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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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Cara House Family Resource Centre Ltd
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Tusla Registration on our new childcare premises
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Cara House Family Resource Centre Ltd
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Restrictions re starting building work for new childcare facility
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Padráig Mac Lochlainn', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
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Cara House Family Resource Centre Ltd
January–April
[Community] New premises being accessed
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ciaran Brogan', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'}
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Cara House Family Resource Centre Ltd
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Need for funding to upgrade premises for FRC and childcare
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Padraig MacLaughlin (Former DPO)', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Padráig Mac Lochlainn', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} + 1 more
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Cara House Family Resource Centre Ltd
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Need for funding to upgrade premises for FRC and childcare
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Thomas Pringle (Former DPO)', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty (Former DPO)', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe McHugh (Former DPO)', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConnellogue (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Minister (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Padráig Mac Lochlainn (Former DPO)', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'An email asking for support by the Donegal TDs was sent and replies sent when they had contacted the Minister'} + 1 more
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Cara House Family Resource Centre Ltd
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
January–April
[Transport] Lobbied for a town bus to connect all areas of Letterkenny and provide affordable access to disadvantaged people in the town
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Liam Ward', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Donegal County Council)'}
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Cara House Family Resource Centre Ltd
January–April
[Community] Lobbying for space in the new Social Enterprise Centre in Letterkenny
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jimmy Kavanagh', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael McBride', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'James Pat McDaid', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Ian McGarvey', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Gerry McMonagle', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': "John O'Donnell", 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'} + 5 more
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Cara House Family Resource Centre Ltd
May–August
[Community] New premises for Cara House FRC
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paddy Doherty', 'role': 'Director (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Liam Ward', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Liam Ward', 'role': 'Director (Donegal County Council)'}
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Cara House Family Resource Centre Ltd
January–April
[Community] Need for accommodation for Cara House FRC
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ciaran Brogan', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Liam Ward', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Seamus Neely', 'role': 'CEO (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Terrence Slowey', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Dessie Shiels', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Ian McGarvey', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'} + 10 more
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Cara House Family Resource Centre Ltd
May–August
[Community] Need for new premises for Cara House FRC
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Seamus Neely', 'role': 'CEO (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Liam Ward', 'role': 'Director (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Paddy Doherty', 'role': 'Director (Donegal County Council)'}
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Cara House Family Resource Centre Ltd
September–December
[Community] The need to obtain new premises for Cara House and the move involved
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Seamus Neely', 'role': 'CEO (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Liam Ward', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Donegal County Council)'}
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Cara House Family Resource Centre Ltd
September–December
[Community] Lobbying local councillors for support for new premises by sending letters outlining what Cara House Family Resource Centre does and could potentially do
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Liam Blaney', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Brogan', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Liam Doherty', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Marie T Gallagher', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Jimmy Kavanagh', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Niamh Kennedy', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'} + 7 more
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Cara House Family Resource Centre Ltd
September–December
[Community] Assistance in obtaining funding and support for new premises for Cara House Family Resource Centre, Letterkenny
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joe McHugh (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': 'Seamus Neely', 'role': 'CEO (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Heaney', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Brogan', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Jimmy Kavanagh', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'James Pat McDaid', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'} + 5 more
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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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