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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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Age & Opportunity
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Creation of an Independent Commissioner for Older People
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joan Hopkins', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
May–August
[Employment] Subminimum rates on the National Minimum Wage
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Dublin Zoo
May–August
[Heritage] Sought to clarify remarks made about Dublin Zoo in the Dail
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Max Murphy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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The Wheel
May–August
[Housing] The Wheel made a submission on the Department Of Housing, Local Government and Heritage's Statement of Strategy.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Hanover Media Strategy Limited
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
May–August
[Transport] Correspondence regarding the Taxi Supply Shortage
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Conor Gouldsbury (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Cannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Martin Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more
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Pender & Associates Ltd
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
May–August
[Finance] Engagement regarding excise tax on alcohol as part of Budget 2025
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joanne Lonergan', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Sam Griffin', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Brian Keegan', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Gillane', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
May–August
[Finance] Engagement with Minister Burke regarding Institute for the Supervision of Insurance (IVASS) Draft Regulation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Brian Keegan', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Funds Industry Association CLG
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Domestic & EU Legislative Agenda
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}
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Chambers Ireland
May–August
[Community] Demonstrating the benefits for businesses of intensive English language training.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
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Chambers Ireland
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Demonstrating the benefits for businesses of intensive English language training.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
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Chambers Ireland
May–August
[Education and Training] Demonstrating the benefits for businesses of intensive English language training.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Chambers Ireland
May–August
[Employment] Demonstrating the benefits for businesses of intensive English language training.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Chambers Ireland
May–August
[Social Protection] Demonstrating the benefits for businesses of intensive English language training.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
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Chambers Ireland
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] The need to address labour shortages and skills gaps, as well as the increased costs facing businesses over the coming years.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Chambers Ireland
May–August
[Education and Training] The need to address labour shortages and skills gaps, as well as the increased costs facing businesses over the coming years.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
📚 Education 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Chambers Ireland
May–August
[Employment] The need to address labour shortages and skills gaps, as well as the increased costs facing businesses over the coming years.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Third Age
May–August
[Health] Positive Ageing, services for older people, ageism.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Third Age
May–August
[Health] Positive Ageing, services for older people, ageism.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
William Fry
May–August
[Environment] Joint submission with Arthur Cox LLP, Matheson LLP, A&LGoodbody LLP and McCann Fitzgerald LLP on SI336/2024 The European Union (Corporate Sustainability Reporting) Regulations 2024 commenced on 6 July 2024. Issues have arisen around the interpretation of certain provisions and how they are intended to operate in practice. The submission's objective is to set out these issues and engage in a dialogue with the Department to achieve clarity on areas of particular concern.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
SSLF Progress Ireland
May–August
[Development and Zoning] Delivery agencies; planning rules for small houses; innovation policy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Clare Mungovan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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SSLF Progress Ireland
May–August
[Transport] Delivery agencies; planning rules for small houses; innovation policy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Matthew Lynch', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Kevin Dillon', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Q4PR
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
May–August
[Health] Engagement with elected representatives to demonstrate the important economic and social contribution of the specialised nutrition sector to Ireland.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Stephen Lynam (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Cormac Devlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Early Childhood Ireland
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Future developments in Early Years and School Age Care sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Claire Kerrane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Early Childhood Ireland
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Professionalisation within the Early Years and School Age Care sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Education)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Chambers Ireland
May–August
[Trade] "Sharing Chambers Ireland's policy priorities for the year, which includes a globally competitive Europe, promoting the EU’s free trade agenda,
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
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Chambers Ireland
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] To encourage the State to be proportionate, non-interventionist and non-industry specific in its regulation of artificial intelligence.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'https://chambers.ie/press-releases/chambers-ireland-calls-for-proactive-ai-approach-to-boost-competitiveness/'} {'name': 'Submission All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'https://chambers.ie/press-releases/chambers-ireland-calls-for-proactive-ai-approach-to-boost-competitiveness/'}
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Fórsa trade union
May–August
[Agriculture] Letter to Minister of Agriculture, Food & Marine; and Minister of Housing, Local Gov & Heritage concerning the transfer of the local authority veterinary service to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the terms & conditions of Fórsa members affected by this. The letter seeks the intervention of both Ministers to progress this process particularly around the issue of entitlement to professional added years since March 2022.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Fórsa trade union
May–August
[Health] Email sent to Minister of State for Health and other TDs seeking support for a Fórsa petition about Regional Director of Heath & Social Care Professionals (HSCPS). The HSE have made the decision to exclude HSCPs from a role in the senior management structure of the new Health Regions. Fórsa wants this decision changed. Fórsa has created a petition to support this campaign.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Duncan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Gas Networks Ireland
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Update provided on the Hydrogen and Gas Market Decarbonisation Package. Work underway with European Network of Network Operators for Hydrogen, developments across Europe in relation to Hydrogen Network Operators. Update on GNI programme of work and status update on key hydrogen strategy actions that GNI is involved in.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Matthew Collins', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'John Finnegan', 'role': 'Professional Officer II (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
May–August
[Transport] National demand management strategy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Caoimhin O'Ciaruain", 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport)'}
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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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