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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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Cork Simon Community
January–April
[Housing] Overview of Cork Simon Community's activities and plans for developing affordable housing
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Niall Ó Donnabháin', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Cork City Council)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Simon Community
January–April
[Housing] Update on the extent of homelessness in Cork and Cork Simon's plans to address.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Gould', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Simon Community
May–August
[Housing] Update on the extent of homelessness in Cork and Cork Simon's plans to address; Pandemic Special Recognition Payment.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Simon Community
May–August
[Housing] Update on the extent of homelessness in Cork and Cork Simon's plans to address; Pandemic Special Recognition Payment.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Simon Community
January–April
[Housing] Update on Cork Simon's planned development of affordable housing
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brian Geany', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Cork City Council)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Simon Community
January–April
[Housing] Information on Cork SImon's planned social and affordable housing development for the city centre
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Fiona Kerins', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Fiona Ryan', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Garret Kelleher', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Fergal Dennehy', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Ger Keohane', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Forde', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} + 16 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Simon Community
January–April
[Housing] Update on Cork Simon's planned development of affordable housing
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Pádraig O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mick Barry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Joe Kavanagh', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Des Cahill', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} + 7 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Simon Community
September–December
[Housing] Update on Cork Simon Community's Planning Application for development of 78 housing units in Cork City
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dan Boyle', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Des Cahill', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Joe Kavanagh', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} + 30 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Simon Community
September–December
[Housing] Outline of Cork Simon Community's possible social housing development plans in the city in the future.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brian Geaney', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Cork City Council)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Simon Community
January–April
[Housing] Government's response to the housing and homeless crisis.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Sheehan', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Simon Community
January–April
[Housing] Query re: status of social housing build on priority list for a rapid restart following Covid-19 restrictions and advocating for social housing build to be added if needs be.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brian Geany', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Cork City Council)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Simon Community
May–August
[Housing] Aspects of Programme for Government relating to housing and homelessness
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Simon Community
May–August
[Housing] Update on extent of housing and homelessness crisis in Cork / Southwest and update on Cork Simon Community's specific plans for housing acquisition in the coming years.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Simon Community
May–August
[Housing] The extent of the housing and homeless crisis in Cork / Southwest and the need for further investment to tackle the crisis.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Simon Community
September–December
[Housing] The extent of the housing and homeless crisis in Cork and Cork Simon's plans to address it
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Simon Community
January–April
[Housing] Housing and HOmeless crisis in Cork / Southwest.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mick Finn', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Simon Community
January–April
[Housing] The Housing and Homeless crisis in Cork / Southwest
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Fiona Ryan', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'John Sheehan', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': "Kenneth Noel O'Flynn", 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Lil O’ Donnell', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Thomas Gould', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Joe Kavanagh', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} + 87 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Simon Community
May–August
[Housing] Update on the scale of the housing and homelessness crisis in Cork; Cork Simon Community's planned response over the next 12 months.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Simon Community
September–December
[Housing] Housing and Homelessness
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Colette Kelleher', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Simon Community
September–December
[Housing] Housing and Homelessness
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Sheehan', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Simon Community
January–April
[Housing] Current situation relating to the housing and homeless crisis in Cork
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tony Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Simon Community
January–April
[Housing] Facilitate discussions among various voluntary groups in Cork working with people who are homeless.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Jonathan O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Simon Community
January–April
[Housing] Meet with Cork Simon Community Resident and Supporter.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Tony Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Simon Community
May–August
[Housing] Invites to Launch of Cork Simon's Annual Reprot 2017 together with details of the report.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Email invites circulated'} {'name': 'Mick Barry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pat Buckley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} + 100 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Simon Community
September–December
[Housing] Update on current situation regarding housing and homelessness crisis in Cork, and social / affordable housing acquisitions.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brian Geany', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Cork City Council)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Simon Community
September–December
[Housing] Launch of Annual Report 2017
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Thomas Moloney', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Simon Community
September–December
[Housing] Invitation to launch of Annual Report 2017 - details of the current situation regarding the housing and homelessness crisis in Cork.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mick Barry', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Tim Brosnan', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'John Buttimer', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Des Cahill', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Kenneth Collins', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Henry Cremin', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} + 123 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
HEINEKEN Ireland
January–April
[Environment] The meeting discussed HEINEKEN Ireland's 2016 Sustainability Report and HEINEKEN's community support programme for initiatives such as the Cork Simon Community.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Simon Community
January–April
[Housing] Highlighting the current situation around housing and homelessness in Cork.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Defence)'} {'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Bob Jordan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Colette Kelleher', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Michael Moynihan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mark Daly', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 10 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Simon Community
January–April
[Housing] Highlighting the current situation around housing and homelessness in Cork.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Des Cahill', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'}
🏠 Housing 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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