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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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Citi
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] EU financial services policy including CMU, MiFID, Banking Package and AML
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Tom Hanney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Credit Union Development Association
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Required changes to Credit Union related legislation to allow them collaborate across common bonds, to widen membership criteria and introduce their members to State Savings schemes
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pat Casey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Aidan Davitt', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Credit Union Development Association
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Required changes to Credit Union related legislation to allow them collaborate across common bonds, to widen membership criteria and introduce their members to State Savings schemes.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Credit Union Development Association
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] As the credit union policy review reaches conclusion, having commenced in September 2020, the Minister of State at the Dept of Finance, Sean Fleming TD, was presenting and hosting discussion on his proposals following the extensive and inclusive process.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Credit Union Development Association
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Credit Union Policy Framework Review
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Vulcan Consulting Limited
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Assurance and Insurance Legislation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Aidan O'Connor", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Dematerialisation Committee
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Proposal to address some discrete conflict of law points between provisions of the Companies Act 2014 and the EU CSD Regulation. Therefore, after discussion and consultation within the cross-industry Irish Dematerialisation Cttee. a written submission identifying the issue and proposing the necessary change, including a draft Statutory Instrument, was made on 27 June ‘22 to the Dept. of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'John Newham', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Capital Credit Union
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Capital Credit Union requested the Minister for Credit Unions, Sean Fleming, to amend the Credit Union Act to permit Credit Unions, when issuing the notice of the AGM to every eligible member, to include a statement in the notice to the effect that the annual accounts may be obtained on the website of the Credit Union or at the registered office of the Credit Union.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Francis Noel Duffy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Colm Brophy', 'role': 'Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} + 5 more
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
KBC Bank Ireland
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Update Meeting with General Secretary of Department of Finance
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Sustainability Matters CLG
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Ireland for Finance
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Ryan', 'role': 'Director (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
DLA PIPER UK LLP (Belgium)
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] European Commission Proposal on the Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing 2021/0239(COD)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Allianz plc
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Response from Allianz p.l.c. to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach in relation to the withdrawal of Ulster Bank and KBC from the Irish Market
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Allianz plc
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Response from Allianz p.l.c. to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach in relation to insurance for thatched buildings
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Dematerialisation Committee
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] EU Central Securities Depositories Regulation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Newham', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Financial Services Union
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Banking review and exit of ulster bank and KBC
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Oliver Gilvarry', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Age Action
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Attendance at Retail Banking Review Dialogue
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
GENERALI SEGUROS Y REASEGUROS S.A.
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Meeting in Department of Finance on 23rd of May 2022 to introduce Liberty’s CEO for Europe, Juan Miguel Estallo and to discuss insurance reform. Liberty representatives included: Juan Miguel Estallo, Ken Deane, Stuart Trotter and Roseanne Regan. Email and phone call to arrange and follow up.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Alliance for Insurance Reform
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Seeking policy decisions that will reduce the cost of insurance for our members and Irish society as a whole to affordable levels and keep it that way.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Bulk emails re the need for urgent insurance reform via the intended results at Section 2.'} {'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Aidan O'Connor", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Matt Shanahan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 6 more
🏦 Finance & Banking ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Withdrawal of Ulster Bank from Irish Market
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Browne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Collins', 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Fitzmaurice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Flaherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 21 more
🌾 Agriculture 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Retail Banking Review - Department of Finance
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Banking package (CRR/D review)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Oliver Gilvarry', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Citi
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Introduction to Citi’s Head of Europe, update on Citi’s operations and continued investment in Ireland.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Insurance Ireland
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, making proposals in relation to the review of Solvency II.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Chris MacManus', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Insurance Ireland
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, to inform the Department about the insurance sector’s priorities for IFS2025
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Insurance Ireland
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, to raise awareness of issues pertinent to the Irish insurance industry.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Aidan O'Connor", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Fiona O'Connor", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 8 more
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Insurance Ireland
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, providing input into pensions policy.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Tim Duggan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Insurance Ireland
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, to make a pre-budget submission.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Fiona O'Connor", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Aidan O'Connor", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Grant Sweetnam', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} + 21 more
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Insurance Ireland
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, to raise awareness of the outcome of European Commission investigation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Fiona O'Connor", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Aidan O'Connor", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'} + 35 more
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Insurance Ireland
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members to lend support to the insurance reform agenda.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mick Barry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 21 more
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) Ltd
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Sale of AIB Bank Loan Book for €400 million to a consortium that includes Everyday Finance, Cerberus Capital Management, & LCM Partners Ltd
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏦 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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