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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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Lobbying Returns
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Registered Lobbyists
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An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
January–April
[Development and Zoning] Planning Bill, Archeological Heritage Bill
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': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
January–April
[Environment] River Basin Management Plan
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'David Flynn', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
January–April
[Environment] Citizens Assembly on Biodiversity Recommendations
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Hannah Hamilton', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
January–April
[Energy and Natural Resources] Coillte and Bord na Mona mandates
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
May–August
[Environment] Highlighting specific priority recommendations from the Citizens Assembly on Biodiversity
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
May–August
[Housing] Planning Bill
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
May–August
[Arts] RTE governance issues
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'}
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An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
May–August
[Environment] Mongan Bog
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Niall Ó'Donnchú", 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
September–December
[Environment] Citizens Assembly on Biodiversity Loss
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cormac Devlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Claire Kerrane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
September–December
[Agriculture] National Biomethane Strategy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary General (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
September–December
[Agriculture] Nitrates Action Plan
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
September–December
[Housing] Planning Bill
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏠 Housing ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
January–April
[Local Government] Galway County Council enforcement functions
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
January–April
[Agriculture] legislative amendments to the Forestry Act 2014 for one hectare of native woodland planting outside of the current licensing regime
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
January–April
[Agriculture] The Nitrates Action Programme and the draft River Basin Management Plan 2022
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Michael Ring', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Fitzpatrick', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 28 more
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
May–August
[Local Government] Galway County Council purchase of material from unauthorised quarries
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Niamh Larkin', 'role': 'Director of Audit (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
May–August
[Development and Zoning] Expansion of remit of the investigation into the management of conflicts of interest and relevant disclosures by the Deputy Chairperson of An Bord Pleanála in relation to certain Decisions of that Board and related matters
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
May–August
[Development and Zoning] AA under Habitats Directive of unauthorised quarry and impact on Aran Island SAC
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
May–August
[Heritage] Irish High Crosses
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
May–August
[Development and Zoning] Government amendments to the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'David Healy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 17 more
🏠 Housing ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
May–August
[Heritage] Various - heritage protection in Dublin (specifically around Tailors' Hall), Sinn Fein's climate position, prescribed body funding
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Aengus Ó Snodaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
May–August
[Heritage] Condition of Bishop Berkeley birthplace Dysart Castle, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
May–August
[Heritage] Submission on weathering erosion of Irish Crosses National Monuments
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'Minister of State (The Office of Public Works)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
September–December
[Environment] Planning
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
September–December
[Environment] Climate action
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'David Healy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Anna Conlon', 'role': 'Joint Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
September–December
[Development and Zoning] Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) 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': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
September–December
[Environment] Abstraction bill
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Healy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
September–December
[Environment] Aarhus convention
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Healy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
January–April
[Environment] Forestry map viewer- requesting the inclusion of additional GIS layers on their map viewer
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Stiofán Nutty', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
January–April
[Local Government] Advancing City and County Waterford as lead European eco tourism and recreational centre
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael Walsh', 'role': 'CEO (Waterford City and County Council)'}
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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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