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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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Friends of the Earth Europe
September–December
[Trade] Trade and Development
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Earth
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] LNG and Government Policy on Energy Security and re Fossil Fuels
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email on 24 Sept calling for Gov amendments re LNG in planning bill to be removed'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'David Healy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} + 16 more
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Earth
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] International Fossil Fuel Phase Out and COP29
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 7 more
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Earth
September–December
[Environment] Recommendations on Party Manifestos and Government Programme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Healy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} + 24 more
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Earth
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] Budget 2025
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Press release sent to all TDs and Senators highlighting joint civil society recommendations on energy poverty for Budget 2025'} {'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Brophy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Canney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Cannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 9 more
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Earth
September–December
[Environment] Oireachtas Committee on Climate re engagement with Ministers
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 6 more
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Earth
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] Influencing party manifestos on decarbonisation of heat, energy efficiency and energy poverty
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Emailed recommendations on decarbonisation of heat, energy efficiency and energy poverty'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlotte Simpson', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Earth
January–April
[Energy and Natural Resources] Shared new Friends of the Earth research on energy poverty and climate action
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'All Oireachtas members emailed copy of new Friends of the Earth research report "Still Left out in the Cold"'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Earth
January–April
[Energy and Natural Resources] Dept of Housing and CRU at meetings of Joint Oireachtas committee on environment and climate action
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bríd Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Réada Cronin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 7 more
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Earth
January–April
[Energy and Natural Resources] Meeting on Legislation on fossil fuel heating phase-out
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Earth
January–April
[Energy and Natural Resources] Oil Emergency Contingency and Transfer of Renewable Transport Fuel Functions Bill 2023
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Earth
January–April
[Energy and Natural Resources] School Sector Climate Action Mandate
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Earth
January–April
[Energy and Natural Resources] Energy Security Review
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Paul Bolger', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Earth
January–April
[Energy and Natural Resources] Meeting of the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment with Canadian industry
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Francis Noel Duffy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marie Sherlock', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Earth
January–April
[Energy and Natural Resources] Revision of EU energy efficiency laws
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Chris MacManus', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Earth
January–April
[Energy and Natural Resources] Windfall tax bill
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Earth
January–April
[Environment] Organisation of the National Climate Stakeholder Forum
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brian Carroll', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Earth
January–April
[Environment] Preparation of Updated National Energy and Climate Plan and Progress Report
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Earth Europe
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Gas package
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Colm O'Conaill", 'role': 'Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Earth
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Budget 2024 Submission on Energy Poverty and Fossil Fuels
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'} + 4 more
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Earth
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Presenting to Oireachtas Committee on Recommendations on Energy Poverty and Fossil Fuels
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Pauline O'Reilly", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 6 more
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Earth
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Coalition 2030 launch of SDG report
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Pauline O'Reilly", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Earth
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Private Members Bill re Public Body Functions
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Earth
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] JOCECA meetings with CRU
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', '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 →
Friends of the Earth
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Energy Security Review and Risks of LNG
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Bríd Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 7 more
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Earth
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment meeting with Canadian business
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Louise O'Reilly", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marie Sherlock', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Francis Noel Duffy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Róisín Garvey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Earth
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] JOCECA consideration of Gas (Amendment) Bill
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bríd Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 3 more
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Earth
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Data Centre Policy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Earth
May–August
[Communications] Media Committee meeting re RTE coverage of climate
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Annie Hoey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Fintan Warfield', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Earth
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] EU revised Energy Performance in Buildings Directive
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 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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