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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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Chartered Accountants Ireland
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Responded to government consultation on review of employment permit occupations lists.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Chartered Accountants Ireland
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Childcare policy.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Anne Marie Brooks', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Chartered Accountants Ireland
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Childcare policy.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Chartered Accountants Ireland
January–April
[Justice and Equality] Critical Skills Employment Permits (CSEP) / Stamp 4 residency permissions.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'David Gilbride', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Chartered Accountants Ireland
January–April
[Social Protection] Pensions Auto Enrolment.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Chartered Accountants Ireland
January–April
[Social Protection] Pensions Auto Enrolment.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}
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Chartered Accountants Ireland
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] Engaging with Minister McGrath's officials re invitation to address Annual Dinner 2024
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Kevin Barrett', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Grant Sweetnam', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'}
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Chartered Accountants Ireland
January–April
[Environment] Response to public consultation on Climate Action Plan 2024.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Chartered Accountants Ireland
January–April
[Environment] Speaking at the Government’s 5th National Climate Stakeholder Forum (NCFS).
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
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Chartered Accountants Ireland
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] Sending letters of congratulations to Taoiseach and to new Ministerial appointments among our membership
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Chartered Accountants Ireland
May–August
[Social Protection] Reduction in the lower rate of Employers’ PRSI to counteract the cost of auto-enrolment for employers.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}
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Chartered Accountants Ireland
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Queries on S.I. 336/2024 regarding the transposition of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) into Irish Law.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Brian Keegan', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Chartered Accountants Ireland
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Meeting with Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment on Pre-Budget Submission and findings of our survey of small businesses.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Chartered Accountants Ireland
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Attendance at Enterprise Roundtable with Minister for Finance and Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Chartered Accountants Ireland
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Email to request a meeting to discuss the landscape of the sustainability agenda in the next parliament and specifically how greater buy-in for green policies and polices related to climate justice and a Just Transition can be meaningfully secured from businesses.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Chartered Accountants Ireland
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Meeting of the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment Driving Decarbonisation - SMEs and Micros working group.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Chartered Accountants Ireland
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Meeting with Sinn Fein spokesperson on Children, Equality and Disability.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Claire Kerrane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Chartered Accountants Ireland
September–December
[Taxation] Submission outlining Chartered Accountants Ireland’s policy priorities for the next Programme for Government.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'}
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Chartered Accountants Ireland
September–December
[Trade] Letter inviting Minister to deliver closing remarks at an event launching a policy paper on Ireland’s FDI model.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
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Chartered Accountants Ireland
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Email enquiring on the timeline for the promised FAQs on the transposition of the CSRD.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brian Keegan', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Chartered Accountants Ireland
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Letter regarding the transposition of the CSRD into Irish law and our concerns that there are still some provisions in S.I. 336 and S.I. 498 of 2024 that require clarification.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Chartered Accountants Ireland
May–August
[Taxation] The Institute attended the Fianna Fáil Enterprise Round Table to discuss business taxes and general business environment. The need to introduce a territorial system for taxation was raised as were measures to enhance housing supply.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Chartered Accountants Ireland
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Invitation to address Annual Dinner 2024 event
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
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Chartered Accountants Ireland
September–December
[Environment] An open letter from Chartered Accountants Ireland urging the Irish Government to continue to show global leadership and take decisive action to help put the world back on track to meet our climate goals, as Ireland prepared its National Statement for delivery to the 78th United Nations General Assembly in September 2023
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Chartered Accountants Ireland
September–December
[Environment] Expression of interest in participating in the Sustainable Development Goals National Stakeholder Forum Committee 2024
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
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Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland
May–August
[Social Protection] The TD contacted Chartered Accountants Ireland to assist with an issue regarding a form that was issued by the Department of Social Protection (DSP).
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Chartered Accountants Ireland
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] General Scheme of the Companies and Industrial and Provident Societies (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2020
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland
September–December
[Taxation] Invited Joe Howley, Collector General to speak at conference run by Chartered Accountants Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joe Howley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}
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Chartered Accountants Ireland
January–April
[Taxation] Customs & Brexit
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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Chartered Accountants Ireland
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] The purpose of the event is to showcase support of Chartered Accountants Ireland (and Institute of Bankers) for the Department’s Ireland for Finance strategy.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael D’Arcy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking 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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