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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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Early Childhood Ireland
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Childminding
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Roisin Shortall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Affordable Childcare Scheme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Briefing Members of the Oireachtas on early years policy updates
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joan Freeman', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] School Age Childcare
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Sustainability of the early years sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jan O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jim Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Budget 2018 Submission
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] More Affordable Childcare/Affordable Childcare Scheme and its impact on early years providers
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Denise Mitchell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Crowe', 'role': 'TD (The Lower House of the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marc MacSharry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 12 more
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Early Childhood Ireland
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Early years policy and provision
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Fergal Lynch', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Mary Doyle', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Update on developments in the early years sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "December 2017 Edition of our 'Advocacy in Action' ezine"}
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Early Childhood Ireland
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Programme for Government
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dónall Geoghegan (Former DPO)', 'role': '- (-)'} {'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Email setting out the '9 Childcare Essentials' for the Programme for Government."} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Camille Loftus', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more
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Early Childhood Ireland
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Policies and programmes relating to early childhood education and care, including the overall policy framework, regulations and inspections, ECCE, Community childcare, professionalisation, professional development, cost of childcare, viability and sustainability of providers, design of subvention schemes, inclusion of children with disabilities, supports for learners, research and surveys, etc.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dónall Geoghegan (Former DPO)', 'role': '- (-)'} {'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Fergal Lynch', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Elizabeth Canavan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Harold Hislop', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Education and Skills)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Sustainability of the Early Education and Care sector; Professionalisation of the sector; Quality and Inspections regime; Design of new Single Affordable Childcare Scheme; Early Years Strategy; AIM Programme; Out of School Care
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dónall Geoghegan (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Patricia Ryan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Health)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Sustainability of the Early Education and Care sector; Professionalisation of the sector; Quality and Inspections regime; Design of new Single Affordable Childcare Scheme; Early Years Strategy; AIM Programme; Out of School Care
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dónall Geoghegan (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Patricia Ryan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Health)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Sustainability of the Early Education and Care sector, Professionalisation, Investment, provision for children with additional needs
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dónall Geoghegan (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Sustainability of the Early Education and Care sector, Professionalisation, Investment, provision for children with additional needs
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dónall Geoghegan (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Measures to advance the quality of early education and care provided to young children, the sustainability of the Early Education and Care sector and affordability for parents. Includes the design of the Affordable Childcare Scheme; improving ECCE; administration systems; professionalisation of the sector; Inspections; the Early Years Strategy; AIM Programme; Out of School provision
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Donall Geoghegan (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Fergal Lynch', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Gary Ó Donnchadha', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Patricia Ryan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Health)'} + 1 more
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Early Childhood Ireland
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] The allocation of funding in Budget 2017 and otherwise to advance the quality of early education and care provided to young children, the sustainability of the Early Education and Care sector and affordability for parents. Includes the allocation of sufficient resources to ECCE, the Affordable Childcare Scheme, other measures to support sustainability and professionalisation of the sector, Out of School provision
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Donall Geoghegan (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Provided all TDs and Senators with the Early Childhood Ireland Budget 2017 Submission and additional information.'} {'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Fergal Lynch', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Gary Ó Donnchadha', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'} + 18 more
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Early Childhood Ireland
September–December
[Education and Training] Systems for inspection of early childhood education and care (ECEC); Staffing and professional preparation for ECEC; Remuneration within the sector; Viability and sustainability of the sector.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dónall Geoghegan (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Gary Ó Donnchadha', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': "Seán Ó'Foghlú", 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Neil Ward', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Harold Hislop', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': "Jan O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Expansion and reform of Early Childhood Care and Education scheme; viability and sustainability of the sector; Children with additional needs; recruitment and training of staff; remuneration; professionalisation of sector; building of capacity while tackling displacement; regulation of afterschool provision; representation; planning.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dónall Geoghegan (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'James Reilly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Fergal Lynch', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Camille Loftus', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Mark Costigan', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
September–December
[Education and Training] Systems for inspection of early childhood education and care (ECEC); Staffing and professional preparation for ECEC; Remuneration within the sector; Viability and sustainability of the sector.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dónall Geoghegan (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Gary Ó Donnchadha', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': "Seán Ó'Foghlú", 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Neil Ward', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Harold Hislop', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': "Jan O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Systems for inspection of early childhood education and care (ECEC); Staffing and professional preparation for ECEC; Remuneration within the sector; Viability and sustainability of the sector.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dónall Geoghegan (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Gary Ó Donnchadha', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': "Seán Ó'Foghlú", 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Neil Ward', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Harold Hislop', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': "Jan O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Systems for inspection of early childhood education and care (ECEC); Staffing and professional preparation for ECEC; Remuneration within the sector; Viability and sustainability of the sector.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dónall Geoghegan (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Gary Ó Donnchadha', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': "Seán Ó'Foghlú", 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Neil Ward', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Harold Hislop', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': "Jan O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Expansion and reform of Early Childhood Care and Education scheme; viability and sustainability of the sector; Children with additional needs; recruitment and training of staff; remuneration; professionalisation of sector; building of capacity while tackling displacement; regulation of afterschool provision; representation; planning.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dónall Geoghegan (Former DPO)', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'James Reilly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Fergal Lynch', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Camille Loftus', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Mark Costigan', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}
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Early Childhood Ireland
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Supports to ensure successful expansion of early education and care; remuneration of childcare staff; inspection regimes; afterschool provision; childcare services for children with additional needs; sustainability and viability of the sector; expansion of ECCE; developing quality; avoiding displacement.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dónall Geoghegan (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Sandra McLellan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more
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Early Childhood Ireland
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Supports to ensure successful expansion of early education and care; remuneration of childcare staff; inspection regimes; afterschool provision; childcare services for children with additional needs; sustainability and viability of the sector; expansion of ECCE; developing quality; avoiding displacement.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dónall Geoghegan (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Sandra McLellan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more
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Early Childhood Ireland
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Budgetary policy regarding the provision and development of early childhood education and care in advance of and following Budget 2016.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dónall Geoghegan (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Emails to members of the Oireachtas setting out ECI's proposals in advance of Budget 2016 and providing our analysis of the decisions made following the Budget."}
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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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