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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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Cavanagh Communications
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
September–December
[Health] 17/9/2017: News release issued by the Association of Optometrists Ireland (AOI), highlighting lengthy waiting lists for eye-care, issued to all Oireachtas members.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}
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Association of Optometrists Ireland
May–August
[Health] 16/02/2016 Cavanagh Communications circulated the AOI Pre-Election Manifesto to all election candidates and sitting TDs and Senators
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': '(Also circulated to all election candidates. Key health spokespeople were also sent hardcopies.)'}
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Association of Optometrists Ireland
May–August
[Health] 22/03/2016 Cavanagh Communications circulated AOI Programme for Government submission to all new TDs
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''}
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Association of Optometrists Ireland
May–August
[Health] Pre-budget submission
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Michael Noonan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
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Association of Optometrists Ireland
September–December
[Health] Wrote to Minister Harris and copied to various other Ministers in November. Wrote to the Clerks, Chairperson and members of the two Joint Oireachteas Health Committees seeking an opportunity to present to them.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Finian McGrath', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Michael Noonan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Louise O'Reilly", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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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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