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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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Law Society of Ireland
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Verification of recipients of online transfers
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
January–April
[Taxation] TALC
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Eugene Creighton', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Declan Rigney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Joe Howley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Brian Boyle', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
May–August
[Employment] Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Tom Clonan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Niall Blaney', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Eileen Flynn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Vincent P Martin', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Emer Currie', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 56 more
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Maurice Quinlivan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Civil Legal Aid - Family Law Private Practitioner Scheme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'John McDaid', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (The Legal Aid Board)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
May–August
[Taxation] Taxation policy/procedures
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Declan Rigney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Eugene Creighton', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Brian Boyle', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
May–August
[EU Affairs] Unified Patent Court
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Maurice Quinlivan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Freedom of Information Act
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
May–August
[Environment] National Adaptation Framework
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Budget 2023
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'John McKeon', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Orlaigh Quinn', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Graham Doyle', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Briefing on Law Society activities and priorities
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
September–December
[Housing] Delays in conveyancing transactions
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Oliver Gilvarry', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Enforcement of court orders relating to child maintenance, access and custody
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏠 Housing ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
September–December
[Environment] Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Maurice Quinlivan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Briefing on Law Society priorities
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary General (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Andrew Munro', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
September–December
[Taxation] Taxation policy and practices
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Declan Rigney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Hanlon', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Human Rights & Equality
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Civil Legal Aid Review
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Statute of Limitations
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
September–December
[Justice and Equality] General Scheme of a Criminal Legal Aid Bill 2022
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Yvonne Furey', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
September–December
[Finance] Insurance reform
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
January–April
[Justice and Equality] Dying with Dignity Bill 2020
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Ireland’s Third National Report to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
January–April
[Communications] General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Niamh Smyth', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Law Society of Ireland
January–April
[Finance] Taxation legislation and the practice and procedures arising from same
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brian Boyle', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Gerard Moran', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Joe Howley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Jeanette Doonan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
January–April
[Employment] Covid-19 - WRC Operating Procedures
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Liam Kelly', 'role': 'Director General (The Workplace Relations Commission)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
January–April
[Justice and Equality] Draft Initial State Report pursuant to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏥 Health ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] Data Protection Act 2018
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice)'}
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Law Society of Ireland
January–April
[Justice and Equality] Data Protection Acts and GDPR
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Imposition of charges on deposits by two pillar banks
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Letter All Local Authority Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Letter All Councillors', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking ⚖️ Justice & Legal 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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