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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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Lidl Ireland Gmbh
September–December
[Development and Zoning] Civil Reform Bill regarding judicial reviews
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
September–December
[Social Protection] Informal Meeting
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Niall Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Midlands Simon Community
September–December
[Housing] Met with and emailed TDs to seek assistance with public funding towards the refurbishment existing housing for providing services to the homeless
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Kevin Boxer Moran', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Clendennen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Brian Stanley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Carrigy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Janssen Sciences Ireland UC
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Meeting with Minister Peter Burke
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Sage Advocacy
May–August
[Health] Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Acts (2015 legislation)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Oonagh McPhillips', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Justice)'}
🏥 Health ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
OpenAI Ireland Ltd.
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Meeting with Minister Jack Chambers on OpenAI for Countries Partnerships
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
September–December
[Community] Steering Group Meeting for the RoadMap for Social Inclusion
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Niall Egan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'}
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Lidl Ireland Gmbh
September–December
[Development and Zoning] Judicial Reviews against planned developments
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Fitzpatrick & Heavey Homes Limited
September–December
[Local Government] Meeting with Kildare County Council to introduce Ciaran Fitzpatrick, CEO of Fitzpatrick & Heavey Homes
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sonya Kavanagh', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Kildare County Council)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Galway Chamber
September–December
[Transport] Lobbying for multi-annual funding for regional airports in Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Sean Canney', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'}
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Sage Advocacy
September–December
[Finance] Sage Advocacy collaboration with the Central Bank of Irealnd
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Colm Kincaid', 'role': 'Director (Central Bank of Ireland)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Janssen Sciences Ireland UC
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Engagement with the Tánaiste
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Cormac McKay
September–December
[Defence] EMP preparation, emergency planning preparation. Transport, Transport Fuel, Power restoration.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Defence)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
ActionAid Ireland
September–December
[Foreign Affairs] Introductory meeting with the Minister and ActionAid Ireland to discuss our programme and policy priorities
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Lidl Ireland Gmbh
September–December
[Development and Zoning] EPBD
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Mullooly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 11 more
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ActionAid Ireland
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Research launch invite sent to relevant politicians who cover either housing or migration in their brief
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Rory Hearne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Janet Horner', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Conor Sheehan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more
🏠 Housing ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Galway Chamber
September–December
[Transport] Galway City Ring Road
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}
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Statkraft Ireland Limited
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] Project Updates and Sustainable Fisheries Communities Information
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Vantage Data Centers DUB11 Limited
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Met at Leinster House
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Shane Moynihan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Inclusion Ireland
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Farrelly Commission and the Grace Case
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Maurice Quinlivan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Carrigy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏥 Health ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Janssen Sciences Ireland UC
September–December
[Health] Engagement with the Department of Health on the Life Sciences Strategy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Muiris O’Connor', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
ActionAid Ireland
September–December
[Foreign Affairs] COP30 analysis
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ciarán Ahern', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Naoise Ó Muirí', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 3 more
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ESB
September–December
[Housing] Engagement setting out a series of proposals that would support ESB Networks infrastructure delivery and enable timely grid capacity needed. These measures include planning exemptions for minor electricity infrastructure upgrades, uprates and replacements, a more efficient and consistent approach to small scale energy projects at local authority level and examining targeted amendments to the Planning and Development Regulations.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John McDonald', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Graham Doyle', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Insight Investment Management (Europe) Limited
September–December
[Foreign Affairs] Insight provided an overview of global asset management trends and their implications for Ireland’s financial services sector at the Government Trade Forum on 3 November 2025. The engagement was informational only and aimed at supporting officials’ understanding of industry developments.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Statkraft Ireland Limited
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] Renewable Energy Devlopment in area
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Letter All Councillors', 'role': 'All Cllrs in Tipperary/Cashel/Cahir and Carrick-on-Suir Municipal Districks'} {'name': 'John Clendennen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tony McCormack', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Carol Nolan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Fergus McDonnell', 'role': 'Councillor (Offaly County Council)'} {'name': 'Claire Murray-Smale', 'role': 'Councillor (Offaly County Council)'} + 3 more
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
SSLF Progress Ireland
September–December
[Education and Training] Compute for Irish science
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
OpenAI Ireland Ltd.
September–December
[Communications] Discussion with DPC and Comisiún na Meán on OpenAI's safety-by-design approach, privacy governance and managing risks
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Niamh Hodnett', 'role': 'Online Safety Commissioner (Coimisiún na Meán)'}
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Teneo Strategy Ireland Limited
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
September–December
[Taxation] The potential for an expert group on fuels policy and taxation to facilitate a balanced shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Fiona O'Connor", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Deborah Sweeney', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Inclusion Ireland
September–December
[Education and Training] Meeting with the Department of Education and Youth regarding an Inclusive Education Strategy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Education)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
ESB
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] Response provided to a request for information to outline ESB’s position on the anticipated implications of the proposed Private Members’ Bill—Electricity Supply (Amendment) Bill 2025.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martina Hennessy', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'}
🌍 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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