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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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Macra na Feirme
September–December
[Agriculture] Macra na Feirme 2022 Budget - Youth Unemployment & Education
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Richard O'Donoghue", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Canney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marc MacSharry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 41 more
🌾 Agriculture 📚 Education 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
September–December
[Agriculture] Macra na Feirme 2022 Budget - Rural Infrastructure
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Richard O'Donoghue", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Canney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marc MacSharry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 41 more
🌾 Agriculture 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
September–December
[Environment] Carbon Budgets/Climate Action
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Tim Lombard', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
September–December
[Agriculture] Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Maximise national co-financing of Pillar II farm schemes.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Savage', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
September–December
[Agriculture] Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Practical implementation of Good Agricultural Environmental Conditions (GAECs) /cross compliance.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Savage', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
September–December
[Agriculture] cap & young farmer supports
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John King', 'role': 'Councillor (Laois County Council)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
September–December
[Agriculture] CAP, young farmer supports & funding
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Patrick Donohoe', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
September–December
[Agriculture] IFA Dublin Farm Family Protest
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Patrick Donohoe', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
September–December
[Agriculture] Gathering of farm organisations on CAP
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Bill Callanan', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Paul Savage', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
September–December
[Agriculture] IFA Portlaoise Protest - Save Irish Farming
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
September–December
[Agriculture] Green Architecture - CAP Consultative Committee
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Savage', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
September–December
[EU Affairs] Animal Transport within the EU, CAP & Nitrates Action Programme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Aisling Dolan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
January–April
[Agriculture] Inclusion of Land Mobility Service as a funded initiative in the upcoming programme for government
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
January–April
[Finance] Submission on the importance of retention of consanguinity relief submitted to the Department of Finance
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
January–April
[Development and Zoning] Proposed change to the proposed Draft Meath County Development Plan (2020-2026)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jackie Maguire', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Meath County Council)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
January–April
[Agriculture] Discussion on Macra na Feirme's agricultural election positions
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Niamh Smyth', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pauline Tully', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "TP O'Reilly", 'role': 'Councillor (Cavan County Council)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
January–April
[Agriculture] Hustings hosted by Kilkenny Macra na Feirme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Bobby Aylward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pat Deering', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Patrick O'Neill", 'role': 'Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)'} {'name': 'John Paul Phelan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Denis Hynes', 'role': 'Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)'} + 2 more
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
January–April
[Agriculture] Election candidates lobbied by Agricultural Affairs Committee
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Carol Nolan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
January–April
[Agriculture] Telecall with Minister of Agriculture
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sinead McPhillips', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
January–April
[Agriculture] Environmental targets & young farmers
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
January–April
[Agriculture] The inclusion of supports for protein crops
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sinead McPhillips', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
January–April
[Agriculture] CPD Framework in Agriculture
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Bill Callanan', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
January–April
[Agriculture] Farmers Charter of Rights
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Dillon', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] DCYA response to Covid19 and support for youth organisations
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Laura McGarrigle', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}
View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
January–April
[Agriculture] Young farmers and Covid-19
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Impact assessment of Covid19 on youth organisations, charities and community groups
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Tony Holohan', 'role': 'Chief Medical Officer (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Elizabeth Canavan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
January–April
[Agriculture] Young farmer issues
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
January–April
[Health] Covid19 - Impact on young people
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Tony Holohan', 'role': 'Chief Medical Officer (Department of Health)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
January–April
[Foreign Affairs] Brexit - Impact of no deal on rural youth
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
January–April
[Agriculture] Lobbying of election candidates by Mayo Macra na Feirme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🌾 Agriculture 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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