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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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Insurance Ireland
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members to lend support to diversity and inclusion in the financial services sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Andrew Smith', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Insurance Ireland
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, making proposals in relation to the review of changes in European regulation and to discuss with Ireland's European Parliament representatives
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Andrew Smith', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} + 1 more
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Insurance Ireland
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, to raise awareness of issues pertinent to the Irish insurance industry
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Fiona O'Connor", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Brian Keegan', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} + 5 more
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Insurance Ireland
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, to engage with the Central Bank of Ireland on issues pertinent to the sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mary Elizabeth McMunn', 'role': 'Deputy Governor (Central Bank of Ireland)'} {'name': 'Seana Cunningham', 'role': 'Director (Central Bank of Ireland)'} {'name': 'Gabriel Makhlouf', 'role': 'Governor (Central Bank of Ireland)'} {'name': 'Mark Cassidy', 'role': 'Director (Central Bank of Ireland)'} {'name': 'Colm Kincaid', 'role': 'Director (Central Bank of Ireland)'} {'name': 'Vasileios Madouros', 'role': 'Deputy Governor (Central Bank of Ireland)'} + 5 more
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
AIB Group
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] As part of an open consultation with the Department of Enterprise on proposed amendments to the Companies Act, AIB proposed an amendment to the Act to allow directors names to be listed on a company’s website rather than on letterheads.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Insurance Ireland
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, to engage with the Injuries Resolution Board on issues pertinent to the sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Rosalind Carroll', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Personal Injuries Resolution Board)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Insurance Ireland
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, providing input into pensions and life assurance policy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Fiona O'Connor", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Catherine Ardagh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Andrew Smith', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Seana Cunningham', 'role': 'Director (Central Bank of Ireland)'} + 3 more
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
The Bank of New York Mellon
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Capital Requirements Directive 6
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Michael O'Keeffe", 'role': 'Director (Central Bank of Ireland)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish League of Credit Unions
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] ILCU response to Ireland for Finance consultation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Harrington (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
State Street International (Ireland) Limited
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Retail participation in Capital Markets;Savings and Investments Union initiatives at the EU level; Funds 2030 reforms agenda; Funds Tokenisation.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Goldman Sachs Asset Management International
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] EU Savings & Investment Union, simplification agenda and equity market structure
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Gerry Cross', 'role': 'Director (Central Bank of Ireland)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Health Research Charities Ireland
January–April
[Health] Enacting primary biobanking legislation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Pádraig O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Irish League of Credit Unions
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Letter inviting Minister McEntee to ILCU School Quiz finals and to discuss Credit union policy issues
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Harrington (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'}
📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish League of Credit Unions
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Letters requesting meetings to discuss credit union policy issues and the Programme for Government
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Harrington (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish League of Credit Unions
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Emails with letters attached to new TDs to follow up on queries raised by PQs
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Harrington (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Peter 'Chap' Cleere", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tom Brabazon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish League of Credit Unions
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Letters asking for inclusion on Taoiseachs list of Seanad nominees
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish League of Credit Unions
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Letters inviting a senior official to speak at and attend ILCU Compliance Connect event
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Harrington (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Dr Paul Ryan', 'role': 'Head of Unit (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish League of Credit Unions
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Invitation to speak at ILCU Policy Conference
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Harrington (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Des Carville', 'role': 'Head of Unit (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Arklow & District Chamber of Commerce
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Gabriel Makhlouf Governor of Central Bank reached out to meet with the Arklow Chamber. We discussed the various challenges facing business, rising costs, SME friendly policies, transparent banking fee's
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Gabriel Makhlouf', 'role': 'Governor (Central Bank of Ireland)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] • Encourage financial institutions to modernise lending criteria to include contractors and self-employed professionals. Current lending policies risk sidelining a growing segment of the workforce
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Virtu Financial
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Review of Investment Firm Regime Capital markets integration & the idea of supporting a common approach to supervision and removing gold-plating (e.g. broader simplification agenda) Costs of market data FRTB delay Simplification agenda
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Aviva Ireland
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] The Judicial Council’s proposal to increase personal injury awards by 16.7%.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
PayPal
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Discussion Paper sent to Department of Finance to discuss Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) and the regulation of electronic payments by the EU (PSD3 / PSR).
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Hume Brophy
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] To discuss the markets in cryptoassets regulation and Ireland's competitiveness.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'James Geoghegan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gerry Cross', 'role': 'Director (Central Bank of Ireland)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cancer Society
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Accessing financial products and services after cancer
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Averil Power (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Catherine Ardagh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Evanne Ní Chuilinn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pádraig Rice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Zurich Insurance Europe AG
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Representatives of Zurich Insurance Europe AG, Ireland Branch (Zurich Ireland), attended a meeting requested by Minister of State, Robert Troy, to discuss matters of interest to the Minister and his Department relating to insurance and the insurance industry in Ireland.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
State Street Global Advisors Europe Limited
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Savings and Investments Union initiatives at the EU level
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Gerry Cross', 'role': 'Director (Central Bank of Ireland)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
State Street Global Advisors Europe Limited
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) 6 implementation in Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Gerry Cross', 'role': 'Director (Central Bank of Ireland)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Bank of America Europe DAC
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Irish Presidency of the Council of Europe: securitization and simplification agenda
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
GENERALI SEGUROS Y REASEGUROS S.A.
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] RedClick met with Minister Troy on 25 February 2025 as part of the Minister’s series of meetings with insurers. The below agenda was provided to RedClick in advance of the meeting. It outlines the topics for discussion: • Response to recent reforms • Renewal notices for business customers • National Demand Management Strategy • Addressing protection gaps • Personal Injuries Guidelines • DEI Initiatives • Innovation initiatives in firms • Measures to address
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking ⚖️ Justice & Legal 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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