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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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Ibec
May–August
[Development and Zoning] Consultation process ahead of planned variation of the Dublin City Development Plan
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Deirdre Heney', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}
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Orsted Onshore Ireland Midco Limited
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Letter to Ministers ahead of Budget 2023 re Renewable Considerations
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
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The Irish Hospice Foundation
May–August
[Health] Invitation issued to Ministers Anne Rabbitte and Stephen Donnelly to formally launch Irish Hospice Foundation's Think Ahead programme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}
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Mag Mell Energy Ireland Ltd.
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Correspondence to members of the Oireachtas Committee on Environment and Climate Action ahead of its meeting with Minister Eamon Ryan TD, the CRU and Eirgrid on Tuesday, 30th August.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Pauline O'Reilly", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'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)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 7 more
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Go-Ahead Transport Services Ltd
September–December
[Transport] Meetings to discuss issues with securing essential paperwork for professional bus drivers
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Francis Noel Duffy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Duncan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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ActionAid Ireland
September–December
[Foreign Affairs] Contacted the then Minister of Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney ahead of the United Nations Transforming Education Summit in New York
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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ActionAid Ireland
September–December
[Foreign Affairs] Joint advocacy on loss and damage with other NGOs to Minister of Environment, Climate and Communications ahead of the COP27 summit.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Crosscare
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] On September 7th of 2022 Fiona O Shea of Crosscare emailed Minister Ellis, Minister McAuliffe and Minister Shortall to ask for support for increased investment in young people and youth work, ahead of Budget 2023. Minister Shortall visited the Crosscare Ballymin project on September 22nd to discuss same.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dessie Ellis', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul McAuliffe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Doras Luimní
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Joint letter to Minister Humphreys, Minister McGrath, Minister O’Donoghue and Minister O’Gorman calling on the Government to allocate adequate resources towards meeting its obligations to people living in Direct Provision and the international protection process ahead of Budget 2023.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Meeting ahead of the Microsoft Envision Conference to discuss the enterprise environment and potential for digital to drive a sustainable and successful economy.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ciarán Conlon (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Wilson Hartnell
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] Sharing details of the recommendations in Pinergy’s submission to the Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform ahead of the Budget in October 2022.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ossian Smyth', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Christian Aid Ireland
September–December
[Environment] Dáil Finance Ctte briefing ahead of COP27
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brian Leddin', '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': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Cormac Devlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Amnesty International Ireland
September–December
[Health] Letter conveying Amnesty International’s recommendations to states ahead of negotiations on the conceptual zero draft of an international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, and the briefing document to which it refers.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Seán Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Omniplex Group
January–April
[Arts] Cinemas is a safe indoor activity. The 'COVID-19 Resilience and Recovery 2021: The Path Ahead' plan provides for the reopening of cinemas alongside Museums, Galleries and other Cultural Attractions as well as Religious Services in Level 2. Cinemas should be reviewed for re-opening in line with Religious Services, Museums, Galleries and other Cultural Attractions.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Conor Falvey', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'}
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Mercy Law Resource Centre CLG
January–April
[Housing] Meeting with Minister Joe O'Brien to brief his office ahead of launch of a Mercy Law Resource Centre policy report
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] Review of the Covid-19 Resilience and Recovery 2021: The Path Ahead framework
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} + 82 more
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AHEAD
January–April
[Education and Training] AHEAD and the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) welcomed the recent commitment from Minister Heather Humphries to sign regulations to ensure that PhD stipends/scholarships awarded to students for postgraduate research will no longer be assessed as income in the Disability Allowance means test. AHEAD and USI compiled their submission based on our shared understanding of this issue in consultation with a number of knowledgeable students and graduates who have campaigned o
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 📚 Education 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Chambers Ireland
January–April
[Public Expenditure and Reform] Supporting town centres ahead of the summer reopening
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)
May–August
[Housing] Contact made with list below in relation to Think Ahead Think Housing campaign and the review of Part M of the Building Regulations (2010) to include "Liveable accommodation" for wheelchair users
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Brophy', 'role': 'Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Francis Noel Duffy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more
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County Wexford Chamber of Industry and Commerce CLG
May–August
[Public Expenditure and Reform] The purpose of this briefing was to discuss how Businesses and the retail sector across County Wexford could be supported in the months ahead and to discuss the Government plans for current and future support schemes for Businesses.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Edelman Ireland
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
January–April
[Trade] To communicate to government the challenges faced by the retail sector during the pandemic, the importance of the high street in national recovery and proposing the introduction of Shopping by appointment ahead of full retail reopening
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Feargal Purcell (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Government Press Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Mountaineering Ireland
January–April
[Sports and Recreation] To support and ask that National Government in their reviewing of the current Restrictions over Level 3 and 4, to consider some amendments, which would enable people participate in physical activities and experience wellbeing in the outdoors, outside of their 5km and County boundary restrictions currently in place, ahead of the development of and review of new Restrictions.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'}
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Retailers Against Smuggling
January–April
[Finance] A meeting to discuss our position ahead of the next phase of Brexit, concerning adverse impact of a Duty Free scheme; greater disparities between the tax and regulatory regimes; and cross-border cooperation.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Niall Blaney', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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Retailers Against Smuggling
January–April
[Finance] A letter detailing our position ahead of the next phase of Brexit, concerning adverse impact of a Duty Free scheme; greater disparities between the tax and regulatory regimes; and cross-border cooperation.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Niall Blaney', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Lisa Chambers', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Pauline O'Reilly", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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Mercy Law Resource Centre CLG
May–August
[Housing] Meeting with Minister of State, Joe O'Brien TD ahead of a joint meeting with the Minister for Housing in order to discuss key themes and priorities emerging from MLRC's recent report Minority Groups and Housing: Barriers to Access.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}
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AHEAD
May–August
[Education and Training] Discussed AHEAD's views on what should be incorporated into the HEA governance bill and the National Access Plan
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Annie Hoey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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P. J. Carroll & Company Ltd
May–August
[Budgetary matters] To provide the Minister for Finance with a copy of BAT Ireland's pre-budget submission ahead of Budget 2022
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
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County Wexford Chamber of Industry and Commerce CLG
May–August
[Finance] County Wexford Chamber has made its recommendations ahead of Budget 2022 and requested Government to act on the areas highlighted over the next 12-18 months. In particular, the supports for vulnerable businesses will be critical in the coming months and we have called for their withdrawal to be gradual to avoid the risk of a wave of insolvencies hitting our economy.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Verona Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Kehoe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Johnny Mythen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barbara Anne Murphy', 'role': 'Councillor (Wexford County Council)'} + 1 more
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Sandyford BID CLG
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Sharing the findings of the Economic Report prepared for the area by Jim Power which highlights the need to provide extra housing stock and associated facilities and amenities to cater for the projected doubling of the workforce in the years ahead
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Gerry Adams', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tommy Broughan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joan Burton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 284 more
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Mountaineering Ireland
May–August
[Sports and Recreation] To seek support from National Government, to open transport of private cars to allow carpooling for hillwalkers and climbers, ahead of the Governments ongoing Covid-19 review of Guidelines.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'}
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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.
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