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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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Queen's University Belfast
September–December
[Education and Training] Various correspondence between Queen's University Belfast and the Taoiseach in relation to the Irish Cabinet approval of Dundalk Institute of Technology becoming a college of Queen's University Belfast.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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Queen's University Belfast
September–December
[Education and Training] Various correspondence between Queen's University Belfast and the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science of Ireland, James Lawless TD, in relation to the Irish Cabinet approval of Dundalk Institute of Technology becoming a college of Queen's University Belfast.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}
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Dundalk Institute of Technology
September–December
[Education and Training] Assistance in a contribution from the Department of Education and Skills towards the capital acquisition of a sports facility.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}
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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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