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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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Registered Lobbyists
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Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Issues around residential development, general contracting and civil engineering contracting
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sean Canney', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Noel Grealish', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Sean Kyne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Meeting with Senator Garret Kelleher
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Garret Kelleher', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Public Expenditure and Reform] Meeting with Deputy Asst Secretary
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Colin Menton', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
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Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Education and Training] Meeting with Minister for Further & Higher Education
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Pre Budget 2026 meeting with Ministers for Finance & Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery & Reform
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Meeting with Head of Economic Analysis Division, Central Bank
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Martin O'Brien", 'role': 'Head of Unit (Central Bank of Ireland)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Local Government] Letter Correspondence to Asst CEO, Dublin City Council
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anthony Flynn', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Chief Executive (Dublin City Council)'}
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Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Housing, Planning and Infrastructure
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Housing] Meeting with Paul Lawless of Aontu at Leinster House at 12.30pm
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Housing] Meeting with Minister James Browne TD at 12.00pm 16 July
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Housing] Meeting with Minister Jack Chambers at Department of Public Expenditure, Government Buildings, at 4.30pm
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Housing] Thursday, 3rd July – meeting with An Coimisiún Pleanála
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Chris McGarry', 'role': 'Deputy Chairperson (An Bord Pleanála)'} {'name': 'Peter Mullan', 'role': 'Chairperson (An Bord Pleanála)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Housing] Letter to Minister John Cummins TD
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Housing] Presentation to City and County Managers Association, Planning Subcommittee
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Liam Conneally', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Clare County Council)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Housing] Presentation to City and County Managers Association, Housing Subcommittee on Housing Supply Issues
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Colm Ward', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (South Dublin County Council)'} {'name': 'Patsy Lafferty', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Elaine Leech', 'role': 'Acting Director of Service (South Dublin County Council)'} {'name': 'Samantha Healy', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Longford County Council)'} {'name': "Alison O'Rourke", 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Eddie Taaffe', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Wexford County Council)'} + 4 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Housing] Letter to Frank Curran
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Frank Curran', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Housing] Meeting with DCC ( Richard Shakespeare, Anthony Flynn, Mick Mulhern, Emer Uí Fhátharta) Wood Quay at 2.30pm
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Richard Shakespeare', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Anthony Flynn', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Chief Executive (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Mulhern', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (South Dublin County Council)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Housing] Meeting with Newly Appointed Deputy Secretary General, DPER, Colin Menton in Dept Finance at 3pm
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Colin Menton', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Housing] letter to Minister James Browne re : Support for the National Housing Plan 2025-2030 and the immediate establishment of the Housing Activation Office
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Housing] To update Department on feedback on housing supply delays including zoning and servicing of land for housing delivery and ongoing viability challenges with an emphasis on apartment delivery
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Graham Doyle', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Housing] CIF/IHBA Submission to the National Housing Plan – 2025-2030
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Housing, Planning and Infrastructure
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
September–December
[Development and Zoning] Meeting to discuss , NDP & NPF, City Development Plan, Housing Delivery, Taking In Charge, Cost Rental, Infrastructure, Events Centre.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Valerie O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Brian Geaney', 'role': 'Assistant Chief Executive (Cork City Council)'} {'name': "Gerry O'Beirne", 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Cork City Council)'} {'name': "Niall O'Donnabhain", 'role': 'Director of Planning Reviews (Cork City Council)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
September–December
[Housing] Meeting with Fintan Towey to attend briefing on developer led infrastructure for waste water treatment plants
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Fintan Towey', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
September–December
[Housing] Meeting to discuss Revised NPR and Section 28 Guidelines on Implementation,
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Niall Cussen', 'role': 'Planning Regulator (Office of the Planning Regulator)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
September–December
[Housing] To attend inaugural meeting of the Housing Activation Office and be briefed on it’s upcoming activities
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Graham Doyle', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Paul Hogan', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
September–December
[Housing] Meeting to discuss Revised NPR and Section 28 Guidelines on Implementation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Graham Doyle', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
September–December
[Housing] Oireachtas Infrastructure meeting
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Carrigy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seamus McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paula Butterly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Gould', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Cooney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
September–December
[Housing] To answer members queries on Housing and Planning supply
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael Carrighy', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Seamus McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paula Butterly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Cooney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Gould', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
September–December
[Housing] Housing supply sentiment, NPF Implementation, Feedback on Government & Departmental initiatives and schemes, The provision of Enabling Infrastructure
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Graham Doyle', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏠 Housing 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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