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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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Ballyhoura Development CLG
May–August
[Community] The current challenges and the future of rural and community development beyond 2020
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Ballyhoura Development CLG
September–December
[Employment] The concerns of the Board members of Ballyhoura Development CLG with regard to the lack of adequate supports and inconsistences between Departments when scaling down state funded schemes delivered through Ballyhoura Development CLG.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Ballyhoura Development CLG
January–April
[Community] The move away from a development led approach to a competitive grant fund for communities has reduced the level of community engagement in LEADER and undermined the community led local development process
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Éamon Ó Cuív', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Moynihan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Ballyhoura Development CLG
January–April
[Community] An additional €200 million is allocated to a National Rural Development Programme to complement the existing LEADER allocation.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Enda Kenny', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gerry Adams', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} + 11 more
🌾 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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