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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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Early Childhood Ireland
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Impact of Covid-19 on the early years and school-age care sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Fergal Lynch', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Eoin Wilson', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} + 2 more
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Early Childhood Ireland
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Investment, programmes and policies of concern to the ELC & SAC sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
May–August
[EU Affairs] MFF recovery package.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Government formation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Early Childhood Ireland
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Appearance before the Oireachtas Special Covid-19 Committee
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael McNamara', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bríd Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 10 more
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Early Childhood Ireland
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Issues with the National Childcare Scheme sponsorship arrangements
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Fergal Lynch', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Workforce Development issues for our sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Anne-Marie Brooks', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] The impact of Covid-19 on early years and school-age care settings
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Anne-Marie Brooks', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Elizabeth Canavan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures: The National Policy Framework for Children and Young People
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Fergal Lynch', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Conor Rowley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Participation in a 'pre-JLC' process
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne-Marie Brooks', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] A future funding model for the sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Fergal Lynch', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Support for early years and school-age care settings
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Fitzpatrick', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more
📚 Education 🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Early Childhood Ireland
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] First 5 strategy; National Childcare Scheme; Compliance issues; Professionalisation; Sustainability; School Age Childcare
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Early Childhood Ireland
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Budget 2020 and general matters of concern to members including our 2nd Annual Childcare Barometer
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Declan Breathnach', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Information about childminding
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] First 5 strategy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Early years policy developments
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': "Jerry O'Connor", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] First 5 strategy, National Childcare Scheme and other matters of concern to members
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}
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Early Childhood Ireland
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Curriculum, qualifications & inspections in early years
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] DEASP payments; National Childcare Scheme; ECCE; Rateability of early years settings.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Roisin Shortall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] School-Age Childcare Regulations
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Budget 2020
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Roisin Shortall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more
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Early Childhood Ireland
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] First 5; National Childcare Scheme; School-Age Childcare Regulations; Re-registration of early years settings; RTE Investigates;
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "May, June, July, August editions of our 'Advocacy in Action' ezines."}
📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Early Childhood Ireland
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Workforce Planning Development; Re-registration of settings; Garda vetting; National Childcare Scheme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Early Childhood Ireland
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Early years schemes and programmes
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Roisin Shortall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Early Childhood Ireland
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Early years policy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Fergal Lynch', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Early Childhood Ireland
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] A range of legislative and programme changes proposed under the First 5 strategy.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Budget 2020
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 65 more
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Early Childhood Ireland
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Early years policies and programmes
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Four editions of our monthly 'Advocacy in Action' ezine."}
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Early Childhood Ireland
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] CPD for the early years sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}
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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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