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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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Wind Energy Ireland
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Development of offshore renewable energy.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Matthew Collins', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 13 more
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Wind Energy Ireland
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Wind Energy Ireland pre-budget submission.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Matthew Collins', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Brian Murphy', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': "Sarah O'Neill", 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Alan Ahearne', 'role': 'Economic Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Kevin Barrett', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Grant Sweetnam', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} + 8 more
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Wind Energy Ireland
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Development of onshore renewable energy.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Long-Duration Energy Storage
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Matthew Collins', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Planning and Development Bill 2022.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Act 2023
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] Development of onshore renewable energy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Defence)'} {'name': 'Diarmuid Lynch', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John McDonald', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] Acceleration of onshore wind energy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Kevin Dillon', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
September–December
[Development and Zoning] Planning and Development Bill 2023
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul McAuliffe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Francis Noel Duffy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rebecca Moynihan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
September–December
[Environment] Budget 2024
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Diarmuid Lynch', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Conlon', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] Renewable Electricity Support Scheme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Matthew Collins', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Matthew Collins', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] Priority for onshore wind energy projects
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Matthew Collins', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] Briefing for Oireachtas members on wind energy in Ireland.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Sending of slides from Wind Energy Ireland Oireachtas briefing (see below).'} {'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Violet Anne Wynne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 18 more
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Wind Energy Ireland
January–April
[Energy and Natural Resources] Cost of renewable electricity
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': "Sarah O'Neill", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Matthew Lynch', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} + 25 more
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Wind Energy Ireland
January–April
[Energy and Natural Resources] Offshore renewables and seafood industry
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
January–April
[Energy and Natural Resources] Green Hydrogen
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': "Sarah O'Neill", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Matthew Lynch', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} + 17 more
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Wind Energy Ireland
January–April
[Budgetary matters] Budget 2023
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Réada Cronin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 14 more
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Wind Energy Ireland
January–April
[Energy and Natural Resources] Development of offshore wind energy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
January–April
[Energy and Natural Resources] Development of the electricity grid
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email to Oireachtas members regarding the need to support the development of the electricity grid'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 9 more
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Wind Energy Ireland
January–April
[Environment] Development of onshore renewable energy projects
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "John Paul O'Shea", 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} {'name': 'Eileen Lynch', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} {'name': 'Jack White', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} {'name': 'Karen Coakley', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} {'name': 'Kay Dawson', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} {'name': 'Liam Madden', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} + 6 more
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Wind Energy Ireland
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] Development of an industrial strategy for renewable energy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Matt Shanahan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': "Louise O'Reilly", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 21 more
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Wind Energy Ireland
January–April
[Environment] Planning reform
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} + 10 more
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Wind Energy Ireland
January–April
[Energy and Natural Resources] SuperGrid
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke Ming Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 22 more
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Wind Energy Ireland
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Development of the electricity grid
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email to Oireachtas members regarding the need to support the development of the electricity grid'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Cost of renewable electricity
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Réada Cronin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cormac Devlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 15 more
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Wind Energy Ireland
May–August
[Environment] Planning reform
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Kevin Dillon', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': "Denis O'Donovan", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Matthew Collins', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Development of an industrial strategy for renewable energy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': "Sarah O'Neill", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Green Hydrogen
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Offshore grid connections
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
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Wind Energy Ireland
May–August
[Transport] The Port Co-ordination Group
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', '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': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "James O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 9 more
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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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