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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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Hardware Association Ireland
January–April
[Housing] Meeting to Discuss Incentives to turn "Above the shop" properties back to residential units.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Paul Allen & Associates Public Relations
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
January–April
[Housing] Inviting the Minister for Housing to speak on Hardware Association Ireland's podcast
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Hardware Association Ireland
May–August
[Housing] NDP Targets.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': ''}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Hardware Association Ireland
September–December
[Housing] Infrastructure impacting housing
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Hardware Association Ireland
January–April
[Trade] Meeting to discuss increasing costs to business
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Hardware Association Ireland
May–August
[Trade] Increasing costs to business
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Hardware Association Ireland
September–December
[Housing] Programme for Government
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Hardware Association Ireland
January–April
[Housing] Proposals to encourage use of Empty Homes
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'All members were sent HAI proposals on Empty Homes'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Hardware Association Ireland
May–August
[Housing] Proposals to encourage use of Empty Homes and lessen the cost of building
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "HAI's Pre Budget Submission e mailed to all Oireachtas members."} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Hardware Association Ireland
September–December
[Housing] Pre Budget Submission
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Hardware Association Ireland
September–December
[Trade] Results of Review of the Hardware and Merchanting Sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Hardware Association Ireland
September–December
[Housing] Question and Answer meeting
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Hardware Association Ireland
January–April
[Trade] Invite to Open Trade Show
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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Hardware Association Ireland
May–August
[Housing] Thank you to Minister O'Brien for Extending a 30k and 50k grant in Croi Conaithe
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Paul Allen & Associates Public Relations
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
May–August
[Housing] Pre Budget Submission for Hardware Association Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Issuing our Pre-Budget Submission to all TDs'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} + 2 more
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Hardware Association Ireland
September–December
[Housing] Pre Budget Submission
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Pre-Budget Submission'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Hardware Association Ireland
September–December
[Housing] The Concrete Levy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Hardware Association Ireland
January–April
[Environment] Consultation on the Development of a new Solid Fuel Regulation for Ireland
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Hardware Association Ireland
May–August
[Agriculture] Request to Minister Hackett to speed up processing of timber felling licences
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Hardware Association Ireland
May–August
[Housing] Request to Minister O'Brien to meet with HAI
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Hardware Association Ireland
September–December
[Trade] Conversation with Minister Troy on legislation on Trade Shows
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Minister Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Hardware Association Ireland
September–December
[Housing] Meeting with Minister O'Brien
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Hardware Association Ireland
January–April
[Housing] Requests for consideration of the HAI Recovery Plan
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Hardware Association Ireland
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Consideration of The Rebuilding our Future plan in July Budget
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Hardware Association Ireland
May–August
[Agriculture] Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Hardware Association Ireland
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Pre Budget Submission Of HAI
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Hardware Association Ireland
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] E mails sent to relevant ministers
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Hardware Association Ireland
May–August
[Trade] Smuggling of Solid Fuel across the border from N. Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'British Irish Parliamentary Assembly Committee A (Sovereign Matters)', 'role': 'Chairman (The Houses of the Oireachtas Service)'}
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Hardware Association Ireland
May–August
[Housing] Pre Budget Submission of Hardware Association Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Hardware Association Ireland
September–December
[Housing] Requests for meetings and meetings with government ministers and opposition spokespeople
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joh Paul Phelan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
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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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