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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 Universities Association
May–August
[Education and Training] Workforce planning- Training of nurses and allied health professionals
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Rachel Kenna', 'role': 'Chief Nursing Officer (Department of Health)'}
📚 Education 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
May–August
[Education and Training] Workforce planning- Training of Medical doctors, nurses, allied health professionals
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Muiris O’Connor', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'}
📚 Education 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Funding for the University system and on research infrastructure investment
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Funding the Future - Response to DFHERIS on Funding the Future document
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Keith Moynes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Funding the Future-Supporting national priorities with a right sized core funding model
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Jim Breslin', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Keith Moynes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Funding needs for universities including National Training Fund Surplus
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Outlined needs for investment in universities in the context of Funding the Future and the growing National Training Fund surplus
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Philip O’Callaghan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
May–August
[Education and Training] Gov't commitment to additional €307M p/a, as per Funding the Future agreement
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Marcus Breathnach', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
May–August
[Education and Training] IUA MicroCreds project-relationship with NFQ
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Padraig Walsh, CEO of QQI', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Department of Education and Skills)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
May–August
[Employment] Healthcare work to rule-Urgent action sought on healthcare Work to Rule to avoid disruption of graduate supply
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education 🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
September–December
[Education and Training] Microcredentials
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Padraig Walsh, CEO of QQI', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Department of Education and Skills)'}
📚 Education 🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
September–December
[Budgetary matters] Investing in skills & talent, and the capacity of Universities to support core national policies
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
September–December
[Education and Training] Funding of Higher Education & Research
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Colm O'Reardon", 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
September–December
[Education and Training] Budget 2024 & National Training Fund Surplus
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}
📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
September–December
[Budgetary matters] HE funding shortfall & National Training Fund Surplus
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
January–April
[Education and Training] HEA Bill 2022 Amendments
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Annie Hoey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Michael McDowell', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Rónán Mullen', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 11 more
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
January–April
[Education and Training] HR Policy and Governance
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamonn Molloy', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
January–April
[Education and Training] Discussion of remuneration arrangements for academic leadership positions
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamonn Molloy', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
January–April
[Education and Training] Discussion of Employment Control arrangements.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamonn Molloy', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
May–August
[Education and Training] Publication of Leaving Certificate results
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Dalton Tattan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
May–August
[Education and Training] Funding/Budget 2023 Submission
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jim Breslin', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Keith Moynes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Lillis', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
May–August
[Education and Training] HEA Bill 2022 Amendments
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Jim Breslin', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rónán Mullen', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 18 more
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
May–August
[Education and Training] Higher education policy & funding
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Deirdre Lillis', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
September–December
[Budgetary matters] Student Fees & university funding
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
September–December
[Education and Training] Leaving Cert Reform
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
September–December
[Education and Training] HEA Bill 2022 Amendments
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
September–December
[Education and Training] Employment Control Framework
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Lemass', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
September–December
[Education and Training] HR Policy and Governance
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Lemass', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
September–December
[Education and Training] Pay Awards impact on HEI's
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Lemass', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
September–December
[Budgetary matters] European universities funding initiative
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
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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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