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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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Registered Lobbyists
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Macra na Feirme
January–April
[Agriculture] Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joe Carey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Cathal Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael McNamara', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
January–April
[Community] Support for young people to live and work in rural communities
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joe Carey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Cathal Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael McNamara', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Macra na Feirme
January–April
[Agriculture] Bovine TB Forum
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
January–April
[Agriculture] European young farmers policy conference hosted in Dublin
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
January–April
[Agriculture] Designated Areas Monitoring Committee
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
May–August
[Agriculture] Roll out of Succession Planning Advice Grant
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Browne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Fitzmaurice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Flaherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
May–August
[Agriculture] Launch of Macra's Prebudget Submission
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Browne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Fitzmaurice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Flaherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more
🌾 Agriculture 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
May–August
[Agriculture] The introduction of a Farm Safety grant for farmers to cover the replacement of Power Take Off units (PTO) on farm machinery
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Barry Cassidy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
May–August
[Housing] Planning Regulations
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
May–August
[Agriculture] Succession Scheme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Philip O’Callaghan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Barry Cassidy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
May–August
[Agriculture] Nature Restoration Law
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
May–August
[Education and Training] Farm Apprentices and trade apprentices
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
🌾 Agriculture 📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
May–August
[Agriculture] The future of the sheep sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
May–August
[Agriculture] Women in Agriculture and Succession
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Niamh Smyth', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
May–August
[Housing] Housing - rural housing guidelines
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Gerald Mitchell', 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'} {'name': "Richard O'Donoghue", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Niall Collins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
May–August
[Agriculture] Issues facing young farmers
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Tim Lombard', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
May–August
[Agriculture] Follow on from Macra 'Steps to our Future' actions
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
May–August
[Agriculture] Broadband, Agriculture, Rural Communities, Transport
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
May–August
[Housing] Derelict and vacant houses on farm land
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
May–August
[Agriculture] Derogation and Water Quality
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
May–August
[Agriculture] Live exports
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
May–August
[Agriculture] Climate change and emissions
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
May–August
[Agriculture] Renewable energy on farm
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
May–August
[Agriculture] Promotion of Agriculture to the broader public
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
May–August
[Agriculture] Land Mobility Funding
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Tim Lombard', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
May–August
[Health] Funding for Make the Moove initiative, support for LGBTQI working group
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
May–August
[Housing] Planning Guidelines
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
May–August
[Agriculture] Young Farmer issues
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
May–August
[Transport] Local transport
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Andrew Reddington', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway County Council)'}
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Macra na Feirme
May–August
[Housing] Rural housing provision
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jackie Healy-Rae', 'role': 'Councillor (Kerry County Council)'}
🏠 Housing 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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