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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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Executive Trust Ltd.
May–August
[Transport] To provide ringfenced funding for a dedicated e-car sharing charging scheme to be made available to local authorities
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Vincent P Martin', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John McDonald', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Eamonn Fahey', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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Executive Trust Ltd.
May–August
[Finance] Simplifying the reduced vat rate on car sharing
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Grant Sweetnam', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Kevin Barrett', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
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Executive Trust Ltd.
January–April
[Transport] Increased car insurance costs due to delayed personal injury award guidelines
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Mick Barry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 12 more
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Executive Trust Ltd.
May–August
[Transport] We requested that the Car Rental sector being viewed as an 'essential service' during Covid lockdown.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Hanlon', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}
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Executive Trust Ltd.
May–August
[Transport] We requested that a 'support scheme' be put in place to help the Car Rental sector like it was for the coach operators
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Executive Trust Ltd.
May–August
[Taxation] Requested refund on already paid Motor tax for vehicles that would not be used for 3 - 6 months during Covid and VRT on new vehicles which would now not be used.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Deirdre Hanlon', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
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Executive Trust Ltd.
September–December
[Transport] Car sharing / car club local bye-laws, GoCar trial in Kildare County Council
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Vincent P Martin', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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Executive Trust Ltd.
May–August
[Transport] Rising Cost of Motor Insurance
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': "Michael D'Arcy", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Mick Wallace', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eugene Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 9 more
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Executive Trust Ltd.
May–August
[Transport] Rising Cost of Motor Insurance
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Halligan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Mattie McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lisa Chambers', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tom Neville', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Maurice Quinlivan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 6 more
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Executive Trust Ltd.
January–April
[Transport] Updating Fingal County Council Transportation SPC on pilot car sharing club in Dublin 15
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Eoghan O'Brien", 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Darragh Butler', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Tania Doyle', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Ted Leddy', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Natalie Treacy', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'}
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Executive Trust Ltd.
January–April
[Transport] Updating Fingal Transport SPC on GoCar car sharing pilot in Fingal
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Eoghan O'Brien", 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Darragh Butler', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Tania Doyle', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Ted Leddy', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Natalie Treacy', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Executive Trust Ltd.
January–April
[Development and Zoning] Provide an update on car sharing in planning applications
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'AnnMarie Farrelly', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Fingal County Council)'}
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Executive Trust Ltd.
May–August
[Transport] Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Draft Control of on-street car club bye-laws 2018
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Bailey', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': 'Mary Fayne', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': 'Jim Gildea', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': 'Pat Hand', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': 'Barry Saul', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': 'Patricia Stewart', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} + 1 more
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Executive Trust Ltd.
May–August
[Transport] Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Draft Control of on-street car club bye-laws 2018
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Maria Bailey', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': 'John Bailey', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': 'Marie Baker', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': 'Victor Boyhan', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': 'Shay Brennan', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Cuffe', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} + 37 more
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Executive Trust Ltd.
January–April
[Transport] Update the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on the expansion of the GoCar service
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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Executive Trust Ltd.
September–December
[Transport] Attended GoCar event on Future of Multimodal Transport
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Shane Ross', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Owen Keegan', 'role': 'CEO (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Dick Brady', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'}
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Executive Trust Ltd.
September–December
[Housing] Design Standards For New Apartments
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mary Henchy', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Executive Trust Ltd.
January–April
[Transport] Rising Cost of Motor Insurance
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Executive Trust Ltd.
January–April
[Community] Introduction of a pilot carsharing Scheme for Fingal County Council
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ed Hearne', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Fingal County Council)'}
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Executive Trust Ltd.
May–August
[Transport] Meeting regarding current car-sharing operations in Ireland and plans for expansion.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brian Hayes', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
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Executive Trust Ltd.
May–August
[Transport] Explanation of GoCar Carsharing and request for support of Fingal Car Club Pilot scheme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Eoghan O'Brien", 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Darragh Butler', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Tania Doyle', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Ted Leddy', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Natalie Treacy', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'}
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Executive Trust Ltd.
May–August
[Transport] Introduction of Car-Sharing pilot scheme in Galway
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Éamon Ó Cuív', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Executive Trust Ltd.
May–August
[Transport] GoCar car-sharing overview and benefits for Wexford
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jim Moore', 'role': 'Councillor (Wexford County Council)'} {'name': 'Ger Carthy', 'role': 'Councillor (Wexford County Council)'} {'name': 'Tony Dempsey', 'role': 'Councillor (Wexford County Council)'} {'name': 'David Hynes', 'role': 'Councillor (Wexford County Council)'} {'name': 'Anthony Kelly', 'role': 'Councillor (Wexford County Council)'} {'name': 'George Lawlor', 'role': 'Councillor (Wexford County Council)'} + 2 more
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Executive Trust Ltd.
May–August
[Transport] Car-sharing pilot scheme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Tom Fortune', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'Nicola Lawless', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'Gráinne McLoughlin', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'Gerry Walsh', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'Derek Mitchell', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'}
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Executive Trust Ltd.
September–December
[Transport] Updating Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Transportation SPC Members on GoCar pilot in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Deirdre Donnelly', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': 'Liam Dockery', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': 'Hugh Lewis', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': "Shane O'Brien", 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': "Seamas O'Neill", 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': 'Shay Brennan', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} + 2 more
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Executive Trust Ltd.
September–December
[Transport] Updating Dublin City Council Transportation SPC members on GoCar operations
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ciaran Cuffe', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Frank Kennedy', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Teresa Keegan', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': "Ciarán O'Moore", 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Paddy Smyth', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Paul Hand', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} + 4 more
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Executive Trust Ltd.
September–December
[Transport] Update on GoCar's Van operations to the Working Group on Dublin City Centre Sustainable Deliveries
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ciaran Cuffe', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}
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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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