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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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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Trade Union Representation on the Programme Board overseeing planning for a dedicated State Agency for Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Children (SAC).
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
📚 Education 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Transposition of Pay Transparency Directive – Direct Engagement with Minister and department officials regarding this Directive.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Responding to an invitation for views on Regulations on Domestic Violence Leave Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Transport] Joint letter from ICTU, Environmental Pillar, Irish Rural Link and Social Justice Ireland regarding the establishment of a Just Transition Commission
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Foreign Affairs] Joint letter from ICTU, SADAKA, Trocaire and Christian Aid regarding the illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Public Expenditure and Reform] Pension Increases
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Housing] Participation on Planning Advisory Forum for First Revision of National Planning Framework.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Public Expenditure and Reform] In support of a CWU campaign to end the delay in obtaining Ministerial approval for the payment of pension increases to former An Post and Eircom workers.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Employment] Employment Permits Bill
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Employment] Vacancy on Worker Member Labour Court
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Employment] Nomination for Ordinary workers Member Labour court
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
May–August
[Employment] Labour Court Nomination Process and Current Vacancy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏠 Housing ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Communications] Just Transition Taskforce
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Budgetary matters] ICTU Budget 2024 Recommendations
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Environment] Just Transition Taskforce
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Education and Training] Apprenticeship Training
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Employment] Platform Workers Directive
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Community] Support for government in wake of protests in Kildare Street in September
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[EU Affairs] Proposal for Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (COM2022 Final)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Health] Health and Social Care Advisory Committee of HSA
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Employment] Labour Court Nomination Process and Current Vacancies
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏠 Housing ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Local Government] Public Water Services Policy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Local Government] Raising concerns regarding the implementation of the Framework for Future Delivery of Public Water Services
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Fintan Towey', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Housing] Housing policy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[EU Affairs] Family Reunification Policy for non-EEA Migrants to Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Communications] Challenges facing RTE and its staff
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'}
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[Taxation] R and D Tax situation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
ActionAid Ireland
September–December
[Foreign Affairs] ActionAid sent a coordinated letter with, Amnesty International Ireland, Christian Aid Ireland, Frontline Defenders, Global Legal Action Network, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Sadaka - the Ireland Palestine Alliance, Trócaire to request a meeting with Minister Martin and set out the ongoing crises in Palestine.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
January–April
[Housing] Stakeholder Briefing with Department of Housing
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Lemass', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
January–April
[Environment] Appearing before Dail Cliamte Change on Carbon Budgets Consultation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking 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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