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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 Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
January–April
[Communications] Broadband across Carlow, NBI rollout and connection of businesses. Considering the govt have invested heavily in helping businesses to develop online presence over the last 14 months, we need to ensure they are able to connect
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Holohan', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Rainey', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'John Paul Phelan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more
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County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
January–April
[Communications] Broadband across Carlow, NBI rollout and connection of businesses. Considering the govt have invested heavily in helping businesses to develop online presence over the last 14 months, we need to ensure they are able to connect
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Holohan', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Rainey', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'John Paul Phelan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more
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County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] Outdoor Dining Scheme as launched by Failte Ireland, the details released are consistently talking about town centres and the focus seems to be on these areas
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Paul Phelan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
January–April
[Education and Training] IT Carlow and WIT application for the establishment of Technological University of the South East
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Paul Phelan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
January–April
[Communications] The communications from Government are very poor. There needs to be changes as messages can be confusing, programmes are being released without information and further clarity is needed in many areas
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'John Paul Phelan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] The property located opposite Shamrock Plaza in Carlow town is an issue and concern to the Chamber. The building is in bad repair and poses a health and safety risk. In addition as an arrival point to the town the state of the building needs to be improved
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael Rainey', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Holohan', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Carlow County Council)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] Murrays Shop on Dublin street was demolished in the last few years and as yet there has been no progress in restoring the property despite the orders by the High Court
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael Rainey', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Carlow County Council)'}
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County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
January–April
[Local Government] Commercial rates demands were issued to businesses in Q1 of 2021. While the businesses have never had issue with paying rates, the matter raised a number of concerns.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael Rainey', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Carlow County Council)'}
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County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
January–April
[Local Government] Commercial rates cannot be relied upon to fund Local Government and this model needs to change. In the past we saw where Carlow rates were the third highest in the country as the demand for financing was placed on busienss
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'John Paul Phelan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
January–April
[Local Government] Culture, Libraries and Digital Development, Tourism, Enterprise and Economic Development SPC
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Murphy', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Andrea Dalton', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'John McDonald', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': "Tom O'Neill", 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'John Pender', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Pat Delaney', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Carlow County Council)'} + 1 more
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] Planning, Environment, Climate and Bio-diversity Action, Energy and Agriculture SPC
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Fergal Browne', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': "Brian O'Donoghue", 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Fintan Phelan', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Adrienne Wallace', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Rainey', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Charlie Murphy', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} + 2 more
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
January–April
[Transport] Transportation and Infrastructural SPC
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Brian O'Donoghue", 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'John Cassin', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Doran', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'John McDonald', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Ken Murnane', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'William Quinn', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} + 1 more
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County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
January–April
[Housing] Housing, Community and Wellbeing SPC
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Arthur McDonald', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'John Cassin', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Andrea Dalton', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Andy Gladney', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Ken Murnane', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': "Tom O'Neill", 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} + 2 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
January–April
[Local Government] Town Centre First / Town Centre Health Checks /
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)'}
🏥 Health 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
January–April
[Local Government] Distribution of subvention funding and LPT
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)'}
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County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
January–April
[Tourism] Development of Blueway/Greenway space for Carlow
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Kathleen Holohan', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Rainey', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Paul Phelan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more
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County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
January–April
[Local Government] There needs to be more of a focus on town centre regeneration and support for same whether through Town Centre First or TCHC
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
January–April
[Development and Zoning] Progressing Carlow 2040.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Kathleen Holohan', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Rainey', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Carlow County Council)'}
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County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
January–April
[Tourism] Revisiting the Blue way possibilities along the Rover Barrow Track and the possibility of Green way through Calrow
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Kathleen Holohan', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Rainey', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Carlow County Council)'}
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County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
May–August
[Communications] Broadband across Carlow, NBI rollout and connection of businesses. Considering the govt have invested heavily in helping businesses to develop online presence over the last 14 months, we need to ensure they are able to connect
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
May–August
[Housing] Housing, Community and Wellbeing SPC
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Arthur McDonald', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'John Cassin', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Andrea Dalton', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Andy Gladney', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Ken Murnane', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': "Tom O'Neill", 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} + 2 more
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County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
May–August
[Transport] Transportation and Infrastructural SPC
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Brian O'Donoghue", 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'John Cassin', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Doran', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'John McDonald', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Ken Murnane', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'William Quinn', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} + 1 more
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County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Planning, Environment, Climate and Bio-diversity Action, Energy and Agriculture SPC
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Fergal Browne', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': "Brian O'Donoghue", 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Fintan Phelan', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Adrienne Wallace', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Rainey', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Charlie Murphy', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} + 2 more
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
May–August
[Local Government] Culture, Libraries and Digital Development, Tourism, Enterprise and Economic Development SPC
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Murphy', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Andrea Dalton', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'John McDonald', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': "Tom O'Neill", 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'John Pender', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Pat Delaney', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Carlow County Council)'} + 1 more
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
May–August
[Local Government] The continued disrepair of the derelict building opposite Shamrock Plaza in Carlow. The building is an eyesore in town and we have concerns in relation to the safety of the building due to the condition. There has been no action or work in the building in years
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael Rainey', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Carlow County Council)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
May–August
[Development and Zoning] The old Chesty Murrays Building on Dublin Street was removed without permission and the High Court ordered that it is restored by the owners. The site is currently a mess and is being used for multiple unauthorised uses
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael Rainey', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Carlow County Council)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Launch of the New Love Carlow Digital Hub. Discussed the challenges facing business and the need for the right supports to continue. We need to encourage more people and businesses back into our towns and vilalges
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}
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County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
May–August
[Communications] The communications from Government are very poor.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
May–August
[Transport] Carlow town bus service delayed/postponed/parked due to lack of funding
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG
May–August
[Communications] Broadband across Carlow continues to be a major issue for many businesses, Despite the rollout by NBI, many still are having issues with getting connected or just having a stable adequate connection to support their needs. Considering the govt have invested heavily in helping businesses to develop online presence over the last 2 years, we need to ensure they are able to connect
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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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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