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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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Registered Lobbyists
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AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] An email to Mairead Farrell TD on 12.12.23 about the importance of adult and community education in driving social equality and the need for additional financial support for adult learners.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] Minister Simon Harris attended an AONTAS event on 15.11.23 aimed at highlighting the importance of adult and community education in driving social equality.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}
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AONTAS
January–April
[Education and Training] Email
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Keith Moynes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
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AONTAS
January–April
[Education and Training] Email sent to Rose Conway Walsh
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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AONTAS
January–April
[Education and Training] Email sent to Secretary General Jim Breslin
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jim Breslin', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
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AONTAS
January–April
[Education and Training] Email and policy paper sent to Minister Harris regarding the Mitigating against Educational Disadvantage Fund and the impact of this fund in the community education sector.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
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AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] Discussion with Minister Simon Harris at an AONTAS research launch (Wood Quay, Dublin, 13th October 2022) about how the findings from the National FET Learner Forum Annual Synthesis Report 2021 – 2022 could be addressed within DFHERIS policy development.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
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AONTAS
January–April
[Education and Training] Email regarding issues relating to educational equality.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
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AONTAS
January–April
[Education and Training] Email regarding issues relating to educational equality. Recommendations to support community education and FET learners during COVID19.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
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AONTAS
January–April
[Education and Training] Shared AONTAS report on the impact of Mitigating Against Educational Disadvantage Fund on community education.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
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AONTAS
January–April
[Education and Training] Request for data on participation and retention rates of marginalised learner across TES by stakeholders.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
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AONTAS
January–April
[Education and Training] Adult learning needs in N Ireland, overview of engagement of AONTAS with UK and N Ireland to support adult learning for marginalised learners
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Keith Moynes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
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AONTAS
January–April
[Education and Training] Shared outlook for adult learners in Northern Ireland.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Keith Moynes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
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AONTAS
May–August
[Education and Training] Emails to Civil Servants, Ministers and Senators with link to an AONTAS research report (AONTAS CEN Census 2020: Community Education in a Time of COVID-19)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} + 18 more
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AONTAS
May–August
[Education and Training] Emails to the Chair of the Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; regarding equity of access to higher education for adult learners in relation to the Committee's debate on the HEA Bill on 6 July 2021.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Kehoe', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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AONTAS
May–August
[Education and Training] Meeting and email with Jim Breslin, Secretary General of Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science regarding community education, FET Learner experience and issues surrounding educational equality in Ireland and Northern Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jim Breslin', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
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AONTAS
May–August
[Education and Training] Emails to Secretary General of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science regarding FET Learner experience during COVID19
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jim Breslin', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
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AONTAS
May–August
[Education and Training] Email to the Secretary General of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jim Breslin', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
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AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] Email sent on 1st November consisted of information about policy developments and the the need to link outcomes for equity of access to the funding of Higher Education Institutions. s
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Keith Moynes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
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AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] Email sent on September 21st to William Beausang with information on barriers faced by marginalised learners during COVID-19
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
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AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] Email sent on September 28th to share AONTAS' pre-budget submission and highlight our asks on behalf of the membership and adult learning sector.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] Email sent on September 28th 21 to share AONTAS' pre-budget submission and highlight our asks on behalf of the membership and adult learning sector.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jim Breslin', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
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AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] Email sent to Minister Harris thanking him for his continued support for community education and educational equality during 2021. Also, noting the recent announceent of the MAED Fund.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
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AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] Email sent on Nov 11th to Assistant Secretary William Beausang about community education in Northern Ireland.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
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AONTAS
January–April
[Education and Training] Contacted specific candidates for election to the 33rd Dail regarding AONTAS election priorities, based on their positions as Ministers, Ministers of State, Party Spokespeople for Education and Skills.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Mary Mitchell O’Connor', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': "Jan O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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AONTAS
January–April
[Education and Training] Invitation to attend and participate in AONTAS Adult Learners' Festival STAR Awards and Policy Day on March 2nd and 6th respectively
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}
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AONTAS
January–April
[Education and Training] CEO met Assistant Secretary at the Department of Education and Skills (Further and Higher Education), William Beausang, 29th January for a meeting to discuss community education
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
AONTAS
January–April
[Education and Training] Email to new Sinn Fein Deputy Sorca Clarke on behalf of AONTAS member Transformative Recovery College
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sorca Clarke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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AONTAS
January–April
[Education and Training] Email with attached letter sent to the Fianna Fail, Fine Gael, Green Party and Labour Party leadership teams regarding development of the Programme for Government.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more
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AONTAS
January–April
[Education and Training] Email to candidates for election to the 33rd Daíl regarding AONTAS' election priorities
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Bobby Aylward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pat Deering', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Denis Hynes', 'role': 'Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)'} {'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'John Paul Phelan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 273 more
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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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