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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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Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Development and Zoning] Clarification of Interpretation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Philomena Poole', 'role': 'CEO (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'}
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Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Housing] Industry Perspective of Options
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Edward Brophy', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Social Protection)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Housing] Outlining industry perspective of options to boost housing supply
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Maria Graham', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Housing] UK Help To Buy Scheme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Edward Brophy', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Social Protection)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Industry Pre- Budget Submission
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Michael Noonan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Community] Access to development finance, SME access to public sector contracts, regional infrastructural deficits.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Community] Access to development finance, SME access to public sector contracts, regional infrastructural deficits.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Seán Canney', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway County Council)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Community] Access to development finance, SME access to public sector contracts, regional infrastructural deficits.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Development and Zoning] Forwarded construction activity reports produced by CIF corporate member, CIS, to see if CIS could meet with appropriate Government officials to explore whether or not their reports might be of any use to them.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sean Canney', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
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Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Taxation] Interim Amendments to PWC
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Quinn', 'role': 'Government Chief Procurement Officer (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Proposals to facilitate the recovery of construction industry
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Tom Parlon (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Michael Noonan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Proposals to facilitate the recovery of construction industry
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'tom parlon (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Development of the construction industry
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Caitriona Fitzpatrick', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
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Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] construction industry development
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jim McGrath', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}
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Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] construction industry development
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Mary Mitchell O'Connor", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}
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Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] construction industry development
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jim McGrath', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}
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Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
September–December
[Housing] general construction/housing matters
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Construction Industry Development
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Loughlin Quinn', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Vincent Campbell', 'role': 'Director (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
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Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
September–December
[Housing] general construction/housing matters
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Tom Parlon (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Construction Industry Development
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Loughlin Quinn', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Paul Quinn', 'role': 'Government Chief Procurement Officer (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
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Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Construction Industry Development
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mairead McGuinness', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke "Ming" Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Seán Canney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
September–December
[Environment] soil and stone waste capacity issue
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'David Walsh', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Matthew Collins', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
September–December
[Environment] soil and waste capacity issues
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Mulholland', 'role': 'CEO (Laois County Council)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
September–December
[Environment] soil and stone waste capacity issue
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Mulholland', 'role': 'CEO (Laois County Council)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
September–December
[Environment] policy paper on soil waste capacity challenges
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'David Walsh', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Matthew Collins', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
September–December
[Environment] policy paper on soil waste capacity challenges
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Mulholland', 'role': 'CEO (Laois County Council)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
September–December
[Environment] response to submission on planning compliance documentation - Housing Bill 2016
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'David Walsh', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
September–December
[Housing] guidelines for Part V social housing
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Bob Jordan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Construction Industry Development
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Tom Parlon (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Martin Fraser', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': "Mary Mitchell O'Connor", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Orlaigh Quinn', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Michael Noonan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
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Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
September–December
[Housing] request for meeting between CIF & Limerick city county
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Conn Murray', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Limerick City and County Council)'}
🏠 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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