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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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Amnesty International Ireland
September–December
[Local Government] Meeting on Electoral (Civil Society Freedom) (Amendment) Bill 2019, which is a PMB proposing to reform 'third party' provisions of the Electoral Act 1997 so as to remove interferences with civil society groups' rights to freedom of expression and association
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
September–December
[Foreign Affairs] Joint letter to the Tánaiste with other members of the Irish branch of the global Campaign to Stop Killer Robots
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
September–December
[EU Affairs] Letter on EU Governments' shared sea rescue responsibility
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
September–December
[EU Affairs] Letter re criminal prosecution of three youths detained in Malta in connection with the El Hiblu 1 incident
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
September–December
[EU Affairs] Letter calling on EU to prioritise ending the cycle of impunity in Libya and refocus migration cooperation on protection of human rights
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
September–December
[Foreign Affairs] Letter sharing Amnesty International’s report, "Challenging Power, Fighting Discrimination – A call to action to recognise and protect women human rights defenders"
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
January–April
[Foreign Affairs] Crackdown on civil society and human rights defenders in Hungary
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
January–April
[Foreign Affairs] Crackdown on civil society and human rights defenders in Hungary
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Brian Hayes', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nessa Childers', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke "Ming" Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 5 more
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Amnesty International Ireland
January–April
[Foreign Affairs] Call for release by Turkey of Chair of Amnesty International Turkey, Taner Kilic
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
January–April
[EU Affairs] Human rights in Turkey
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
January–April
[Foreign Affairs] Russia: human rights defenders
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
January–April
[Foreign Affairs] Brussels Conference on Syria
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cannon', 'role': 'Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
January–April
[Foreign Affairs] 20 March European Court of Human Rights' decision on Rule 80 request by Ireland seeking revision of 1978 Ireland v UK judgement
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Fergal Mythen', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
May–August
[EU Affairs] Operation Sophia: Amnesty International’s concerns at possible change in status of Irish naval operations in Mediterranean engaging in humanitarian search and rescue work
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Paul Kehoe', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Defence)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
May–August
[EU Affairs] Irish Government's position on Hungary's proposed LexNGO2018 law and impact on NGOs
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
May–August
[EU Affairs] Hungary's crackdown on civil society and human rights defenders
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
May–August
[EU Affairs] Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Hungary's crackdown on civil society and proposed LexNGO2018 law
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brendan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Maureen O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
May–August
[Foreign Affairs] Joint letter with Amnesty Northern Ireland re European Court of Human Rights' dismissal of Ireland’s request for a revision of 1978 Ireland v United Kingdom decision
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Fergal Mythen', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Niall Burgess', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
May–August
[EU Affairs] European People's Party's position on Hungary's crackdown on civil society and proposed law LexNGO2018
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pat Breen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Cannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Michael W. D'Arcy", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 40 more
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Amnesty International Ireland
May–August
[Foreign Affairs] Human rights in Iran in view of upcoming EU Foreign Affairs Council
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
May–August
[Health] Amnesty submission to Department of Health on General Scheme of of a Bill to Regulate Termination of Pregnancy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'KathyAnn Barrett', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister (Department of Health)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
May–August
[Health] Follow on our submission to Department of Health on the General Scheme of of a Bill to Regulate Termination of Pregnancy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'KathyAnn Barrett', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister (Department of Health)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
May–August
[Health] Follow on our submission to Department of Health on the General Scheme of of a Bill to Regulate Termination of Pregnancy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'KathyAnn Barrett', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Joanne Lonergan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Health)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
May–August
[EU Affairs] Invitation to meet Women Human Rights Defenders at Austrian Gymnich; call for strong FAC Conclusions to mark the 20th anniversary of UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
May–August
[Foreign Affairs] Request to sign letter from Oireachtas members to Argentine Senators seeking their support of Argentine Bill to guarantee access to safe abortion in Argentina
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Kelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 174 more
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Amnesty International Ireland
May–August
[Foreign Affairs] Recommendation that Irish Government communicate to Argentine legislators Ireland's support for Bill to guarantee access to safe abortion services in Argentina
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Fergal Mythen', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
May–August
[Foreign Affairs] Communicate concerns and recommendations set out in two Amnesty briefings about Australia's "offshore processing" and detention system for refugees and asylum seekers
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
May–August
[Foreign Affairs] Share new Amnesty briefing on Israel’s deportations of Eritrean and Sudanese asylum seekers to Uganda or other third countries
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
May–August
[Health] Sharing Amnesty's submission to Department of Health on the General Scheme of a Bill to Regulate Termination of Pregnancy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Kate O'Connell", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Amnesty International Ireland
May–August
[Health] Shared Amnesty's submission to Department of Health on the General Scheme of a Bill to Regulate Termination of Pregnancy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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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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