessments, alignment with best practice, and calling for urgent engagement with the HSE.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Liam Quaide', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
The Psychological Society of Ireland
May–August
[Health] Introductory Engagement with Minister Carroll McNeill’s Office Highlighting PSI’s Role, Professional Concerns, and Opportunities for Collaboration
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
The Psychological Society of Ireland
May–August
[Health] Letter to Minister Foley, co-signed by six professional bodies (Occupational Therapy, Psychiatry, Psychology, Speech and Language Therapy, Social Work, Dietetics), requesting an urgent meeting on concerns about the HSE’s draft Autism Assessment & Intervention Pathway Protocol.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
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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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