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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 Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] Renewable Energy Directive 2
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'Councillor (Tipperary County Council)'} {'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Daly', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
September–December
[Agriculture] CAP reform details and EU budget
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Mairead McGuinness', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Liadh Ní Riada', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Energy and Natural Resources] lobbied for amendments to EU reneweable energy directive proposals on biofuels
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke "Ming" Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} + 1 more
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Agriculture] GLAS payments
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Paul Dillon', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Willie Penrose', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Agriculture] Common Agricultural Policy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 7 more
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Agriculture] ANC Scheme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Aidan O'Driscoll", 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Martin Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Sports and Recreation] Greenway cycling routes and suggested CPOs
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Shane Ross', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'} {'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Health] Fair Deal Scheme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Phone call All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Housing] Housing crisis and regional development
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Environment] Nitrates Action Plan
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] Propsoed water pipeline from River Shannon to Dublin
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marcella Corcoran Kennedy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Carol Nolan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Leahy', 'role': 'Councillor (Offaly County Council)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Agriculture] Brexit
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Enda Kenny', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': "Aidan O'Driscoll", 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} + 7 more
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Agriculture] Brazilian beef standards scandal involving adulterated product exported to Europe
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Letter All MEPs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Social Media All MEPs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Social Media All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Mairead McGuinness', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 2 more
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Budgetary matters] EU budget post 2020; CAP bduget post 2020; Brexit impact on same
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Liadh Ní Riada', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Community Banking
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Liadh Ní Riada', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Agriculture] Closure of regional vet labs
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Donal Sammin', 'role': 'Director of Laboratories (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Environment] Climate Change
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Agriculture] TB disease outbreaks in Wicklow
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Andrew Doyle', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Justice and Equality] Criminal Activity in rural Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Submission All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Danny Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Agriculture] Food policy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paudie Coffey', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Social Protection] Farm Assist Scheme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] Water pipeline
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Agriculture] Sheep tagging
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
May–August
[Agriculture] The Renewable Energy Directive (recast) proposals
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke "Ming" Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
May–August
[Agriculture] Mercosur and CETA trade deals
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke "Ming" Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Mairead McGuinness', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Renewable Energy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] Renewable Energy Directive and Clean Energy r
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Submission All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Pat Deering', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Éamon Ó Cuív', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Ferris', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 16 more
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
September–December
[Finance] Pre Budget
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Submission All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Martin Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
September–December
[Finance] Stamp Duty in the Finance Bill and in the context of the budget
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Willie Penrose', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael Fitzmaurice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
September–December
[Agriculture] Mercosur negotiations
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Andrew Doyle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Willie Penrose', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌾 Agriculture 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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