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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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GLEN - Gay and Lesbian Equality Network
September–December
[Education and Training] briefing on outstanding issues in the education sector for LGBT people and briefing on upcoming GLEN commissioned research on LGBT experiences in schools
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Neil Ward', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Education and Skills)'}
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GLEN - Gay and Lesbian Equality Network
September–December
[Justice and Equality] discussion with Dept of Social Protection and Dept and Justice and Equality on technical details of the Marriage Bill 2015
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simonetta Ryan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'}
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GLEN - Gay and Lesbian Equality Network
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Development of a road map for equality for LGBT people in Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'}
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The Presbyterian Church in Ireland
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Marriage Bill 2015
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Noel Waters', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Niall Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rónán Mullen', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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ESB
September–December
[Communications] National Broadband Plan (NBP): ESB (as shareholder in SIRO) sought a general update from DCENR on the status of the NBP process including timeline following completion of the NBP Strategy Consultation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Katherine Licken', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)'}
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ESB
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] Profiling the benefits of electric heating and electric vehicles (including incentives available in other countries) in the context of meeting Ireland's carbon emissions targets
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael Colreavey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Moynihan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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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.