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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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Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Letter to Minister for Justice re the Review of the Administration of Civil Justice
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}
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Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
September–December
[Social Protection] Letter on retrospective taxation of Covid PUP payment.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paddy Burke', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Róisín Garvey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paul Gavan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 8 more
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
September–December
[Housing] Letter to Minister for Housing re moratorium on evictions.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
January–April
[Justice and Equality] Discussion on the no consent, no sale bill and other debt issues arising
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
January–April
[Justice and Equality] Discussion on rules for admissibility of complaints under new Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ger Deering', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
January–April
[Justice and Equality] Discussion on Insolvency legislation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Lorcan O'Connor", 'role': 'Director (The Insolvency Service of Ireland)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Emails and meeting re Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill and Civil Legal Aid Act 1995
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
May–August
[Justice and Equality] The Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill, Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 and Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
May–August
[Justice and Equality] The Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill, Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 and Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
May–August
[Justice and Equality] The Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John McDaid', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (The Legal Aid Board)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Update on FLAC's work and discussion on the National LGBTI Inclusion Strategy.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Carol Baxter', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Letter regarding funding
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
January–April
[EU Affairs] Follow up open letter on human rights implications of Brexit
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
January–April
[Justice and Equality] Discussion on proposed legislation regulating vulture funds.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
January–April
[Justice and Equality] Discussion on proposed legislation regulating vulture funds.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Amendment to Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2018
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie Flanagan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Update on FLAC's policy areas.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
September–December
[Social Protection] Seeking grant for the social protection work of FLAC.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}
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Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Briefing on the issue of 'Privacy and access to justice in the Digital Space'
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Lowry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bríd Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 20 more
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Update on FLAC's policy areas.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Conan McKenna', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Carol Baxter', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
January–April
[Justice and Equality] Meeting with Chief Executive and new Chair of Legal Aid Board
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John McDaid', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (The Legal Aid Board)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
January–April
[Justice and Equality] Meeting with Jonathan O'Brien TD
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Jonathan O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
January–April
[Social Protection] Proposal for employers to reimburse welfare payments arising in cases of unfair dismissal.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Catherine Ardagh', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Ray Butler', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Kevin Humphreys', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Gino Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Curran', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 4 more
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
January–April
[Social Protection] Request made to John Brady TD to submit parliamentary questions
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
January–April
[Justice and Equality] Letter sent to Insolvency Service of Ireland about the review of the Personal Insolvency Legislation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Lorcan O'Connor", 'role': 'Director (The Insolvency Service of Ireland)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
January–April
[Finance] Private Members ‘Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
January–April
[Finance] Submission on the General Scheme of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2016
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paddy Burke', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Michael D'Arcy", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gerry Horkan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 5 more
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Civil Legal Aid
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John McDaid', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (The Legal Aid Board)'} {'name': 'Charlie Flanagan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Civil Legal Aid
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie Flanagan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Provision of advice on proposed Multi-Party Actions Bill 2017.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
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Most Lobbied TDs

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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