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Lobbying Tracker

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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Barclays Bank Ireland PLC
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Introduction to new Barclays head of Strategic Policy and an outline of development of Barclays Europe business.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Tom Hanney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] BPFI advice for senior citizens transferring bank accounts
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Sustainable Finance Forum
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Ryan', 'role': 'Director (Department of Finance)'}
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Credit Guarantee Scheme and Central Credit Register
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jean Carberry', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Meeting to discuss the First Home Scheme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Customer identification on Bank Account opening
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Basel III
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Ulster Bank & KBC withdrawal from market
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] European Union Cybersecurity Scheme for Cloud Services
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Catch-up meeting with Irish trade bodies on European Union legislation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Meeting with Irish Members of the European Parliament to discuss changing retail banking landscape
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 1 more
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Basel iii and changing Irish retail banking landscape
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Tom Hanney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Bank Account opening
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}
MABS Support Company Limited by Guarantee
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] (1) securing a Public Personal Insolvency Practitioner (PIP) and (2) the Dedicated Mortgage Advisory Service (DMA)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Garret Ahearn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}
RGDATA
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Urging Tanaiste & Department of Enterprise to take a more assertive role in getting Insurance reforms enacted in particular Duty of Care legislation.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
RGDATA
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Draft Bill to stop licensed bookmakers betting on the National Lottery results.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
RGDATA
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Provision of a compensation scheme for independent retailers who provide cash and lodgement services in rural areas that the banks have deserted.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
Insurance Ireland
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, to raise awareness of consumer campaign launch.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'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)'} + 58 more
Stripe
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Virtual meeting to discuss EU AML package
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
Stripe
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Meeting with Sean Fleming, Minister of State for Financial Services, and officials
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Aidan O'Connor", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'}
Irish Exporters Association
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Attended Retail Banking review meeting
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'}
Bank of America Europe DAC
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Irish government views on EU FS regulatory developments, UK-EU relations
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Adrian O'Neill", 'role': 'Second Secretary General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
Bank of Ireland Group plc
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] To brief on the ESG agenda of Bank of Ireland, market changes underway in the Irish financial services landscape, Bank of Ireland operations, and the impact of current remuneration restrictions.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Paul O'Brien (Former DPO)", 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
Bank of Ireland Group plc
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] To open the Bank’s hybrid working hubs, an exchange of insight on hybrid working, to brief on the market changes underway in the Irish financial services landscape, Bank of Ireland operations, and the impact of current remuneration restrictions.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Paul O'Brien (Former DPO)", 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
Bank of Ireland Group plc
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] To brief on the bank’s insights on the agriculture sector, market changes underway in the Irish financial services landscape, Bank of Ireland operations, and the impact of current remuneration restrictions.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Paul O'Brien (Former DPO)", 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
Bank of Ireland Group plc
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] To provide insight on the future of the Irish retail banking sector in the context of the ongoing review of the sector.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Oliver Gilvarry', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
Bank of Ireland Group plc
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] To discuss the remuneration restrictions which apply to the banking sector.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Damien Garvey (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Des Carville', 'role': 'Head of Unit (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Fiona O'Connor", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'}
Zurich Insurance plc
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Exploration of legislative amendments to support a potential Zurich Group Strategic project.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Brian Murphy', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
Restaurants Association of Ireland
May–August
[Finance] Retail Banking Review Dialogue
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Retail Banking Review Meeting.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
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