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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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Society of St. Vincent de Paul
January–April
[Communications] Welcoming Ministers to their appointment.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Society of St. Vincent de Paul
January–April
[Housing] Meeting with Minister for Housing and Officials
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
📚 Education 🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] A public, not-for-profit system of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Claire Kerrane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
January–April
[Housing] Housing & Homeless Policy Issues affecting low-income households experiencing housing insecurity and homelessness
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
January–April
[Housing] Concerns re changes to the Tenant In Situ Scheme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Optum Services (Ireland) Limited
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
January–April
[Health] Recognised the positive business climate in Ireland and the EU, provided an overview of Optum Ireland, and highlighted the link between government policies and our ability to continue investing and growing in Ireland.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏥 Health 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Montague Communications Ltd
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
January–April
[Housing] Tackling high gearing levels experienced by Approved Housing Bodies delivering social housing and ensuring sufficient funding for cost-rental housing
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Conor Sheehan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kevin Dillon', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
January–April
[Housing] Supported household to get on to priority housing list
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Claire Murray', 'role': 'Councillor (Offaly County Council)'}
🏥 Health 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
January–April
[Education and Training] Highlighting the problems experienced by families accessing supports for children with special needs.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martina Mannion', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education)'}
📚 Education 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
January–April
[Social Protection] Request a meeting with the newly appointed Minister.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}
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Gilead Sciences Ireland UC
January–April
[Health] Sent email to DPO's to request meeting to discuss HIV Action Plan
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Marie Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pádraig Rice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
January–April
[Social Protection] Meetings Road map for Social Inclusion
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Niall Egan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'}
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Irish Council for Civil Liberties
January–April
[Local Government] Electoral (Civil Society Freedom) (Amendment) Bill 2019
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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Nursing Homes Ireland
January–April
[Health] Nursing Homes Ireland (NHI) welcomes the recent adoption of the United Nations Human Rights Council resolution establishing an intergovernmental working group to draft a new UN convention on the human rights of older persons. This represents a landmark moment in global efforts to advance the rights, dignity, and well-being of older people, and reflects years of work by advocacy groups, older persons themselves, as well as civil society.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ciaran Mullooly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Michael McNamara', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Cynthia Ní Mhurchú', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 9 more
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Source Galileo Ireland Ltd
January–April
[Energy and Natural Resources] Policies related to the development of offshore wind.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Philip Nugent', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Source Galileo Ireland Ltd
January–April
[Energy and Natural Resources] Policies related to the development of offshore wind
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cancer Society
January–April
[Health] Cancer genetic services
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Averil Power (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Duncan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tracey Conroy', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'}
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Irish Cancer Society
January–April
[Health] QUIT Programme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Duncan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Irish Cancer Society
January–April
[Health] Nicotine Inhaling Products Bill
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Averil Power (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Duncan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marie Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Tracey Conroy', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Barry Heneghan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more
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Irish Cancer Society
January–April
[Health] Alcohol health labels
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Averil Power (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Professor Breda Smyth', 'role': 'Chief Medical Officer (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} + 1 more
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Law Society of Ireland
January–April
[Housing] Housing for all (HFA) and e-conveyancing
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
January–April
[Health] Recommendation 5.3 in the Report of the Interdepartmental Working Group (IDWG) on the Rising Cost of Health-Related Claims
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
January–April
[Taxation] Public Consultation on the Tax Treatment of Interest in Ireland (Department of Finance)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
January–April
[Taxation] Proposed update to Part 33, Chapter 3 of the Taxes and Duty Manual
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Niall Cody', 'role': 'Chairman (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
January–April
[Housing] Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Aine Stapleton', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
January–April
[Justice and Equality] Issues related to justice and law reform
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Carole Sullivan', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
The Irish Hospice Foundation
January–April
[Health] Raising awareness about the challenges in the delivery of End-of-Life Care and the lack of sufficient resources available as the Senator had raised the issue in the Seanad, Irish Hospice Foundation (we) wanted to follow up with him to seek his support in advocating for this area.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Aubrey McCarthy', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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Law Society of Ireland
January–April
[Justice and Equality] Family law, legal aid, court infrastructure/modernisation, alternative dispute resolution and legal deserts
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Carole Sullivan', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Andrew Munro', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'} {'name': "Adrian O'Higgins", 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Suzanne Coogan', 'role': 'Press Adviser (Department of Justice)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cancer Society
January–April
[Health] Timely access to medicines
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Averil Power (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Barry Heneghan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Tracey Conroy', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Law Society of Ireland
January–April
[Taxation] Revenue Commissioners Statement of Strategy 2025-2028
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Niall Cody', 'role': 'Chairman (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}
🏦 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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