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Lobbying Tracker

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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AONTAS
January–April
[Education and Training] Implement Section 80, 3.13 of the Qualifications and Quality Assurance Education and Training Act (2012) which states that “exemptions and waivers may be provided for in specified circumstances”.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Jan O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}
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AONTAS
January–April
[Education and Training] Distribution of AONTAS Election Manifesto to political party members.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': "Jim D'Arcy", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Jonathan O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jan O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more
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AONTAS
January–April
[Education and Training] AONTAS nominated our President, Ms. Elizabeth Waters for consideration for appointment to the Teaching Council.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Jan O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}
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AONTAS
May–August
[Education and Training] Distribution of the AONTAS Pre-Budget Submission to Government Ministers and the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael Noonan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'John Halligan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joan Burton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 9 more
📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
AONTAS
May–August
[Education and Training] Requested a meeting with Minister Katherine Zappone TD reagrding the Review of the Further, Adult and Community Education sector by the Oireachtas Committee on Education.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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AONTAS
May–August
[Education and Training] Distribution of the AONTAS Response to the Programme for Government to Ministers in the Department of Education and Skills (DES).
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Halligan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] Dissemination of the AONTAS Response to Budget 2017 to Ministers in the Department of Education and Skills (DES).
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'John Halligan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] Correspondence to Minister John Halligan TD highlighting the important role that adult and community education plays in supporting social cohesion.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Halligan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] Invitation to Minister Richard Bruton TD requesting him to officially launch the AONTAS publication ‘I’m an Adult Learner 2016: Inspiring learner stories from across Ireland'.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}
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AONTAS
September–December
[Education and Training] Implement Section 80, 3.13 of the Qualifications and Quality Assurance Education and Training Act (2012) which states that “exemptions and waivers may be provided for in specified circumstances”.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Jan O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'}
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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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