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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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Environmental Pillar
January–April
[Environment] Requested meeting, together with Environmental Justice Network Ireland, Stop Climate Chaos and Community Law and Mediation Centre, to discuss Ireland’s draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the related public consultation.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
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Environmental Pillar
January–April
[Environment] Request for meeting to discuss concerns regarding the European Council’s Strategic Agenda 2024-2029, which did not prioritise addressing the climate and biodiversity crises.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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Environmental Pillar
January–April
[Environment] Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dónall Geoghegan', 'role': 'Joint Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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Environmental Pillar
May–August
[Environment] Planning and Development Bill, 2023
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Environmental Pillar
May–August
[Environment] Calling on elected representatives to support an ambitious Nature Restoration Law
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
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Environmental Pillar
May–August
[Environment] The proposed weakening of the Commission's EU Green Deal and Common Agricultural Policy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
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Environmental Pillar
May–August
[Environment] Calling on elected representatives to support an ambitious Hen Harrier Threat Response Plan
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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Environmental Pillar
May–August
[Environment] Requested update regarding the Marine Protected Areas Bill
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Hannah Hamilton', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Kate Ruddock', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Dónall Geoghegan', 'role': 'Joint Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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Environmental Pillar
May–August
[Environment] Discussed policy updates regarding: Marine Planning; Critical Raw Materials Act; EPA licensing legislation update; Circular Economy; Circularity Gap Report; Circular Economy Strategy; Economic Instruments including: landfill levy; recovery levy; coffee cup levy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Philip Nugent', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
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Environmental Pillar
May–August
[Environment] Acknowledged Minister's leadership and collaboration on the Nature Restoration Law, highlighting the importance of funding for implementation; renewable energy targets in relation to peatland restoration/rehabilitation and nature restoration; sectoral emissions ceiling for LULUCF; updates regarding any future gas reserve and how it will align with the Climate Law; update on Coffee Cup Levy and tax measures; improved investment in behaviour change measures in transport; budget 2025
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Edel Hackett', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'David Healy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'}
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Environmental Pillar
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Submission of Environmental Pillar Budget Proposals for Budget 2025
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Dónall Geoghegan', 'role': 'Joint Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'David Healy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'} {'name': 'Eamonn Fahey', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} + 1 more
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Environmental Pillar
May–August
[Environment] All-island Cooperation on the Environment
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dónall Geoghegan', 'role': 'Joint Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'David Healy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'}
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Environmental Pillar
September–December
[Environment] Concerns regarding the implementation of the EU's Deforestation Regulation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke Ming Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 8 more
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Environmental Pillar
September–December
[Environment] EU Mercosur free trade agreement
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 11 more
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Environmental Pillar
September–December
[Environment] Discussed policy updates regarding: Marine Planning; Critical Raw Materials Act; EPA licensing legislation update; Circular Economy; Circularity Gap Report; Circular Economy Strategy; Economic Instruments including: landfill levy; recovery levy; coffee cup levy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Philip Nugent', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
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Environmental Pillar
September–December
[Environment] Launch of report on High-Level Recommendations for Funding Nature Restoration in Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Hannah Hamilton', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Dónall Geoghegan', 'role': 'Joint Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more
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Environmental Pillar
September–December
[Local Government] Draw attention to the need for increased funding for Public Participation Networks nationwide
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}
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Environmental Pillar
September–December
[Environment] Environmental Pillar Election General Manifesto 2025
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 22 more
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Environmental Pillar
September–December
[Environment] Shared Environmental Pillar member An Taisce's submission on the National Planning Framework following a request from the Chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment and Climate Action.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Environmental Pillar
January–April
[Environment] Discussed policy updates regarding: land use review and forestry; energy policy; retrofitting; energy poverty; energy security; data centres; circular economy targets and disposable cup levy; climate action and governance; changes to Planning and Development Bill 2022 and the potential threats it poses to access to justice and environmental rights; need for reform of the public mandates of Coillte and BordNaMona to meet Ireland's climate and biodiversity ambitions.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'David Healy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
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Environmental Pillar
January–April
[Environment] Discussed: updates regarding the Wildlife Crime Unit and NPWS restructure implementation plan' update on Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity; Nature Restoration Law and the role of peatlands in our efforts to fight climate change and biodiversity loss
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Hannah Hamilton', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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Environmental Pillar
January–April
[Environment] Calling on elected representatives to support greater ambition within the negotiations with the European Commissions on the proposal for a regulation on Nature Restoration
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Chris Andrews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 190 more
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Environmental Pillar
January–April
[Environment] The need to reform the legal mandates of Coillte, Bord Na Móna and other public bodies
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Chris Andrews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 190 more
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Environmental Pillar
January–April
[Environment] Calling on the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action to support ambitious national action on the Nature Restoration Law and the Land Use Review
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Réada Cronin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Pauline O'Reilly", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 5 more
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Environmental Pillar
January–April
[Environment] Draft Planning and Development Bill, 2022
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Victor Boyhan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 22 more
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Environmental Pillar
January–April
[Marine] General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill, 2022
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Victor Boyhan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Environmental Pillar
January–April
[Environment] Private Members Bill on tree protection
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Environmental Pillar
May–August
[Agriculture] Meeting with DAFM to discuss the review of the EIA Agriculture Regulations
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Bill Callanan', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
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Environmental Pillar
May–August
[Environment] Calling on elected representatives to support greater ambition within the negotiations with the European Commissions on the proposal for a regulation on Nature Restoration
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': "Emails sent to elected representatives in advance of the European Parliament Vote on the Nature Restoration Law (July 12th). That Irish elected representatives support greater ambition for Ireland's peatlands within the negotiations with the European Commissions on the proposal for a regulation on Nature Restoration."} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} + 191 more
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Transport] Joint letter from ICTU, Environmental Pillar, Irish Rural Link and Social Justice Ireland regarding the establishment of a Just Transition Commission
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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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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