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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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CUMANN PEILE NA H-EIREANN "FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND"
January–April
[Sports and Recreation] Engagement on FAI activity and funding
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Feargal Ó Coigligh', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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CUMANN PEILE NA H-EIREANN "FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND"
January–April
[Sports and Recreation] Engagement on Sports Capital and Equipment programme (SCEP) and timelines relating to Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Funding (LSSIF)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Cian Ó Lionáin', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'}
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Cavanagh Communications
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
January–April
[Health] 29/2/2024: Sage Advocacy – News release: 'New framework of services for older people needed' circulated to all TDs and Senators.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'News release emailed to all TDs and Senators as a policy and funding position and call.'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Cavanagh Communications
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
May–August
[Health] 7/5/2024: Sage Advocacy news release: 'Sage Advocacy extends its service to survivors of institutional abuse' circulated to all TDs and Senators.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'News release emailed to all TDs and Senators to highlight expansion of service and continued need for investerment.'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Cavanagh Communications
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
January–April
[Health] 17/4/2024: Sage Advocacy – News release: 'National Adult Safeguarding Agency Urgently Needed' circulated to all TDs and Senators.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'News release emailed to all TDs and Senators as a policy and funding position and call.'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Rehab Group
January–April
[Employment] Seeking support for measures to help increase number of people with disabilities in employment, including increasing the Wage Subsidy Scheme in line with increases in the National Minimum Wage and a pilot action on reserved contracts for social enterprises employing people with disabilities.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Emer Costello (Former DPO)', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Fiona Campbell', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers
January–April
[Employment] Retirement Age
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
January–April
[Local Government] Meeting with Richard Shakesphere, CEO, Dublin City Manager
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Richard Shakespeare', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Dublin City Council)'}
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Dublin Zoo
January–April
[Heritage] Invited Minister to Native Species Weekend and to take part as a panellist. Met with NPWS Management Board in relation to Centre for Species Survival and Dublin Zoo's Conservation Programme. Invited Minister to do a pre-recorded message for IUCN World Species Congress. Met with OPW to discuss capital programme. Accepted invitation to 'Irelands 4th National Biodiversity Action Plan' and accepted invitation to OPW's Chairmans farewell event.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Maurice Buckley', 'role': 'Chairman (The Office of Public Works)'} {'name': "Niall Ó'Donnchú", 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Bank of Ireland Group plc
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] To brief on a range of matters including Bank of Ireland’s performance, support for home building, activity in the mortgage market, international operations, hybrid working policies, fraud prevention, the bank levy, and legislative proposals on access to cash.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul O’Brien (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Murphy', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'} + 2 more
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Early Childhood Ireland
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Early Childhood Ireland Policy Proposal: A Single Agency for Early Years and School Age Care
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 12 more
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Early Childhood Ireland
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Early Childhood Ireland position on the Early Years and School Age Care workforce
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Chris MacManus', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Early Childhood Ireland's proposals for Early Years and School Age Care
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brendan Griffin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Niamh Smyth', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Early Childhood Ireland
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Specific Early Childhood Ireland's proposals for Early Years and School Age Care
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne Marie Brooks', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Elizabeth Canavan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Early Childhood Ireland
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Accounting requirements for Early Years and School Age Care settings
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers
January–April
[Employment] Transposition of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages (AMW) - Respect At Work Campaign
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Padráig Mac Lochlainn', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
KPMG
January–April
[Public Expenditure and Reform] Meeting with Minister Paschal Donohoe in order to brief him on our experiences of certain blockages and barriers to the development of infrastructure in Ireland.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': "Fiona O'Connor", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏥 Health 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Third Age
January–April
[Health] (1) The call to establish an Independent Commissioner for Ageing and Older People and (2) the need for stronger and speedier implementation of policy commitments relevant to positive ageing and services for older people.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Open invitation to attend the meeting sent by email'} {'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': 'Open invitation to attend the meeting sent by email'} {'name': 'Catherine Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bríd Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 12 more
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Chime
January–April
[Health] Development of public health programme to manage the high level of unaddressed hearing loss in Ireland and to consider the recommendations of a WHO report on ear and hearing care published in March 2021.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Susan Mitchell', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Seán Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Brophy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cathal Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 9 more
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Chime
January–April
[Education and Training] Seeking the inclusion of Irish Sign Language as an examination subject in Ordinary and Higher Junior and Leaving Certificate examinations.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Pinnacle Public Affairs Ltd
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] Engage with Dublin City Councilors on issues facing Riders
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Fox (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Paudie Coffey (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Ray McAdam', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Pidgeon', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Daryl Barron', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
EDF Renewables Ireland Limited
January–April
[Energy and Natural Resources] Proposed onshore wind farm located to the northwest of the village of Old Leighlin, Carlow, in the townlands of Seskinrea and Ridge
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Paul Phelan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Doran', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} + 4 more
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
January–April
[Employment] Adequate Minimum Wage Directive
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dermot Mulligan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Pinnacle Public Affairs Ltd
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
January–April
[Health] Engage with MEPs and Candidates for EU Elections on Cardiovascular Health Policy in EU
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Fox (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Paudie Coffey (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 14 more
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Pinnacle Public Affairs Ltd
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
January–April
[Housing] Engagement with Public Reps on Development of Raheen SHD, Limerick
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Fox (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Paudie Coffey (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Abul Kalam Azad Talukder', 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Daniel Butler', 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'} {'name': "Elisa O'Donovan", 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Fergus Kilcoyne', 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'} + 8 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers
January–April
[Employment] Transposition of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages (AMW) - Respect At Work Campaign
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paul Gavan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Peadar Tóibín', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers
January–April
[Employment] Transposition of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages (AMW) - Respect At Work Campaign
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Brendan Griffin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Ned O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Niall Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Association of Investment Managers
January–April
[Finance] AML Legislation, Pension Auto Enrolment, Sustainable Finance
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers
January–April
[Employment] Transposition of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages (AMW) - Respect At Work Campaign
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Meetings requested via email correspondence 5th April 2024.'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Brophy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland)
January–April
[Education and Training] Sought guidance on research engagement with European agencies
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
📚 Education 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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