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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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Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] ACEI virtual meeting with senior officials in the Dept of Transport to advise the dept on the capacity and capability of member firms and to discuss matters of mutual interest.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ken Spratt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Ethna Brogan', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport)'}
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Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] 17/07/22 Letter sent to Minister Michael McGrath highlighting concerns regarding the impact unprecedented and unforeseen inflation is having on ACEI member firms.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Ossian Smyth', '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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Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] 18/07/2022 Construction Industry Council (CIC) letter re Public Works Construction Contracts - Liability for costs in Arbitration
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Ossian Smyth', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Paul Quinn', 'role': 'Government Chief Procurement Officer (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
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Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
May–August
[Finance] 31/08/22 Pre-Budget 2023 submission with a focus on five areas: 1. Unprecedented inflation 2. Industry skills shortage 3. Professional Indemnity Insurance 4. Capital investment in public infrastructure 5. Climate Action and Sustainability
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Ossian Smyth', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} + 2 more
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
September–December
[Environment] Construction Industry Council (CIC) letter to all TDs in relation to the challenges facing the construction and wider built environment sector, including recent announcement of a concrete levy. Priorities for the industry were also addressed.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Aengus Ó Snodaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aindrias Moynihan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 152 more
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Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] 11/01/2021 Request sent to Minister of Public Expenditure & Reform to attend and launch the ACEI Annual Conference on 3 March 2021
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
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Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
January–April
[Public Expenditure and Reform] Minister of Finance attended and launched the ACEI Annual Conference on 3 March 2021
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
January–April
[Environment] Request to Minister of CC&E to attend joint industry Sustainability Conference 21 April 2021
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
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Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
January–April
[Housing] 28/04/20 ACEI Meeting with Dept Housing to provide information about the association and discuss matters of mutual interest.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Graham Doyle', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Maria Graham', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Aine Stapleton', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
May–August
[Housing] 04 May 2021 Online submission to the Dept Housing Planning and Local Government on the 'Housing for All' Plan
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
May–August
[Housing] 16 July 2021 Consultation Response to Dept of Housing Working Group on Housing Defects
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
May–August
[Public Expenditure and Reform] 02 June 2021 Joint letter from ACEI, RIAI, SCSI and Engineers Ireland in relation to Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) difficulties for firms in the built environment sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} + 4 more
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
May–August
[Environment] 10 June 2021 Urgent request for clarification on unclear procedural requirements for planning applications: Status of now withdrawn BS 8206-2: 2008 – ‘Lighting for Buildings – Part 2: Code of Practice for Daylighting’ and IS EN 17037:2018: Daylight in Buildings under the planning process
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
September–December
[Finance] ACEI Submission in relation to Budget 2022
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Ossian Smyth', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} + 3 more
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
September–December
[Environment] 18/10/21 Construction Industry Council outlining the need for an urgent reform of the forestry regulatory system. The shortage of timber due to insufficient felling licences issued has caused timber prices to rise. The price rise and lack of availability have increased the challenges facing the delivery of new homes and the Government’s own annual new homes targets in ‘Housing for All’.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] 18/10/21 ACEI and RIAI set out the very serious issues with the Civil Liabilities Act. These issues are causing a severe crisis in Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) market which could ultimately lead to projects in the National Development Plan (NDP) being unfulfilled.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] October 2021: Irish Inter Professional Association communication re damaging effect on the availability and comprehensiveness of professional indemnity and public liability insurance, as a result of many UK-based insurers ceasing to serve the Irish market.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
September–December
[Heritage] 25/11/21 Meeting with OPW Chair and City Architect and other OPW staff to review current project pipelines and matters relating to OPW projects that ACEI members work on.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Maurice Buckley', 'role': 'Chairman (The Office of Public Works)'} {'name': "Ciarán O'Connor", 'role': 'City Architect (The Office of Public Works)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
September–December
[Public Expenditure and Reform] 10/11/2021 Request sent to Secretary General Public Expenditure & Reform to meet with ACEI to discuss NDP review and funding for project pipelines.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
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Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] Arising from the covid-19 pandemic, request to public bodies to progress building and infrastructure projects in planning, pre-qualification, design, and tender phases.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Maurice Buckley', 'role': 'Chairman (The Office of Public Works)'} {'name': "Ciarán O'Connor", 'role': 'City Architect (The Office of Public Works)'} {'name': 'Martin Bourke', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (The Office of Public Works)'} {'name': 'Owen Keegan', 'role': 'CEO (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Holohan', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Tommy Ryan', 'role': 'CEO (Cavan County Council)'} + 44 more
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Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] ACEI Submission re Government's July 2020 Business Stimulus package on 16 July 2020
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Ossian Smyth', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Robert Watt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} + 2 more
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Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] ACEI Request to become a member of, and provide expert input to, the Climate Action Council’s Adaptation Committee, 30 July 2020
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'}
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Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] 16/09/2020 Request sent to Minister of Finance to attend and launch the ACEI Annual Conference on 3 March 2021
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
September–December
[Environment] 10/11/2020 Letter to Minister Ryan offering ACEI’s services as an expert member to any working group set up in the Dept to address climate mitigation.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'}
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Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] 01/10/2020 Letter to Minister McGrath outlining ACEI concerns relating to the lack of projects following on from the funding allocation in the July Stimulus Plan
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Robert Watt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Ronnie Downes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
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Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
September–December
[Budgetary matters] 04/09/20 ACEI Submission in relation to Budget 2021
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} + 3 more
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Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
September–December
[Heritage] 01/12/20 ACEI Meeting with OPW to provide information about the association and discuss matters of mutual interest.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Maurice Buckley', 'role': 'Chairman (The Office of Public Works)'} {'name': "Ciarán O'Connor", 'role': 'City Architect (The Office of Public Works)'}
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Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] Over the period 1 Jan - 30 April, requests were sent to a number of public officials in the Oireachtas and elsewhere to open European Federation for Consulting Engineering Associations (EFCA) Conference, 10 May 2019
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pat Breen', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Mairead McGuinness', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nial Ring', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} + 1 more
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Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Pre Budget Submission to inform the Government about matters important to ACEI members
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
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Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Request sent to Minister in Public Expenditure and Reform in December 2019 to attend and launch the ACEI Annual Conference on 8 April 2020 and DPER Secretary General to speak at conference
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Robert Watt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
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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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