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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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Registered Lobbyists
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Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
September–December
[Agriculture] National Dairy Beef Weighing Scheme (NDBWS), Beef Welfare Scheme, Sheep Welfare Scheme; scheme payment rates and budget allocations.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
September–December
[Agriculture] European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR); compliance requirements for Irish farmers.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
September–December
[Agriculture] Animal health and disease management; Bluetongue virus; cross-border livestock trade and containment measures.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Noel Grealish', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
September–December
[Agriculture] Development of the next EU Common Agricultural Policy; farm income stability; demographic sustainability of farming; environmental scheme design.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Aindrias Moynihan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'William Aird', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Peter 'Chap' Cleere", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Cooney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Fitzmaurice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Danny Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
September–December
[Agriculture] Cuts to the Sheep Welfare Scheme for 2025
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
September–December
[Agriculture] Reductions in the Beef Welfare Scheme for 2025. Payment rates were reduced from €75/calf to €67/calf due to oversubscription, despite farmers stepping up to improve animal welfare standards.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Agriculture] Viable incomes, fair product prices and support schemes that work for farmers
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Agriculture] Land, property and carbon rights
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Agriculture] ACRES
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Agriculture] SCEP Scheme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Agriculture] Nature Restoration
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Agriculture] Unfair payment delays for ACRES participants.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Agriculture] Nitrates derogation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Joe O'Reilly", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Agriculture] SCEP Scheme training
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
May–August
[Agriculture] Budget 2025
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
May–August
[Social Protection] Changes needed to farm assist to increase funding to farmers struggling due to income
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
May–August
[Social Protection] Changes to the state pension
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
September–December
[Agriculture] National Ploughing Championships 2024
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Amii McKeever', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Richard O'Donoghue", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Mullooly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} + 7 more
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
September–December
[Trade] Mercosur Trade Deal
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Letter All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Michael Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Daly', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Michael Fitzmaurice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Canney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Carrigy', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 19 more
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
September–December
[Trade] Mercosur Trade Deal
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
September–December
[Trade] Mercosur Trade Deal
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Mullooly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Michael McNamara', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
September–December
[Agriculture] Farming Incomes Crisis
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Agriculture] CAP Strategic Plan
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
May–August
[Agriculture] ICSA Pre Budget submission
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'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)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
May–August
[EU Affairs] EU Nature Restoration Law
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 22 more
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
May–August
[Agriculture] Support for the Sheep Sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eugene Murphy', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 20 more
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
May–August
[Taxation] To get the residential zoned property tax amended
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Tim Lombard', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 1 more
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
May–August
[EU Affairs] Industrial Emissions Directive
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Chris MacManus', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
May–August
[Agriculture] Suckler cow scheme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
May–August
[EU Affairs] Sustainable Use Directive
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
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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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