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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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Irish Exporters Association
January–April
[Transport] Held a webinar with Minister Naughton to discuss the future of the transport industry in the context of sustainability
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Exporters Association
May–August
[Trade] Trade & Investment Council
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ronnie Downes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Exporters Association
May–August
[Trade] Budget 2023
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Grant Sweetnam', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': "Fiona O'Connor", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Exporters Association
May–August
[Trade] Presented Institute of Sustainable Trade to Minister Troy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Irish Exporters Association
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Attended Retail Banking review meeting
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Exporters Association
May–August
[Trade] Customs Consultative Committee
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Florance Carey', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}
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Irish Exporters Association
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] National Economic Dialogue Forum
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
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Irish Exporters Association
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Meeting of Enterprise Forum
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Orlaigh Quinn', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Ronnie Downes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Exporters Association
May–August
[Education and Training] National Training Fund Advisory Group
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Exporters Association
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] Highlighting energy cost concerns
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ronnie Downes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Exporters Association
September–December
[Trade] Pre-Budget Meeting with Tánaiste
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ronnie Downes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Exporters Association
September–December
[Trade] Post-Budget DETE Meeting
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Orlaigh Quinn', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Ronnie Downes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Exporters Association
September–December
[Trade] Meeting with DETE Enterprise Forum
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Orlaigh Quinn', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Ronnie Downes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Pauline Mulligan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Exporters Association
September–December
[Trade] Attending Trade & Investment Council meeting
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ronnie Downes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Exporters Association
January–April
[Trade] Raised supply concerns in light of the UK's exit from the EU, in particular issues with getting goods from Great Britain into Ireland.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Matthew Lynch', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Irish Exporters Association
January–April
[Transport] Raised issues that exporters are experiencing with the Pre Boarding Notification (PBN), customs formalities, lack of knowledge on trade formalities in the UK and mentioned that the IEA is open to holding a webinar for members on these issues as soon as possible
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eddie Burke', 'role': 'Professional Officer II (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Exporters Association
January–April
[Trade] Raised concerns about the impact of the UK's departure to trade flows into Ireland, particularly delays and disruption at UK ports and lack of knowledge on formalities in the UK.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Exporters Association
January–April
[Trade] Called for a meeting of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment's Enterprise stakeholder forum as soon as possible
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Matthew Lynch', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Exporters Association
January–April
[Trade] Raised concerns about the impact of Brexit on supply chain operators since the end of the transition period.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Irish Exporters Association
January–April
[Trade] Invitation to address the Irish Exporters Association National Council to update members on Brexit and Covid-19
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Irish Exporters Association
January–April
[Public Expenditure and Reform] IEA submission National Development Plan: Calling for the establishment of a business focused stakeholder group, led by the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC).
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Exporters Association
January–April
[Public Expenditure and Reform] IEA submission National Development Plan: Calling on the Minister and relevant Department to ensure that climate action is at the heart of the review of the NDP
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Exporters Association
January–April
[Public Expenditure and Reform] IEA submission National Development Plan: Calling for investment into essential amenities in rural areas, including expediating the National Broadband Plan throughout Ireland given remote working arrangements.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Exporters Association
January–April
[Public Expenditure and Reform] IEA submission National Development Plan: All investment plans for sea and airports should make provision for landside infrastructure and facilities for the development of connectivity of the ports and airports with their hinterland.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Exporters Association
January–April
[Public Expenditure and Reform] IEA submission National Development Plan: Encourage the further opening of nationally linked regional rail networks to enhance connectivity within regions and also with cities, ports and airports. The use of rail networks would also contribute to a greener supply chain, as a low carbon and potentially low-cost mode of transport for freight. Inter-modal connectivity will be key to this potential.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Exporters Association
January–April
[Public Expenditure and Reform] IEA submission National Development Plan: Considering the complexities that Brexit has brought to trading, our position at the crossroads of trade and relations between the EU, US and the UK, we have an opportunity to develop Ireland as a centralised distribution hub for the EU. Setting up such hubs for onward distribution to the EU market, potentially in the South-East, is a strategic move and would contribute to seamless movements of intra-EU trade.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
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Irish Exporters Association
January–April
[Public Expenditure and Reform] IEA submission National Development Plan: Calling for the appointment of experts from outside the public sector to monitor the progress of capital development projects and to report on progress.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Exporters Association
January–April
[Public Expenditure and Reform] IEA submission National Development Plan: Calling for the repositioning of Ireland as a hugely attractive place for sustainable foreign direct investment.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Exporters Association
January–April
[Public Expenditure and Reform] IEA submission National Development Plan: Calling on the Minister and DPER to ensure that proposals under the NDP are in line with current and future EU policies.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Exporters Association
January–April
[Public Expenditure and Reform] IEA submission National Development Plan: The NDP must take into account the island of Ireland dimension in the development and execution of projects.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
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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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