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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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Business Objects Software Limited
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] US-Ireland Partnership for Growth
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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Business Objects Software Limited
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] CFO roundtable
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Business Objects Software Limited
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Technology Ireland Council/IBEC
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Business Objects Software Limited
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] US-Ireland Partnership for Growth
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
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Business Objects Software Limited
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] General engagement on strategy and investment
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': "Nicholas O'Brien", 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Business Objects Software Limited
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Update on SAP’s investments in Ireland; Discussion of SAP’s Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Strategy; Demonstrate SAP’s vision of fact based, real-time policy formulation, management and tracking solution
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Business Objects Software Limited
May–August
[Education and Training] 28 May 2019: Meeting with Ruairí de Búrca, Assistant Secretary General, Development Cooperation and Africa Division, DFA
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ruairí de Búrca', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 📚 Education 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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