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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
2578
Registered Lobbyists
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Irish Bioenergy Association
January–April
[Transport] Telephone call with, and e-mails to Mr Dónall Geoghegan, Programme Manager, Dept. of An Taoiseach.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pádraic Ó hUiginn (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Dónall Geoghegan', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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Dónall Geoghegan
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
January–April
[Environment] Ireland's positioning on EU Climate Policy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dónall Geoghegan (Former DPO)', 'role': '- (-)'} {'name': 'Rory Montgomery', 'role': 'Second Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'David Walsh', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Lorcan Fullam', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Michael Manley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Dónall Geoghegan
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
September–December
[Environment] Ireland's positioning on Climate Change in advance of relevant EU meetings and COP21 negotiations.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dónall Geoghegan (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Phone call All MEPs', 'role': 'Phone calls to all MEPs, or their offices, regarding EU Energy Union proposals.'} {'name': 'Alan Kelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Lorcan Fullam', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Dónall Geoghegan
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] Proposals regarding the development of the EU Energy Union.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dónall Geoghegan (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': 'Email to all MEPs regarding EU Energy Union proposals, enclosing useful information and suggestions as to how they might position themselves in votes in the European Parliament.'} {'name': 'Phone call All MEPs', 'role': 'Phone calls to all MEPs, or their offices, regarding EU Energy Union proposals.'} {'name': 'Social Media All MEPs', 'role': 'Tweeting to MEPs in advance of and after the vote in the European Parliament on proposals regarding the EU Energy Union.'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 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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