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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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One Family
September–December
[Budgetary matters] One Family Election Manifesto ahead of GE 2024
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Carly Bailey (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} + 7 more
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Go-Ahead Transport Services Ltd
January–April
[Transport] Meetings to discuss issues with securing essential paperwork for professional bus drivers
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
January–April
[Health] Shared Medicines for Europe letter to key EU figures ahead of EPSCO meeting on Health (14th March)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Mental Health Reform
January–April
[Health] Dual Recovery Research and PBS ahead of Dail Debate on Dual Diagnosis
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': '1 email on the 14th February 2023'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
The ONE Campaign
January–April
[Foreign Affairs] Inform and seek greater support for ONE's international campaigns on reforming MDBs ahead of ECOFIN meeting.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Citi
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Meeting at IMF spring meetings to discuss Citi's operations, products and services, as well as update on Irish economy - challenges and opportunities ahead
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
The ONE Campaign
January–April
[Foreign Affairs] Inform and seek greater support for ONE's international campaigns, ahead of Foreign Affairs council on 8th and 9th March on Multilateral Development Bank reform
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Go-Ahead Transport Services Ltd
May–August
[Transport] Tour of Go-Ahead Ireland's bus depot and discussions about issues facing the public transport sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Gerry Horkan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Gerard Craughwell', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Martin Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'}
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Save the Children UK
May–August
[Foreign Affairs] Communication ahead of SDG Summit and COP28
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
ActionAid Ireland
May–August
[Foreign Affairs] Contacted Thomas Pringle ahead of launch of ActionAid climate report "How The Finance Flows"
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Briefing on Ibec's priorities for business ahead of the Summer Economic Statement and Budget 2024
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Robbie Gallagher', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Violet Anne Wynne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Maurice Quinlivan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Ardagh', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more
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Irish Episcopal Conference
May–August
[EU Affairs] To support the Joint Statement of the Patria Grande and Justice and Peace Europe (organisations comprising of Catholic Justice and Peace Commissions of Episcopal Conferences in Europe and Latin America) ahead of the EULAC Summit calling on participants in the summit to take decisive action to make the transition towards a people-centred and sustainable economic model.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
MKC Communications
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
May–August
[Transport] Tour of Go-Ahead Ireland's bus depot and discussions on issues facing the public transport sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Gerard Craughwell', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Gerry Horkan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Martin Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'}
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Uplift
May–August
[EU Affairs] Asked Uplift members to email all of their MEPS ahead of the environment committee vote on the nature restoration law to ask the MEPs to support the proposed regulation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': '675 emails sent to 13 Irish MEPs'} {'name': 'Luke Ming Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 8 more
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ActionAid Ireland
September–December
[Foreign Affairs] Letter to Michael Martin ahead of EU Foreign Affairs Meeting regarding Gaza
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Go-Ahead Transport Services Ltd
September–December
[Transport] Discussion of bus services in North Dublin
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Tom O'Leary", 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'}
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Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce
September–December
[Budgetary matters] Meeting online with Minister McGrath and team ahead of Budget 2024
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
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Go-Ahead Transport Services Ltd
September–December
[Transport] Tour of Go-Ahead Ireland's bus depot and discussions about issues facing the public transport sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Stephen Stokes', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'}
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eircom Limited
September–December
[Communications] Introductory meeting with HE Ambassador Niall Burgess, ahead of eir's hosting of the France Ireland Economic report
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Niall Burgess', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Fair Seas Ireland
September–December
[Environment] Letter to the Taoiseach ahead of COP to highlight importance of healthy seas for addressing the climate emergency
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Aer Lingus
September–December
[Transport] Briefing ahead of the 3rd International Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Conference on Aviation and Alternative Fuels (CAAF/3)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ethna Brogan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport)'}
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DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS
September–December
[Foreign Affairs] Letter to An Taoiseach ahead of French Humanitarian Conference on Gaza
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
September–December
[Foreign Affairs] Sharing letter from Amnesty International's Secretary General, Agnes Callamard, sent to all EU heads of Government ahead of extraordinary EU summit re conflict in Israel and Gaza
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
September–December
[Foreign Affairs] Letter from Amnesty International's International Secretariat to the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs ahead of Foreign Affairs Council meeting re conflict in Israel and Gaza
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
September–December
[EU Affairs] Letter ahead of final trialogue negotiations on the new EU pact on migration and asylum
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Hanover Media Strategy Limited
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
September–December
[Transport] Sharing pre-Budget submission ahead of Budget 2023
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Caoimhin O'Ciaruain", 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Dónall Geoghegan', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John McDonald', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Cathal Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 14 more
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Ibec
September–December
[Trade] Irish Business priorities ahead of the European Parliament delegation visit to the USA
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
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The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
January–April
[Agriculture] IFA 67th AGM - 2022 - Challenging Year Ahead for Farming
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Martin Browne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Fitzmaurice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 28 more
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INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation
January–April
[Education and Training] Briefing Meeting with Department of Education Officials ahead of INTO Annual Congress
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Aoife Conduit', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Aine Doyle', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Eoin Murphy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Education)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd
January–April
[Agriculture] European Parliament Report/ Recommendations on Animal Welfare During Transportation ahead of legislative reform
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Billy Kelleher', '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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