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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
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Registered Lobbyists
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Ballina Community Centre
September–December
[Community] Request for GMA Fund donation, and assistance with putting in place pedestrian crossing which is part of agreement from ALDI for safety of community centre users.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Annie May Reape', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Seamus Weir', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Mark Duffy', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Jarlath Munnelly', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Loftus', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': "John O'Hara", 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'}
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Ballina Community Centre
January–April
[Community] Went to Ministers clinic to lobby for Ballina Community Centre to get funding for a manager and staff through the CSP Pobal scheme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael Ring', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Ballina Community Centre
January–April
[Community] Discussed the need for funding for a manager for Ballina Community Centre, Pobal application that was previously submitted was not accepted
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michelle Mulherin', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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Ballina Community Centre
January–April
[Community] Availability of any funding to support Ballina Community Centre
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Gerry Ginty', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'}
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Ballina Community Centre
May–August
[Community] Discussed the policy that CSP have for each element of social enterprise in a scheme must fund itself and one element cannot subsidise the other
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michelle Mulherin', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Ballina Community Centre
May–August
[Community] Availability of appropriate support for Ballina Community Centre, not feasible to be a social enterprise, issues facing the survival of the service
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Padraig Hughes', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}
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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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