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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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Registered Lobbyists
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Ibec
May–August
[Food] Current trade challenges and priorities of the food and drink sector and policy responses
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Philip Carroll (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Sinead McPhilips', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
May–August
[Food] EU-US trade deal - food and drink elements
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[Food] Food Drink Ireland Budget 2026 priorities
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Maria Dunne', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Dermot Mulligan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} + 3 more
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
May–August
[Food] Additional powers for Agri-food regulator
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Maria Dunne', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
May–August
[Food] Statement from EU agri-food stakeholders calling for a EU-UK SPS agreement
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sinead McPhilips', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
May–August
[Taxation] Tax Strategy Group report General Excise
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Clare Costello', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Engineering Industries Ireland Budget 2026 Priorities
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
May–August
[Agriculture] Commission Audit
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Philip Carroll (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'June Fanning', 'role': 'Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
May–August
[Agriculture] Mercosur Trade Agreement event with Michael McNamara MEP
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McNamara', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
May–August
[Agriculture] Market Access and US tariffs
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sinead McPhillips', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Optum Services (Ireland) Limited
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
May–August
[Trade] As Chair of Ibec Northwest Committee, I led the conversation on items related to cost of doing business.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[EU Affairs] Medical Technologies Regulation - Impact on healthcare & innovation in Europe
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
May–August
[Trade] US Tariffs and EU Retaliatory Tariffs: Impact on healthcare in Europe
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Callinan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Gillane', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Joseph Hackett', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Clare Mungovan', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} + 6 more
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
May–August
[Health] National Clinical Trials Office
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Niall Redmond', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary General (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Muiris O’Connor', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Stephen Foley', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Health)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
May–August
[Trade] Supporting a “zero for zero” EU-US tariff agreement in the medical technology sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Callinan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Gillane', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Joseph Hackett', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Clare Mungovan', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} + 6 more
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Irish Medtech Pre-Budget Submission 2026
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Fiona O'Connor", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Laura Mannion', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform)'} + 7 more
📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
May–August
[Education and Training] Emerging Student Accommodation Strategy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Lemass', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] CSI's policy priorities
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Anne Marie Brooks', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Aidan Farrelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pauric McPhillips', 'role': 'Special Advisor to the Tanaiste (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] CSI's Budget Submission
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Anne Marie Brooks', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
May–August
[EU Affairs] Omnibus I: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 6 more
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Ibec
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Policy recommendations required to support the Experience Economy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "James O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Policy supports to address current and future skills needs required in Ireland’s Experience Economy.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': "Colm O'Reardon", 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Policy supports required for the Experience Economy sector.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Laura Mannion', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Brian Keegan', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Policy supports required to address cost competitiveness and regulatory burden challenges faced by the Experience Economy sector.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Policy supports required to ensure balanced regional development for Ireland’s Experience Economy.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Mary Hurley', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Policy supports and infrastructure required to support the long term growth of Ireland’s Experience Economy sector.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Ken Spratt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Transport)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Policy supports required to address competitiveness challenges faced by businesses in the Experience Economy sector.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Colin Menton', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Policy supports required to address housing shortage and highlight its impact for the Experience Economy sector.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Graham Doyle', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Ibec
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Issues affecting providers
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne Marie Brooks', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
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Ibec
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Need to introduce a National Training Fund Voucher scheme to support employers in Ireland’s largest indigenous economy, the Experience Economy.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': "Colm O'Reardon", 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏠 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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