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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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Donegal Youth Service
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Donegal Youth Service CEO attended the Youth Work Ireland Annual Oireachtas Briefing on Wednesday 9th April in The Freemason’s Hall, Molesworth Street from 12pm – 3pm
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Frank Feighan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Donegal Youth Service
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Invited elected representatives into visit our premises and speak to young people on youth related issues
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Padráig Mac Lochlainn', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Donegal Youth Service
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Invited elected representatives into visit our premises and speak to young people on youth related issues
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charles Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'}
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Donegal Youth Service
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] seeking information on how to make links with a philantrophic organisation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Padráig Mac Lochlainn', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charles Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Donegal Youth Service
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Youth Work Ireland briefing of Oireachtas Members
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eileen Flynn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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Donegal Youth Service
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Sought a meeting to discuss funding for Youth Services
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Niall Blaney', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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Donegal Youth Service
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Youth Work
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Padráig Mac Lochlainn', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Donegal Youth Service
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Youth Work Ireland briefing of Oireachtas Members
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Padráig Mac Lochlainn', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Niall Blaney', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Donegal Youth Service
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Re-invigoration of Youth Clubs
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
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Donegal Youth Service
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Re-invigoration of Youth Clubs
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
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Donegal Youth Service
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] seeking information on how to make links with a philantrophic organisation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)'}
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Donegal Youth Service
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Youth Work
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pat the Cope Gallagher', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pádraig Mac Lochlainn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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Donegal Youth Service
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Youth Issues
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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Donegal Youth Service
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] We asked if we could be reissued with a capital grant allocation that had to be returned in 2017 due to our inability to spend it in the time stipulated, i.e. by year end. We are now in a position to spend the money to purchase a building.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Jimmy Kavanagh', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Martin Harley', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'}
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Donegal Youth Service
May–August
[Foreign Affairs] Enquiry re clarification of the status of a new political party in Northern Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'}
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Donegal Youth Service
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] The Youth Work Act 2001- To commit to the continued position of the Voluntary Sector in Youth Work. The UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities- Despite years of commitments and promises Ireland has still not ratified this We are the only EU State not to have done so. We believe this is a hugely important issue for young people and the ratification should be done this year.We are the only EU State not to have done so. We believe this is a hugely impor
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Donegal Youth Service
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] deportation orders against two young people
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': 'Pádraig Mac Lochlainn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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Donegal Youth Service
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Funding for Youth Services
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': 'Pat the Cope Gallagher', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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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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