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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
January–April
[Employment] employment of people with disability issues
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Finian McGrath', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
January–April
[Employment] DBEI memorandum of understading with ICTU in the area of education training and advisory service
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Clare Dunne', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}
📚 Education 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Employment] regulation of working time
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Gerald Nash', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Transport] 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
May–August
[Employment] industrial relations acts
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Gavan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] film industry
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paul Gavan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Employment] employment legislation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Foreign Affairs] legislation on sanctions occupied territories in Palestine
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Frances Black', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Budgetary matters] congress pre budget submission
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Submission All Councillors', 'role': '27 august'} {'name': 'Submission All Oireachtas Members', 'role': '27 august'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Employment] capacity review of DBEI
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Orlaigh Quinn', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Foreign Affairs] Brexit
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Trade] CETA
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Finance] tax relief on trade union subscriptions
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Community] future of RTE orchestra
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'}
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Communications] future of RTE orchestra
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] invitation to meet a delegation of workers in the energy sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Employment] general scheme of PIAB (2018) bill
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Employment] construction sector pay
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[EU Affairs] forthcoming british irish intergovernmental conference
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Justice and Equality] better balance for better review group
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Local Government] housing policy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Shane Ross', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Local Government] irish water
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joan Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Fórsa trade union
May–August
[Housing] Seeking political party support for the Irish Congress of Trade Unions Charter for Housing rights.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Thomas Gould', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Lil O’ Donnell', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': "Kenneth Noel O'Flynn", 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'John Sheehan', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Tim Brosnan', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Stephen Cunningham', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} + 25 more
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Housing] Meeting regarding the future of Irish Water
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Maria Graham', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Employment] Regulation of Working Time
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Willie O'Dea", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Transport] State Airports Capacity.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Fintan Towey', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] Irish Water
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Maria Graham', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Employment] Regulation of Working Time
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Willie O'Dea", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Employment] Regulation of Working Time
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Transport] Aviation Policy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Fintan Towey', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}
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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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