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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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County Kildare Chamber
May–August
[Development and Zoning] Meeting with Fintan Brett to discuss the county development plan adn the need to zone appropriate land in Kildare for commercial use
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Fintan Brett', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'}
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County Kildare Chamber
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Highlight the role County Kildare Chamber play in economic development in the mid east region
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Seán Kyne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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County Kildare Chamber
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Engagement with Kildare Public Reps regarding the Chamber's Pre-Budget Submission 2023
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Local Authority Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mark Wall', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 4 more
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
County Kildare Chamber
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Meeting with Minister Donohoe & Minister McGrath regarding Budget 2023
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
County Kildare Chamber
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Organised meeting with Minister Damien English and Chamber Policy Advisory Council
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
County Kildare Chamber
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Engagement with Kildare County Councillors regarding Chamber Pre-Budget Submission 2023
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne Breen', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Aoife Breslin', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Fintan Brett', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Bernard Caldwell', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Ide Cussen', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Tim Durkan', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} + 34 more
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
County Kildare Chamber
May–August
[Trade] Trade delegation visit from Nebraska to Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joseph Hackett', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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County Kildare Chamber
September–December
[Housing] Discussion in regards to the National Planning Framework
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
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County Kildare Chamber
September–December
[Agriculture] Meeting with Minister Martin Heydon and the Boston Irish Business Association
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
County Kildare Chamber
September–December
[Agriculture] Email and phone conversations in relation to the potential funding for ag tech businesses in Kildare with the Dubai Investment Office
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
County Kildare Chamber
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Meetings with Eoghan Ryan and Cllr Fintan Brett in relation to zoning for investment opportunity for Kill, Co Kildare
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Fintan Brett', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Eoghan Ryan', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Kildare County Council)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
County Kildare Chamber
September–December
[Local Government] Meeting with the new CEO of Kildare Co Co
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sonya Kavanagh', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Kildare County Council)'}
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County Kildare Chamber
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Attended as invited guest a Fine Gael meeting with Leo Varadkar as guest speaker
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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County Kildare Chamber
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Meeting in Brussels with Irish MEPS
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 2 more
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County Kildare Chamber
September–December
[Environment] KCASPC
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joe Boland', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Kildare County Council)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
County Kildare Chamber
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Lufthansa Technik Celbridge launch
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sonya Kavanagh', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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County Kildare Chamber
September–December
[Community] LCDC & LAG Business Representation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sonya Kavanagh', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Suzanne Doyle', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Marian Higgins', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': "Tracey O'Dwyer", 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Aiden Farrelly', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'}
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County Kildare Chamber
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Mid-east enterprise plan- steering committee meeting
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sonya Kavanagh', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Jackie Maguire', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Meath County Council)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
County Kildare Chamber
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Enterprise White Paper Launch
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Orlaigh Quinn', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
County Kildare Chamber
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Chamber Policy Advisory Council meeting with Minister Damien English TD
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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County Kildare Chamber
September–December
[Community] Athy Healthy Communities Launch
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sonya Kavanagh', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Marian Higgins', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Fintan Brett', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Cathal Berry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mark Wall', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Frank Feighan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
County Kildare Chamber
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Maynooth MD meeting
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Marian Higgins', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Kildare County Council)'}
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County Kildare Chamber
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] County Kildare Chamber Business Survey Q3
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne Breen', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Aoife Breslin', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Fintan Brett', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Bernard Caldwell', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Ide Cussen', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Tim Durkan', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} + 38 more
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County Kildare Chamber
September–December
[Local Government] County Development Plan - proposed amendments correspondence
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eoghan Ryan', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Kildare County Council)'}
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County Kildare Chamber
January–April
[Education and Training] Attended the Mid East Regional Skills meeting with Minister Harris and Collins
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Niall Collins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
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County Kildare Chamber
January–April
[Environment] Attended the Climate SPC meeting of Kildare Co Co attended by Minister Ryan - discussions in regards to climate and sustainability initiatives
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
County Kildare Chamber
January–April
[Public Expenditure and Reform] Engagement in regards to the VAT rate of 21% returning to 23% from March and the negative impact it will have for business.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
County Kildare Chamber
January–April
[Local Government] Town Centre First Strategy
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': 'Ciara Shaughnessy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Kevin Dillon', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
County Kildare Chamber
January–April
[Employment] Discussion in regards to Skills issues facing employers, rate levies by local authorities, NPF and county development plans and reopening of the economy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
County Kildare Chamber
May–August
[Education and Training] Request for Minister Niall Collins to address the Board of the Chamber
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Niall Collins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 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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