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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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Cairn Homes plc
January–April
[Housing] General conversations with various DPOs (listed below) on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Kevin Dillon', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Caroline Timmons', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} + 7 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cairn Homes plc
May–August
[Housing] General conversations with various DPOs (listed below) on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Aubrey McCarthy', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Emer O'Gorman", 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'Sean Canney', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'} + 19 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cairn Homes plc
September–December
[Housing] General conversations with various DPOs (listed below) on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Emer O'Gorman", 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seamus McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Carrighy', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 9 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cairn Homes plc
January–April
[Housing] General conversations with various DPOs (listed below) on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martin Murray', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Meath County Council)'} {'name': 'Des Foley', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Meath County Council)'} {'name': 'Kevin Dillon', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 10 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cairn Homes plc
May–August
[Housing] General conversations with various DPOs (listed below) on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Kevin Dillon', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Oliver Gilvarry', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Frank D'Arcy", 'role': 'Executive Manager (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Emer O'Gorman", 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Wicklow County Council)'} + 8 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cairn Homes plc
September–December
[Housing] General conversations with various DPOs (listed below) on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'AnnMarie Farrelly', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Matthew McAleese', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Paul Carroll', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Colm Ward', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (South Dublin County Council)'} {'name': 'Elaine Leech', 'role': 'Acting Director of Service (South Dublin County Council)'} {'name': "Emer O'Gorman", 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Wicklow County Council)'} + 15 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cairn Homes plc
January–April
[Housing] General conversations with various DPOs (listed below) on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market in addition to Kildare's County Development Plan 2022 - 2028
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Bradford (Former DPO)', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kevin Dillon', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} + 25 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cairn Homes plc
May–August
[Housing] General conversations with various DPOs (listed below) on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Sonya Kavanagh', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Kevin Dillon', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Emer O'Gorman", 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'Colm Ward', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (South Dublin County Council)'} {'name': 'AnnMarie Farrelly', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Fingal County Council)'} + 2 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cairn Homes plc
September–December
[Housing] General conversations with various DPOs (listed below) on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Elaine Leech', 'role': 'Acting Director of Service (South Dublin County Council)'} {'name': 'Caroline Timmons', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'AnnMarie Farrelly', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Frank Curran', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} + 6 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cairn Homes plc
January–April
[Housing] Introductory meeting with Mr. Darragh O'Brien TD and a general conversation on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cairn Homes plc
May–August
[Housing] General conversations with various DPOs (listed below) on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Ossian Smyth', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Clodagh Higgins', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Eddie Hoare', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Peter Keane', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Alan Cheevers', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} + 3 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cairn Homes plc
September–December
[Housing] General conversations with various DPOs (listed below) on the Irish residential construction industry, the broader housing market and specific Cairn sites.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brian Gleeson', 'role': 'CEO (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Danny McLoughlin', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (South Dublin County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Mulhern', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (South Dublin County Council)'} {'name': 'Eddie Hoare', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Declan McDonnell', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} + 33 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cairn Homes plc
September–December
[Housing] General discussion on the Irish residential construction sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cairn Homes plc
May–August
[Development and Zoning] Discussion on the Irish homebuilding sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Robert Watt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cairn Homes plc
January–April
[Housing] Introductory meeting with Mr. Darragh O'Brien TD and a general conversation on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market. Introductory meeting with AnnMarie Farrelly, Interim CEO Fingal Co. Co. and outgoing CEO, Paul Reid.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Reid', 'role': 'CEO (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'AnnMarie Farrelly', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Fingal County Council)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cairn Homes plc
January–April
[Development and Zoning] Meeting to discuss phasing at Adamstown SDZ
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Danny McLoughlin', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (South Dublin County Council)'}
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Cairn Homes plc
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Participation in Irish Institutional Property Introductory meeting with The Department of Finance
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Des Carville', 'role': 'Head of Unit (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Ed Brophy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Cairn Homes plc
September–December
[Development and Zoning] Meeting with Minister Damien English for a general discussion on the Irish homebuilding market.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}
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Cairn Homes plc
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Invitation to and attendance at a breakfast briefing organised by the "Better Balance for Better Business" Review Group
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Cairn Homes plc
May–August
[Housing] Met with Stephen Lynam, Special Adviser to the Minister for Finance, to provide him with a background to Cairn Homes plc and it's place within the Irish housebuilding sector.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Stephen Lynam', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cairn Homes plc
September–December
[Housing] Meeting with Minister Paschal Donohoe on 29 November 2017 to provide the Minister with a background to Cairn Homes plc and to have a general discussion on the Irish new homes construction industry.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Cairn Homes plc
September–December
[Development and Zoning] Following an initial phonecall, a meeting was held with Stephen Donnelly TD on 1/12/2016 to introduce Stephen to Cairn on foot of our land holdings in Greystones and Delgany, Co. Wicklow
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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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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