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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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Irish League of Credit Unions
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] To highlight credit union issues around the Financial Access Data proposal known as FIDA
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Harrington (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish League of Credit Unions
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] To ask for a Government speaker at a Credit union director and chapter conference in Athlone in November
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Harrington (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish League of Credit Unions
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Credit Institution Resolution Fund levy and Stabilisation Fund levies paid by credit unions
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Harrington (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish League of Credit Unions
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] To arrange meetings and raise credit union issues at the National Ploughing Championships in September
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Harrington (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} + 6 more
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish League of Credit Unions
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] To discuss credit union issues, namely lending opportunities and selected EU legislation at event in Irish Embassy Paris in November
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Harrington (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Niall Burgess,', 'role': 'Ambassador (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Albert Dolan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Neville', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish League of Credit Unions
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] To discuss credit union issues, the role of credit unions in Europe and the role of the ILCU foundation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Harrington (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Mullooly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 2 more
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Standard Life International Designated Activity Company
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Structure and extent of increasing Personal Retirement Savings Accounts (PRSA) fees
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brendan Kennedy', 'role': 'Pensions Regulator (The Pensions Authority)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish League of Credit Unions
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] To raise credit union issues and awareness of credit union activities, financial literacy, funding, and the future forty publication
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Harrington (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Maeve O'Connell", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Peter 'Chap' Cleere", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Des Carville', 'role': 'Head of Unit (Department of Finance)'} + 1 more
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish League of Credit Unions
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Letters to congratulate on their new roles and seek a meeting to discuss credit union issues
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Harrington (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish League of Credit Unions
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Letter to invite Colm Kincaid, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank to be keynote speaker at Internal Audit Services conference in April 2026
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Harrington (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Colm Kincaid', 'role': 'Director (Central Bank of Ireland)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish League of Credit Unions
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] To discuss credit union issues and celebrate the success of Monasterevin credit union
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Harrington (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Seán Ó Fearghaíl', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kevin Duffy', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish League of Credit Unions
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] To discuss credit union issues, namely social housing investment by the credit union sector, programme for government commitments on sectoral strategy, roundtable on issues for Cork Credit unions, attend and launch greenify product by Collaborative finance
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Harrington (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Mercer Ireland Group
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Letter to discuss matters relating to Auto Enrollement
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'John McKeon', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Tim Duggan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Stripe
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Introductory meeting with Trish Walsh Global Counsel at Stripe
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mary Elizabeth McMunn', 'role': 'Deputy Governor (Central Bank of Ireland)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Stripe
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Attendance at industry dinner on transatlantic digital futures
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Cynthia Ní Mhurchú', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Hume Brophy
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Kraken met with the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland to introduce its business, outline its operations in Ireland and across the European Union.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Vasileios Madouros', 'role': 'Deputy Governor (Central Bank of Ireland)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Bank of Ireland Group plc
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] To brief on Bank of Ireland’s view for the Ireland for Finance Strategy consultation and on policy related to funds.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Paul O'Brien (Former DPO)", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
PayPal
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] In person meeting between PayPal’s executives and Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke during his visit to San Jose to discuss policy issues related to AI, Strong Customer Authentication (SCA), PSD3/R and cybersecurity.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'John Newham', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Brian Keegan', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Bank of Ireland Group plc
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] To brief on a range of matters including Bank of Ireland strategy, support for home building, the importance of a level playing field for financial services in Ireland, and planned legislation related to the issuance of covered bonds.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Sligo Chamber of Commerce and Industry
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Meeting to discuss restrictive ability of the Banking institutions to provide funding to housing development projects in the North West
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Frank Feighan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Susquehanna International Securities Limited
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Capital Markets Union, IFR, MAR and BEPS
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
KBC Bank Ireland
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Meeting with Olivier Gilvarry ( Assistant Secretary in the Banking & Financial Stability Division) and Frank Jansen (KBC Bank Ireland/Exicon)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Oliver Gilvarry', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Access to Cash legislation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Oliver Gilvarry', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] EU Digital Wallet and Digital Identity
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Lowry', 'role': 'Chief Information Officer (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Conveyancing & Probate reforms
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Shaw', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Andrew Munro', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) rules
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Clare Costello', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Energy Efficiency Buildings
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Defective Concrete Blocks (DCB)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] EU Open Finance proposal
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Payment Services Regulation/ Directive (PSR/PSD3).
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 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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