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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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Ballina Chamber of Commerce
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] Lobbying and supporting Chambers Ireland 2023 priorities for business and in support of the SDG's for businesses.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Ballina Chamber of Commerce
January–April
[Tourism] Meeting with Minister Jack Chambers TD to discuss the potential for Tourism development for Co Mayo.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'}
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Ballina Chamber of Commerce
January–April
[Community] Town Centre Management & Enhanced Public Realm Space for Ballina, Co Mayo
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Tom Gilligan', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Declan Turnbull', 'role': 'Regional Services (Mayo County Council)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Ballina Chamber of Commerce
May–August
[Education and Training] Attendance at opening of new St Marys Secondary School, Ballina, Co Mayo.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'}
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Ballina Chamber of Commerce
January–April
[Tourism] Attendance at Cathaoirleachs Awards 2022 in respect of Mayo County Council.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Seamus Weir', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'}
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Ballina Chamber of Commerce
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] Ballina Chamber AGM 2023
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Michael Ring', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seamus Weir', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Annie May Reape', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} + 4 more
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Ballina Chamber of Commerce
January–April
[Local Government] Meet with Local Authority to ensure twin towns are prioritised during Ballina 2023 celebrations, as Ballina celebrates its 300th Anniversary.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Tom Gilligan', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Declan Turnbull', 'role': 'Regional Services (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Mark Duffy', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Annie May Reape', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Seamus Weir', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': "John O'Hara", 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} + 2 more
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Ballina Chamber of Commerce
May–August
[Tourism] Quarterly meeting Tourism, Recreation, Food and Community Engagement SPC
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Seamus Weir', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Kilcoyne', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': "John O'Hara", 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Peter Flynn', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Paul McNamara', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Loftus', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} + 1 more
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Ballina Chamber of Commerce
May–August
[Education and Training] Quarterly meeting of the Corporate, Education, Culture, Heritage and Library Services SPC
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Gerry Coyle', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Smyth', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Burke', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Loftus', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Donna Sheridan', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Blackie Gavin', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} + 1 more
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Ballina Chamber of Commerce
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Quarterly meeting of the Economic Development, Enterprise Support, Planning and Marine SPC
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joanne Grehan', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Mark Duffy', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Al McDonnell', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Martin McLoughlin', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Ger Deere', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Jarlath Munnelly', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} + 1 more
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Ballina Chamber of Commerce
May–August
[Environment] Quarterly meeting of the Environment, Climate Action, Agriculture and Emergency Services SPC
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martin McLoughlin', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Donna Sheridan', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Tom Connolly', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Sean Carey', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Peter Flynn', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Gerry Murray', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Ballina Chamber of Commerce
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Quarterly meeting with Minister Dara Calleary discussing updates and economic progressions of projects and future development of Ballina Co Mayo, in particular that of the IRD park
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Ballina Chamber of Commerce
September–December
[Budgetary matters] Invitation to Chambers Ireland Budget Day, Royal College of Physicans, to highlight Chambers Ireland Budget submission and Ballina Chamber budget submission.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Michael Ring', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lisa Chambers', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paddy Burke', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Ballina Chamber of Commerce
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Mayo Business Awards 2023
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Martin McLoughlin', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Kevin Kelly', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Joanne Grehan', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Mayo County Council)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Ballina Chamber of Commerce
September–December
[Budgetary matters] Christmas lights and the lack of clarification on the status of the Christmas lighting in the run up to Christams, 2023.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Tom Gilligan', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Declan Turnbull', 'role': 'Regional Services (Mayo County Council)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Ballina Chamber of Commerce
September–December
[Budgetary matters] Budget 2024 and the implications for businesses in Ballina, Co Mayo and the Western Region.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Ballina Chamber of Commerce
September–December
[Budgetary matters] Budget 2024 & key priorities for businesses in Ballina and Co Mayo
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Michael Ring', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lisa Chambers', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paddy Burke', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Ballina Chamber of Commerce
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] "Building Better Business" event hosted in Ballina, Co Mayo, presented a valuable opportunity for the local business community, to engage with policymakers and advocate for equal regional development. Lobbying Ministers and TDs allowed the Chamber to address issues and promote policies that support economic growth and development in the region.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Ballina Chamber of Commerce
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] "Building Better Business" event hosted in Ballina, Co Mayo, presented a valuable opportunity for the local business community, to engage with Ministers, addressing sustainability and digitisation, crucial for the long-term success and resilience of businesses, especially for SMEs. Government play a pivotal role in creating an enabling environment and providing support for businesses to navigate these complex and rapidly evolving landscapes.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 📚 Education 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Ballina Chamber of Commerce
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Lobbying Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in Brussels as a strategic and effective way to address issues impacting businesses in County Mayo.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 2 more
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Ballina Chamber of Commerce
September–December
[Budgetary matters] Budget 2024 & key priorities for businesses in Ballina and Co Mayo
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Michael Ring', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lisa Chambers', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paddy Burke', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Ballina Chamber of Commerce
September–December
[Housing] Meeting with Minister Darragh O'Brien, during a visit to the Innovation Quarter Ballina project - a redevelopment of the Barracks in the town centre, which is nearing completion.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Ballina Chamber of Commerce
September–December
[Housing] Meeting with Minister Darragh O'Brien, during a visit to several projects in County Mayo and discussed the defective concrete block scheme.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Ballina Chamber of Commerce
September–December
[Community] Ballina 2023 - marked 300 years since the formal establishment of the town by O’Hara, Lord Tyrawley in 1723 with an exciting, year-long programme of events for all to enjoy.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Kevin Kelly', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Tom Gilligan', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Joanne Grehan', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'John Condon', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Peter Duggan', 'role': 'Head of Finance (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Catherine McConnell', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Mayo County Council)'} + 14 more
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Ballina Chamber of Commerce
September–December
[Environment] Ballina Climate Action Weekend 2023, a tactical weekend of meaningful climate action initiatives, aligned to and amplifying the work done at grass roots level in Ballina.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Seamus Weir', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Loftus', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Ballina Chamber of Commerce
May–August
[Transport] Bi-Annual Meeting to discuss opportunities for Ballina and collaboration on projects in Ballina with Ballina Municipal District Council/Mayo County Council, An Garda Siochanna and Ballina Chamber of Commerce, with particular emphasis on parking in the town centre and Ballina traffic management plan, with continued town centre developments.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Tom Gilligan', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Mayo County Council)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Ballina Chamber of Commerce
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Quarterly meeting with Dara Calleary TD, to discuss issues of members and that of the town community, with emphasis on budgets, town infrastructure, and economic challenges facing retail and hospitality members in a post covid world. Updating TD on Chamber strategy for next quarter, reviewing the business sentiment for the summer period 2022. Seeking updates on Town team, Rates, local authority plans for the town and new funding for infrastructure works.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Ballina Chamber of Commerce
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Engagement with Mayo County Councillors/Ballina Municipal District Councillors regarding Chamber Pre-Budget Submission 2023.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "John O'Hara", 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Jarlath Munnelly', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Annie May Reape', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Seamus Weir', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Mark Duffy', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Loftus', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Ballina Chamber of Commerce
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Requests for budgetary supports from Mayo County Councils’ Ballina Municipal District Council General Municipal Allocation (GMA) funding for Ballina Salmon Festival, Irelands oldest community festival along the Wild Atlantic Way, and economic driver of revenue to Co Mayo annual.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jarlath Munnelly', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Annie May Reape', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': "John O'Hara", 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Seamus Weir', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Mark Duffy', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Loftus', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Ballina Chamber of Commerce
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Meeting with Mayo County Council to highlight derelection and the non use of commercial vacant properties in Ballina, Co Mayo and the opportunities available to the council.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Tom Gilligan', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Mayo County Council)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
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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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