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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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Galway Simon Community
January–April
[Housing] We launched a report from a conference on Older People and Homelessness in Ireland at University of Galway. The key note speaker at the launch was President Catherine Connolly.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Noel Grealish', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eibhlín Seoighthe', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Shane Forde', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'}
📚 Education 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Galway Simon Community
January–April
[Housing] Meeting with Minister Hildegarde Naughton at the launch of our new housing development in Galway. Engaging with her about the delays experienced at various stages of the development
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Galway Simon Community
May–August
[Housing] Letter to Minister Naughton outlining challenges faced by Galway Simon in undertaking a development of 10 one bed apartments in Galway City
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Galway Simon Community
May–August
[Housing] Letter to John Connolly TD outlining challenges faced by Galway Simon in undertaking a development of 10 one bed apartments in Galway City
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Galway Simon Community
May–August
[Housing] Meeting with Minister James Browne and Minister Hildegarde Naughton at Sómas, our new housing development. We outlined the delays experienced at various stages of the development
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Galway Simon Community
May–August
[Housing] Letter to Minister Naughton and Minister Naughton as follow up to meeting on June 13th outlining challenges faced by Galway Simon in undertaking a development of 10 one bed apartments in Galway City
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Galway Simon Community
May–August
[Housing] Letter to Minister Naughton in response to reply from Minister Browne's office with regard to the challenges faced by Galway Simon in undertaking a development of 10 one bed apartments in Galway City
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Galway Simon Community
September–December
[Housing] Held a conference in Galway on Older People and Homelessness which various public representatives attended and were invited
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Galway Simon Community
September–December
[Housing] Email to Minister Hildegarde Naughton with regard to Galway Simon's experience of the CAS Application process
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Galway Simon Community
September–December
[Housing] Email to Minister Naughton with regard to a CAS Application we submitted to the Dept of Housing in June 2025. Despite several attempts to get an update from the Dept we had received no answer to the application. We were asking Minister Naughton if she could get an update for us.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Galway Simon Community
September–December
[Housing] CEO Carol Baumann had a meeting with Louis O'Hara TD to outline our work to him
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Louis O'Hara", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Galway Simon Community
January–April
[Communications] Joint letter regarding people seeking international protection in Ireland sent to An Taoiseach by Depaul (Ireland)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Galway Simon Community
September–December
[Communications] Letter regarding IPAS_Migrants & Winter
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Galway Simon Community
September–December
[Communications] Letter sent requesting the consideration of the solutions outlined in the Election Manifesto of the Simon Communities of Ireland in relation to addressing homelessness.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Noel Grealish', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Canney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Galway Simon Community
January–April
[Health] Letter of invitation to Minister Hildegarde Naughton to visit Galway Simon Services sent on 23rd February 2023.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Galway Simon Community
January–April
[Community] Gambling Regulation Bill Impact on Registered Fundraising Charities
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Cannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Claire Kerrane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 18 more
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Galway Simon Community
January–April
[Health] Minister Hildegarde Naughton visit to Galway Simon Services.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Galway Simon Community
January–April
[Health] Itenerary sent to Minister Hildegarde Naughton on the 2nd March 2023, for her visit to Galway Simon Services.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Galway Simon Community
January–April
[Health] Letter of thanks to Minister Hildegarde Naughton for her visit to Galway Simon Services
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}
🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Galway Simon Community
May–August
[Communications] Email to Eddie Hoare congratulating him on taking up his office as Mayor of Galway.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eddie Hoare', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'}
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Galway Simon Community
May–August
[Communications] Letter to Éamon Ó Cuív re invitation to visit Galway Simon Services
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Éamon Ó Cuív', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Galway Simon Community
May–August
[Housing] Letter to Patricia Philbin congratulating her on her new role leading Galway City Council and help with coordinating sod turning on new development of 10 one-bed accessible apartments.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Patricia Philbin', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Galway City Council)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Galway Simon Community
May–August
[Housing] Letter to Minister Darragh O'Brien, Minister Hildegarde Naughton and Senator Seán Kyne, thanking them for their attendance at the sod turning on Galway Simon Community's new development of 10 one-bed accessible apartments.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Kyne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Galway Simon Community
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Letter to Cllr. Donal Lyons, Patricia Philbin, Elizabeth Fanning, Helena Martyn and Minister Hildegarde Naughton re Collapse of WRC Talks in relation to Section 39 Pay
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Patricia Philbin', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Donal Lyons', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Galway Simon Community
September–December
[Communications] Letter to Minister Hildegarde Naughton to launch GSC Annual Impact Report
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}
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Galway Simon Community
September–December
[Budgetary matters] Letter to Deputy Anne Rabbitte re announcement of strike action around Section 39 Pay Disparity
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Niall McNelis', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Galway Simon Community
September–December
[Budgetary matters] Email sent to Conor Finnegan, Private Secretary to Anne Rabbitte
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne Rabitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Galway Simon Community
September–December
[Communications] Minister Hildegarde Naughton launches GSC Annual Impact Report in An Taibhdhearc
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}
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Galway Simon Community
September–December
[Community] Hard Copy of GSC Annual Impact Report posted to Elizabeth Fanning
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Elizabeth Fanning', 'role': 'Acting Director of Service (Galway City Council)'}
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Galway Simon Community
January–April
[Housing] Meeting with Eoin Ó Broin and Mairéad O'Farrell with regard to homelessness in West of Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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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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