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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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Wind Energy Ireland
January–April
[Energy and Natural Resources] Building Ireland's electricity grid
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Matthew Collins', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
January–April
[Energy and Natural Resources] Implementation of the National Planning Framework and renewable energy targets
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Niall Cussen', 'role': 'Planning Regulator (Office of the Planning Regulator)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Development of onshore wind energy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Daniel Griffin', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Áine Doyle', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Maritime Area Consents
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Matt Collins', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Áine Doyle', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Renewable Electricity Support Scheme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Matt Collins', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Aine Doyle', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Budget 2026
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Aine Doyle', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} + 3 more
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Wind Energy Ireland
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Offshore Wind Action Plan
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Matt Collins', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Aine Doyle', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Siobhan Russell', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Pat McParland', 'role': 'Deputy Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'} + 18 more
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Wind Energy Ireland
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Ireland's national Designated Maritime Area Plan
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Naoise Ó Muirí', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Conor D McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Padráig Mac Lochlainn', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more
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Wind Energy Ireland
May–August
[Transport] Guidance for Navigational Practice, Safety & Emergency Response for Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Installations
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Aine Doyle', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Electrification Action Plan
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Laura Mannion', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Government policy on LEUs (Large Energy Users).
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Laura Mannion', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Development of onshore wind energy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John McDonald', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Matt Collins', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Aine Doyle', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'John Clendennen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
May–August
[Marine] Development of offshore renewable energy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Tom Tynan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Aine Doyle', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Establishment of the Taoiseach’s Climate Investment Clearing House.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pat McParland', 'role': 'Deputy Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Aine Doyle', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
May–August
[EU Affairs] Clean Industrial State Aid Framework
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Aine Doyle', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
May–August
[EU Affairs] EU electricity market reform
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Aine Doyle', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Matt Collins', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
May–August
[Marine] Guard duties on offshore renewable energy infrastructure.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Padráig Mac Lochlainn', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Acclerating delivery of on and offshore wind energy.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Naoise Ó Muirí', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Padráig Mac Lochlainn', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Conor D McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Fair Seas Ireland
May–August
[Environment] European Maritime Day and Wind Energy Ireland conference meetings with Minister O'Brien, Minister Dooley and Micheál Martin
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] Private Wires Bill
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}
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Wind Energy Ireland
September–December
[Budgetary matters] Budget 2026
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sam Griffin', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Pat McParland', 'role': 'Deputy Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Naoise Ó Muirí', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Fleming', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pat the Cope Gallagher', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Neville', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 7 more
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Wind Energy Ireland
September–December
[EU Affairs] European Grids Package
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Mullooly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 9 more
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Wind Energy Ireland
September–December
[Education and Training] Funding for Skillnet Offshore Wind Academy.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Amii McKeever', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] Development of onshore wind energy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pat McParland', 'role': 'Deputy Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2025
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Rory Hearne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Ahern', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Christopher O’Sullivan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} + 8 more
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Wind Energy Ireland
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] Renewable Electricity Support Scheme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Naoise Ó Muirí', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Heneghan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Ahern', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Clendennen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Réada Cronin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more
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Wind Energy Ireland
September–December
[EU Affairs] Ireland's EU Presidency
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Aine Doyle', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Daniel Griffin', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} + 1 more
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Wind Energy Ireland
September–December
[Transport] National Ports Policy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ken Spratt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Transport)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
September–December
[Housing] Planning and Development Act 2025
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John McDonald', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] Renewable Electricity Support Scheme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Aine Doyle', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'}
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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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