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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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Lobbying Returns
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Registered Lobbyists
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Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
September–December
[EU Affairs] Open letter on human rights implications of Brexit
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Submission on the Courts Service Strategy 2020.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brendan Ryan', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (The Courts Service)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
January–April
[Justice and Equality] Civil legal aid
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John McDaid', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (The Legal Aid Board)'}
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Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
January–April
[Finance] Submission to the Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Shane Ross', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Éamon Ó Cuív', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Louise O'Reilly", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
January–April
[Finance] Discussing the transposition of the mortgage credit directive into Irish law
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
May–August
[Social Protection] Social welfare arrears payments
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Aengus Ó Snodaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
May–August
[Social Protection] Social welfare appeals system
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Civil Legal Aid
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John McDaid', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (The Legal Aid Board)'}
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Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
May–August
[Housing] Access to Justice general
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}
🏠 Housing ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
May–August
[Social Protection] Social welfare law
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}
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Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Access to justice general
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}
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Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Civil Legal Aid
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
May–August
[Finance] Financial Services Ombudsman
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Access to Justice general
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Jonathan O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
May–August
[Social Protection] Social welfare law
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Aengus Ó Snodaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
May–August
[Finance] Access to Justice general
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Civil Legal Aid
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John McDaid', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (The Legal Aid Board)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Civil Legal Aid
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
May–August
[Housing] Mortgage arrears
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Bob Jordan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
September–December
[Finance] Support of Private Members Bill and briefing session in AV Room
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
September–December
[Housing] Attendance at stakeholder consultation workshop on the residential rental sector in Ireland hosted by the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
September–December
[Social Protection] FLAC Submission on Social Welfare Bill 2016
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Ray Butler', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Kevin Humphreys', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Catherine Ardagh', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more
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Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
September–December
[Social Protection] Support of amendment to Social Welfare Bill
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joan Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Kevin Humphreys', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Catherine Ardagh', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Ray Butler', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 6 more
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Civil legal aid
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John McDaid', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (The Legal Aid Board)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Civil legal aid
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John McDaid', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (The Legal Aid Board)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Funding for Legal Aid Board
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Child Care Proceedings in the Courts
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'William Lavelle', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Justice and Equality)'}
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Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Child Care Amendment Bill
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jillian van Turnhout', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Elizabeth Canavan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Fergal Lynch', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}
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Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Legal Services Regulation Bill
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': ''}
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Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Pre-election briefing
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'On International Human Rights Day, FLAC pre-election briefing circulated to all Oireachtas members highlight human rights issues of concern to FLAC with an emphasis on access to justice'}
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Most Lobbied TDs

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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