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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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Registered Lobbyists
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Fair Seas Ireland
September–December
[Environment] Tagging DPOs on Twitter - raising awareness levels of MPA process in Ireland and Europe
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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Fair Seas Ireland
September–December
[Environment] Inviting Minister McConalogue to an event in Donegal
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
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Fair Seas Ireland
September–December
[Environment] Collaborating with TDs to submit parliamentary questions
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Cannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Fair Seas Ireland
January–April
[Environment] Introduce Fair Seas. Enquire about Ireland's MPA process and basking shark Wildlife Act Amendment Bill
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Fair Seas Ireland
January–April
[Environment] Introduce Fair Seas. Raise importance of MPA process in Ireland at SKipper's Expo event
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
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Fair Seas Ireland
January–April
[Environment] Introduce Fair Seas. Offer help to Citizen's Assembly on biodiversity loss regarding marine content. Invite Art O'Leary and Chairperson to Fair Seas site visit.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Art O'Leary", 'role': "Secretary General (The President's Establishment)"}
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Fair Seas Ireland
January–April
[Environment] Inviting to Fair Seas report launch site visit
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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Fair Seas Ireland
January–April
[Environment] Tagging political representatives on Twitter - raising awareness levels of MPA process in Ireland and Europe
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
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Fair Seas Ireland
January–April
[Environment] Letter to TDs about soft launch of new campaign
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Letter All TDs', 'role': 'Email sent not to all, but a majority of TDs'} {'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': 'Email sent to all Senators introducing Fair Seas Ireland campaign.'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} + 15 more
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Fair Seas Ireland
May–August
[Environment] Supplying information for Dáil debate
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Fair Seas Ireland
May–August
[Environment] Fair Seas site visit to Rockabill island
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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Fair Seas Ireland
May–August
[Environment] Environmental issues regarding offshore wind and MPAs
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Fair Seas Ireland
May–August
[Environment] Fair Seas attended National Biodiversity conference to introduce campaign and increase profile of MPAs in Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more
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Fair Seas Ireland
May–August
[Environment] Mass email to publicise Fair Seas new MPA report
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': ''}
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Fair Seas Ireland
May–August
[Environment] Discussion about environmental legislation progress and meet Fair Seas funders at Parliament Buildings
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Fair Seas Ireland
May–August
[Environment] Military testing in Irish waters
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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Fair Seas Ireland
May–August
[Environment] Tagging DPOs on Twitter - raising awareness levels of MPA process in Ireland and Europe
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Nuala Killeen', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more
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Fair Seas Ireland
May–August
[Environment] Discuss opportunities of UN Ocean conference for Ireland (at UN Ocean conference in Portugal)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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Fair Seas Ireland
May–August
[Environment] Bloom event - highlight the need for greater marine protection in Irish waters
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
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Fair Seas Ireland
May–August
[Environment] At Social Democrats Summer School - highlight Fair Seas new MPA report and need for greater marine protection in Irish waters
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Nuala Killeen', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'}
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Fair Seas Ireland
September–December
[Environment] Discussion about MPA legislation progress and supplied follow up information on MPAs
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Fair Seas Ireland
September–December
[Environment] Welcoming elected representatives back to Dail and stating Fair Seas is looking forward to working with them on new MPA legislation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul McAuliffe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 24 more
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Fair Seas Ireland
September–December
[Environment] Fianna Fail, Green Party and Sinn Fein Ard Fheises
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Éamon Ó Cuív', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} + 6 more
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Fair Seas Ireland
September–December
[Environment] Sent Minister O'Brien and Michael McGrath Fair Seas policy reports on MPAs and info on our campaign
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Fair Seas Ireland
September–December
[Environment] Email sent to members of the DHLGH Joint Committee to introduce them to Fair Seas and our MPA policy report
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul McAuliffe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Francis Noel Duffy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Flaherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Gould', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more
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Fair Seas Ireland
September–December
[Environment] Fair Seas attendance of Fine Gael Ard Fheis and ask Leo Varadkar to attend a Fair Seas event in 2023
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Mary Seery Kearney', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 1 more
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Fair Seas Ireland
September–December
[Environment] Tagging DPOs on Twitter - raising awareness levels of MPA process in Ireland and Europe
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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Fair Seas Ireland
September–December
[Environment] Raising awareness of MPAs in Ireland with Grace O Sullivan and asking her for her support for the campaign at an EU MIssion event in Cork. Sent Grace O Sullivan and a Fair Seas hat as a follow up.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
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Fair Seas Ireland
September–December
[Environment] Asking Minister Coveney to support our ask of the Navy to attend a Fair Seas event next year
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Fair Seas Ireland
September–December
[Environment] Attended online meetings with Minister Noonan about COP15 updates and asked about marine announcements
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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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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