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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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Society of St. Vincent de Paul
May–August
[Social Protection] Participated in the Child Poverty and Well-Being Summit
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Niall Egan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'}
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Society of St. Vincent de Paul
May–August
[Social Protection] Bilateral meeting the Dept of Social Protection officials as part of Community & Voluntary Pillar
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Teresa Leonard', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Rónán Hession', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Lawler', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
May–August
[Education and Training] Engagement with Minister for Education to request meeting to discuss an independent review of the cost of running different types of state schools
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 📚 Education 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
September–December
[Social Protection] Distribution of Budget 2025 MESL Impact Briefing
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email to inform that the MESL analysis of the impact of Budget 2025 was published and disseminate a link to the report.'} {'name': 'Niall Egan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Lawler', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'John McKeon', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Anne Marie Brooks', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'} + 2 more
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
September–December
[Social Protection] Dissemination of MESL Research Paper on Minimum Home Energy Costs
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email to inform that the MESL research paper was published and disseminate a link to the paper.'} {'name': 'Niall Egan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Lawler', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'John McKeon', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Anne Marie Brooks', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'} + 2 more
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Society of St. Vincent de Paul
September–December
[Housing] Homelessness Action Committee
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'David Kelly', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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Society of St. Vincent de Paul
September–December
[Housing] To introduce legislation to establish a third-party custodial protection scheme for the holding of rental deposits. This was done in collaboration with Threshold Ireland.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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Society of St. Vincent de Paul
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] A letter sent as part of a coalition of 30 organisations calling for a public model of early education and care.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
September–December
[Social Protection] Meeting about implementing the road map for social inclusion.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Anne Marie McNally', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}
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Society of St. Vincent de Paul
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Budget 2025
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Mass email sent to all Oireachtas members asking for their support to use social protection measures to address child poverty.'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
September–December
[Social Protection] Social welfare policy, including benchmarking and adequacy of social welfare payments.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Teresa Leonard', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Niall Egan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Lawler', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'}
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Society of St. Vincent de Paul
September–December
[Community] Seeking to secure HSE funding for Meals on Wheel service in Listowel - Our Lady of Lourdes Conference
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
January–April
[Budgetary matters] Engagement as part of the National One Parent Family Alliance on the need for targeted measures for one parent families
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
January–April
[Social Protection] Engagement with Minister and elected representatives on the operation of the Community Welfare Service
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Mary Fitzpatrick', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Fleming', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Stanley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Society of St. Vincent de Paul
January–April
[Energy and Natural Resources] Engagement with elected representatives and senior civil servants on the issue of energy poverty
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email of SVP energy poverty report "Warm, Safe and Connected" on the 6th of March'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aine Stapleton', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 25 more
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Society of St. Vincent de Paul
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Engagement with Department of An Taoiseach on the new Child Poverty Unit
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Elizabeth Canavan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Clare Mungovan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 📚 Education 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
January–April
[Housing] Engagement with Minister and officials on the implementation for Housing for All and homeless prevention measures
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Mary Hayes', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Feargal Ó Coigligh', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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Society of St. Vincent de Paul
January–April
[Social Protection] Engagement with Minister and elected officials through Working Group on Food Poverty
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Niall Egan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Anne Marie McNally', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}
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Society of St. Vincent de Paul
January–April
[Education and Training] Engagement with Minister for Education on new report on issue of voluntary contributions
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'}
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Society of St. Vincent de Paul
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Disseminating findings of research on the MESL costs for families living in Direct Provision
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Gavan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Denise Mitchell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 53 more
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Society of St. Vincent de Paul
May–August
[Social Protection] Informing of upcoming publication of the annual Minimum Essential Standard of Living report
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Gavan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Denise Mitchell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 53 more
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Society of St. Vincent de Paul
May–August
[Social Protection] Disseminate annual Minimum Essential Standard of Living report and associated pre-budget submission policy recommendations
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Gavan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Denise Mitchell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 53 more
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Engagement with officials regarding Budget 2024 measures
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John McKeon', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Gráinne Weld', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Engagement with elected officials on SVP pre-budget submission
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email inviting all TDs and Senators to briefing on pre-budget submission - emails send the 27th of June and 11th of June'} {'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Emailed a copy of the pre-budget submission to all TDs and Senators on the 12th of July'} {'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': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} + 58 more
🌍 Climate & Energy 📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Engagement with elected officials on supports for people seeking international protection
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Carol Baxter', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
May–August
[Education and Training] Engagement with elected officials on the SVP report and recommendations on voluntary contributions
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Invitation to attend launch event on the report on the 10th of May'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Sorca Clarke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Browne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Society of St. Vincent de Paul
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Engagement with elected officials and senior civil servants on supports for energy poor households during the energy crisis
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Carey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 23 more
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
May–August
[Housing] Engagement with elected officials on homeless prevention measures
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Owen Keegan', 'role': 'CEO (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Graham Doyle', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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Society of St. Vincent de Paul
May–August
[Social Protection] Engagment with elected officials and senior civil servants on the implementation of the Roadmap for Social Inclusion
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Niall Egan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Anne Marie McNally', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}
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Society of St. Vincent de Paul
May–August
[Social Protection] Bilateral meeting with the Department of Social Protection as part of the Community and Voluntary Pillar
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Teresa Leonard', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Lawler', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Niall Egan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'}
🌍 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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