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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
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Registered Lobbyists
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Defence Security Industry and Research Ireland CLG
January–April
[Defence] IDSA membership interests: To represent IDSA's membership on certainty surrounding industrial participation policy: IDSA has strongly recommended the need to develop the nation’s defence industry strategy and thereby determine a defined industrial participation policy in defence procurement (in compliance with national/EU regulation).
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamonn Murtagh', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Defence)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Defence)'}
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Defence Security Industry and Research Ireland CLG
May–August
[Defence] IDSA membership interests: To represent IDSA's membership on certainty surrounding industrial participation policy: IDSA has strongly recommended the need to develop the nation’s defence industry strategy and thereby determine a defined industrial participation policy in defence procurement (in compliance with national/EU regulation).
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamonn Murtagh', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Defence)'}
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Defence Security Industry and Research Ireland CLG
September–December
[Defence] IDSA membership interests: To represent IDSA's membership on certainty surrounding industrial participation policy: IDSA has strongly recommended the need to develop the nation’s defence industry strategy and thereby determine a defined industrial participation policy in defence procurement (in compliance with national/EU regulation).
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamonn Murtagh', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Defence)'}
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Defence Security Industry and Research Ireland CLG
May–August
[Defence] Meeting regarding Local Industrial Participation for Irish Companies in Large Defence Contracts
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Cathal Berry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Defence Security Industry and Research Ireland CLG
September–December
[Defence] IDSA membership interests
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamonn Murtagh', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Defence)'}
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Defence Security Industry and Research Ireland CLG
September–December
[Defence] Discussions with Minister Coveney and his Departments Assistant Secretary regarding the provision of Security Clearance System for third level institutions and Irish Companies who are involved in EU Projects that require Security Clearance from the Irish Government in order to participate in and / or draw funds from these projects.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Defence Security Industry and Research Ireland CLG
September–December
[Defence] Discussions with Asst Secretary Murtagh (Dept of Defence) and Pat O'Connor (Chairman IDSA) on Defence Industry related matters
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eamonn Murtagh', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Defence)'}
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Defence Security Industry and Research Ireland CLG
September–December
[Defence] Meeting and Discussions with Minister Coveney, Secretary General McCrum, Deputy Berry.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Defence)'} {'name': 'Jacqui McCrum', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Defence)'} {'name': 'Cathal Berry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Defence Security Industry and Research Ireland CLG
January–April
[Defence] Introductory Meeting with Minister Coveney
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Defence)'} {'name': 'Laura McGonigle', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Defence)'}
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Defence Security Industry and Research Ireland CLG
January–April
[Defence] Meeting with Ciaran Murphy at Defence Attaché event
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ciarán Murphy', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Defence)'}
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Defence Security Industry and Research Ireland CLG
January–April
[Defence] Virtual Call with Ciaran Murphy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ciarán Murphy', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Defence)'}
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Defence Security Industry and Research Ireland CLG
September–December
[Defence] Online Meeting with Deputy Cathal Berry
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Cathal Berry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Defence Security Industry and Research Ireland CLG
September–December
[Defence] Letter to Ministers, Deputies, Senators and the Secretary General after 25 November 2021 Department of Defence and Defence Forces Funding event
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Defence)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Jacqui McCrum', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Defence)'} + 14 more
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Defence Security Industry and Research Ireland CLG
September–December
[Defence] Phone call with Mr. Ciaran Murphy with regards 25 November 2021 Department of Defence and Defence Forces Funding event
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ciarán Murphy', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Defence)'}
🌍 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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