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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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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Housing grants are unintentionally hollowing out Dungarvan’s commercial heart. Ground-floor business premises are being lost to residential use.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Conor D McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Conway', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Grant schemes (EI, etc.) still tied to employee headcounts – outdated in the era of contractors, freelancers & hybrid models
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Conor D McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Conor D McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
September–December
[Development and Zoning] Overstretched local planning departments means long delays in housing & business development.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Conor D. McGuinness', 'role': 'Councillor (Waterford City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Joe Conway', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
September–December
[Local Government] Overstretched local planning departments means long delays in housing & business development
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Conor D McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Conway', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
September–December
[Local Government] Overstretched local planning departments means long delays in housing & business development
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Conor D McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Conway', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
September–December
[Tourism] Support responsible letting while protecting housing
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joe Conway', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Conor D McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
September–December
[Housing] Support responsible letting while protecting housing
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Conor D McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Conway', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] Waterford is “on the map but not on the grid.”
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joe Conway', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Conor D McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
September–December
[Development and Zoning] Waterford is “on the map but not on the grid.”
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joe Conway', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Conor D McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Competitiveness is challenged with red tape and complex criteria & paperwork
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joe Conway', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Conor D McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
September–December
[Housing] Submission on Government Reforms to the Rental Sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 16 more
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
September–December
[Budgetary matters] Not to increase commercial rates for 2026
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Seán McKeown', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Waterford City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Bernard Pollard', 'role': 'Head of Finance (Waterford City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Quinn', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Waterford City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Ivan Grimes', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Waterford City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Damien Geoghegan', 'role': 'Councillor (Waterford City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Pat Nugent', 'role': 'Councillor (Waterford City and County Council)'} + 12 more
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
September–December
[Marine] Oyster Mortality & Significant Losses in Dungarvan Bay during Summer 2025
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sinead McSherry', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
January–April
[Employment] The Medical Card is a challenge for employers trying to hire people off the live register or from various DSP schemes. Employers often must compete with the privilege of a medical card. The privilege being, the medical card offers access to services and resources not available to people without a medical card, even those with private healthcare cannot access all services and resources. The medical card is highly valuable and often is a big challenge in attracting people back into t
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] Large villages and small towns are prioritised through this scheme. Larger or Medium size towns such as Dungarvan are not benefiting as they should, particularly as these size towns faces huge challenges trying to keep the town centre vibrant and upgraded.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
January–April
[Housing] Accommodation that had been used for short term/ tourism is, in many cases being used for international protection, reducing tourism footfall & spend locally impacting on an entire sector.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏥 Health 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
January–April
[Tourism] Short Term Tourist Letting Register
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
January–April
[Taxation] Reduce VAT back to 9% for hospitality and leisure businesses. Many businesses in these sectors are struggling. This measure worked in the past, it is believed it will work again to help sustain business
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
January–April
[Employment] Complexity of pension auto-enrolment s overwhelming for employers. It follows increases to min wage, sick leave. PRSI, work life balance legislation. So far it is extremely vague, employers especially in smaller businesses are very worried about what it will entail, and it may be the last straw for some businesses. Employers need more transparency, information about what’s entailed and assistance for set up.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) Grant is a vital measure for small and medium businesses, but basing it on the size of the ratable premises excludes many businesses who really need the help
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
January–April
[Development and Zoning] All of Waterford is in a Rent Pressure Zone. This includes very rural areas. It is anticompetitive. Boardering areas are not in RPZ's
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
January–April
[Agriculture] Apprehensions regarding the future of agriculture and its potential impact on local and national levels.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
January–April
[Tourism] Short Term Tourist Letting Register
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
May–August
[Tourism] Short Term Tourism Letting Register
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
May–August
[Environment] How to Get businesses engaged with Sustainability/ Communications around it
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
May–August
[Agriculture] Apprehensions regarding the future of agriculture and its potential impact on local and national levels.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
May–August
[Employment] Autoenrolement overwhelm
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
May–August
[Housing] Planning permission on Farms
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
May–August
[Employment] Sick Pay - increasing it is too much for small employers
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
May–August
[Finance] SECI / De Minimis. Too restrictive
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}
🏦 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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