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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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Lobbying Returns
2578
Registered Lobbyists
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Association for Financial Markets in Europe
January–April
[Finance] Securitisation; retail investments; supervision
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Association for Financial Markets in Europe
January–April
[Finance] Securitisation; FRTB - Fundamental Review of the Trading Book
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mary Elizabeth McMunn', 'role': 'Deputy Governor (Central Bank of Ireland)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Association for Financial Markets in Europe
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Capital Requirements Directive; Retail Investments; and Saving and Investment Accounts
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Association for Financial Markets in Europe
September–December
[Finance] Savings and Investments Union; Settlement of securities transactions
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Association for Financial Markets in Europe
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Capital Markets Union; Digital Operational Resilience Act; Capital Requirements Regulation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Gerry Cross', 'role': 'Director (Central Bank of Ireland)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Association for Financial Markets in Europe
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Financial Data Access Regulation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Association for Financial Markets in Europe
January–April
[Finance] EU MIFIR Review; EU CRD/R Review (article 21c; crypto treatment; and securitisation)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Association for Financial Markets in Europe
January–April
[Finance] Banking Union; Capital Markets Union; Green and Digital Transitions
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Association for Financial Markets in Europe
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Shortenning of settlement cycle for EU Capital Markets (from Transaction day + 2 days to T+1); EU Cloud Certification Scheme and on Art 21.c) of the Capital Requirements Directive VI (third country bank branches)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Association for Financial Markets in Europe
May–August
[Finance] EU securitisation framework
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Association for Financial Markets in Europe
September–December
[Finance] Basel 3; EU Green Bond Standards; MiFIR Review and the consolidated tape
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Association for Financial Markets in Europe
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Discussion on current financial services issues
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Association for Financial Markets in Europe
January–April
[Banking and Financial Institutions] The European Commission's amendments to the Capital Requirements Regulation in light of COVID-19
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Harrington', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Association for Financial Markets in Europe
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Discussion on current financial services issues
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Association for Financial Markets in Europe
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Anti-money laundering policy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Association for Financial Markets in Europe
May–August
[EU Affairs] Priorities for the next EU legislative cycle
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Noonan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pat Casey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Association for Financial Markets in Europe
May–August
[Finance] Irish Central Securities Depository
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Association for Financial Markets in Europe
September–December
[EU Affairs] EU priorities for the new legislature
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Association for Financial Markets in Europe
September–December
[Finance] AFME priorities for financial services
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Association for Financial Markets in Europe
September–December
[Finance] Continued settlement of Irish securities post Brexit
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Association for Financial Markets in Europe
September–December
[Finance] Proposals on Non-Performing Loans
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brian Hayes', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Association for Financial Markets in Europe
September–December
[Finance] Proposals on Liquidity Coverage Ratio and securitisation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brian Hayes', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Association for Financial Markets in Europe
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] European Commission proposed Risk Reduction Measures package
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Aidan Carrigan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Gary Tobin', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Association for Financial Markets in Europe
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Highlighting the need to preserve the risk sensitivity of the capital framework
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Aidan Carrigan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Association for Financial Markets in Europe
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Commission proposed regulation establishing a framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brian Hayes', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →

Most Lobbied TDs

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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