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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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Registered Lobbyists
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
January–April
[Transport] 01.02.2025
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Cynthia Ní Mhurchú', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
January–April
[Transport] 22.04.25
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Sean Canney', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'}
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
January–April
[Transport] 03.02.25
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'}
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
January–April
[Transport] April 2025
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Clendennen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
January–April
[Transport] April 2025
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "John Paul O'Shea", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
January–April
[Transport] March 2025
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brian Stanley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Peter 'Chap' Cleere", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aindrias Moynihan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Pádraig O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ken Spratt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Transport)'}
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
May–August
[Transport] Requested information on the implementation of the under-9s free travel scheme.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ken Spratt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Transport)'}
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
September–December
[Transport] Attended meeting with DPOs on EU transport directives being transposed into Irish law
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Mullooly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
September–December
[Transport] Briefed Minister on industry challenges
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ferghal Blaney (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Sean Canney', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'}
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
September–December
[Transport] PSV Licensing Regime Reforms
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Garret Doocey', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport)'}
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
September–December
[Transport] Outreach in relation to the closure of the Dublin City Coach Park
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne Shaw', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (National Transport Authority)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Richard Shakespeare', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Dublin City Council)'}
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
January–April
[Transport] Organisation's Annual General Meeting
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
May–August
[Transport] Sought the extension of VAT-71 Relief
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Sought support for measures contained within CTTC's Pre-Budget 2025 Submission
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
May–August
[Transport] Sought the extension of VAT-71 Relief for all Commercial Bus Operators
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
May–August
[Transport] Sought to have a number of asks included in political party manifestos
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Cormac Devlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Lowry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Noel Grealish', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Canney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Verona Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Sought support for measures contained within CTTC's Pre-Budget 2025 Submission
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
September–December
[Finance] Brief Oireachtas members on CTTC Budget proposals
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
September–December
[Finance] Brief Minister on CTTC Budget proposals
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'}
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
September–December
[Finance] Raise awareness of the importance of VAT71 refund for all new coaches
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Seán Canney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
September–December
[Transport] Raise awareness of the importance of parking availability for coach and bus operators in Dublin City
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brendan O’Brien', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'}
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
January–April
[Transport] Scheduled Services issues
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
January–April
[Transport] Coach Parking Charges
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Owen Keegan', 'role': 'CEO (Dublin City Council)'}
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
January–April
[Transport] Issues in the Coach Industry, Introductory Email
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'}
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
May–August
[Finance] CTTC pre-Budget 2024 submission
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
May–August
[Finance] Seeking the application of VAT71 relief to all categories of buses in order to help decarbonise the national fleet
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Micheál Carrigy', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
September–December
[Transport] Matters involving penalty points on roads
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'}
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
September–December
[Public Expenditure and Reform] Budget 2024 Briefing in Buswells Hotel
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Maria Byrne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Martin Conway', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Danny Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
September–December
[Transport] Accessibility in Public Transport
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
September–December
[Transport] Wrote to Irish MEPs urging them to support the vote in the EU Parliament Transport Committee re: Driver Rest Time Rules
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 4 more
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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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