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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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Irish Universities Association
May–August
[Education and Training] Provide details on plans for return to on campus education
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
May–August
[Education and Training] Communicating the sectors desire for a Department of HE and Research
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
May–August
[Education and Training] Advocating for support for researchers to minimise the impact of Covid-19
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
September–December
[Education and Training] Funding for extra college places
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
September–December
[Education and Training] Development of a rapid response protocol to COVID-19
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
September–December
[Education and Training] Budget Estimates Priorities
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
September–December
[Education and Training] Strategic HR issues in universities
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jim Breslin', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
September–December
[Education and Training] Higher Education Policy & Funding
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jim Breslin', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Joanne Lonergan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} + 8 more
📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
September–December
[Education and Training] Outline proposals on research funding for Shared Island initiative
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jim Breslin', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
September–December
[Education and Training] Higher education research policy and funding
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Aingeal O’Donoghue', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
September–December
[Education and Training] University position and requirements from NDP & NDP Review meeting between IUA, DFHERIS & HEA
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Keith Moynes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
September–December
[Education and Training] State funding of Higher Education
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Keith Moynes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
January–April
[Education and Training] IUA Save Our Spark campaign and petition feedback
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Mary Mitchell O’Connor', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
January–April
[Education and Training] Research Policy discussion
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
January–April
[Education and Training] Research Policy discussion
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
January–April
[Education and Training] Oireachtas Event in Maynooth University
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
January–April
[Education and Training] Fianna Fail Ard Fheis - Third level policy on funding
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Shane Cassells', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
January–April
[Education and Training] Human Capital Initiative
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
January–April
[Education and Training] Payroll shared services business case proposal for higher education
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Deirdre McDonnell', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
January–April
[Education and Training] Residential Tenancies Amendment Act
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}
📚 Education 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
January–April
[Education and Training] Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No2) Bill 2018
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Mary Mitchell O’Connor', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Maria Bailey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
📚 Education 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
January–April
[Education and Training] Discuss the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No2) Bill 2018
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Fergus O'Dowd", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Maria Bailey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
📚 Education 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
January–April
[Education and Training] Third level funding and policy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
January–April
[Education and Training] International Student Recruitment
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Alan Wall', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
January–April
[Education and Training] Fellowship scholarships run by DFAT
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ruairí de Búrca', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
January–April
[Education and Training] Indecon Report assessment of the economic & social impact of Irish Universities
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Lucy Fallon-Byrne', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
📚 Education 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
January–April
[Education and Training] Research Ecosystem Review of current funding levels
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}
📚 Education 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
January–April
[Education and Training] Horizon 2020 High Level Group
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dermot Mulligan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
January–April
[Education and Training] Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No2) Bill 2018
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
📚 Education 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Universities Association
May–August
[Housing] Potential impact of proposed Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2018 on university owned and managed PBSA
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Mary Mitchell O’Connor', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education and Skills)'}
📚 Education 🏠 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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