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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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Registered Lobbyists
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Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
January–April
[Health] Reproductive Rights
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Louise O'Reilly", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
January–April
[Health] Reproductive Rights
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Richard Troy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'}
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Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
January–April
[Health] Referendum to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}
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Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
January–April
[Health] Referendum to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
January–April
[Health] Referendum to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
January–April
[Health] Referendum to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
January–April
[Health] Referendum to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Repeal the Eighth Amendment
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Repeal the Eighth Amendment
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
January–April
[Health] To highlight the impact of Ireland's abortion laws on women's human rights, equality, health & wellbeing
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'All Oireachtas Members copied on 8 x Press Statements'} {'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Niall Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 15 more
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Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
May–August
[Health] To highlight the impact of Ireland's abortion laws on women's human rights, equality, health & wellbeing
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': '9 x Press Statements copied to members during this period.'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colette Kelleher', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Kate O'Connell", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 29 more
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Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
September–December
[Health] Ireland's Abortion Laws
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Noone', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Bríd Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 32 more
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Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
May–August
[Health] Letter to Oireachtas members outlining the issue & requesting a meeting.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Letter was sent to the 59 Oireachtas members'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lisa Chambers', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 13 more
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Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
May–August
[Health] Invitation to Cross-Party Meeting organised by the Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': '43 Oireachtas members received invitations to the meeting.'} {'name': 'Catherine Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Colette Kelleher', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 14 more
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Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
May–August
[Health] Copied Oireachtas members on 2 x Press Statements re: Citizens Assembly & UPR
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}
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Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
May–August
[Health] Twitter - tagging Oireachtas members in tweets re: stats/info/news items
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Social Media All Oireachtas Members', 'role': '39 Oireachtas members have been tagged in tweets during this period'} {'name': 'Shane Ross', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'} {'name': 'Finan McGrath', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Michael Fitzmaurice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Halligan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 34 more
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Irish Family Planning Association
May–August
[Health] Participation in cross-party meeting convened by the Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Catherine Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joan Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jan O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bríd Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 12 more
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Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
September–December
[Health] Invitation to Coalition Events
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joan Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Colette Kelleher', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
September–December
[Health] 2 x Informal meetings
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Colette Kelleher', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
September–December
[Health] Email to Oireachtas members outlining the issue & requesting a meeting
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lisa Chambers', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Ardagh', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Frances Black', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Lorraine Clifford-Lee', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 9 more
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Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
September–December
[Health] Season's Greetings
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Christmas Card. Online version of the same card also sent by email to 3 x members'}
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Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
September–December
[Health] Circulated copy of the Coalition submission to the Citizens' Assembly
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Submission All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}
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Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
September–December
[Health] Coalition Press Statement re: Citizens' Assembly
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}
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Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
September–December
[Health] Social Media - tagging Oireachtas members in tweets re: stats/info/news items
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Enda Kenny', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Shane Ross', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Kate O'Connell", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ruth Coppinger', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 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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