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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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Bishopscourt Residential Care
January–April
[Health] Visa delays for new Employees with General Work Permits
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Bishopscourt Residential Care
January–April
[Health] Assistance in staffing. Adding Health Care Assistants to the Critical Skills eligible list
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Bishopscourt Residential Care
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
May–August
[Health] Removal Temporary Assistance Payment Scheme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
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Bishopscourt Residential Care
September–December
[Health] Funding in relation to the Temporary Assitance Payment Schemes for Nursing Homes and Eligibility of Healthcare Assistants to go on Critical Skills Work Permit List
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Bishopscourt Residential Care
January–April
[Health] Invitation to visit Nursing Home, Healthcare Assistants on the Critical Skills List and Visa for a Nurse employed by us whose new born required a visa
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lorna Bogue', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'}
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Bishopscourt Residential Care
May–August
[Health] Visa for Employees baby. Congratulatory Letter & outlining the plight of Nursing Homes
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Bishopscourt Residential Care
January–April
[Health] Recruitment of Healthcare Assistants, NTPF Review, GP Contracts
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Emails sent to Ministers, TDs and Senators about Recruitment of Healthcare Assistants, NTPF Review, GP Contracts'} {'name': 'Lobby day All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Meeting in Dail Eireann with Ministers, TDs and Senators about Recruitment of Healthcare Assistants, NTPF Review, GP Contracts'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} + 2 more
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Bishopscourt Residential Care
September–December
[Health] Putting Healthcare Assistants on the Critical Skills List
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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Bishopscourt Residential Care
January–April
[Health] Descrepancies between Fair Deal Rates for HSE run Nursing Home facilities and Private / Voluntary run Nursing Home facilities
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Tim Lombard', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jim Daly', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}
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Bishopscourt Residential Care
May–August
[Health] Recruitment of Healthcare Assistants from abroad into Nursing Home Sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jim Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Bishopscourt Residential Care
September–December
[Health] Recruitment of Healthcare Assistants from abroad into Nursing Home Sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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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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