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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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Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
January–April
[Housing] Sought meeting to discuss the informal IPAV Cross-Party Committee on property market reform.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Lorraine Higgins (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Robbie Gallagher', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Micheál Carrigy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
January–April
[Housing] Request to meet to discuss the Seller's Legal Pack Bill, to seek reforms to the conveyancing process, and to discuss the development of a sustainable housing market.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Lorraine Higgins (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Stanley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Heneghan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Carol Nolan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gillian Toole', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 4 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
January–April
[Housing] Sought attendance, and briefed attendees at the informal IPAV Cross-Party Committee on property market reform.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Lorraine Higgins (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Robbie Gallagher', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Aidan Davitt', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Eamon Scanlon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Garret Ahearn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Pat Casey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 12 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
January–April
[Justice and Equality] Requested a meeting to discuss licencing fee.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Maeve Hogan', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Property Services Regulatory Authority)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
May–August
[Housing] To secure a debate in the Housing Committee on initiatives to alleviate delays in the house purchasing process like through the introduction of the SLP.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Carrigy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
May–August
[Housing] Met to discuss the SLP bill and the Informal Cross Party Oireachtas Committee on Property Market Reform.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Lorraine Higgins (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Aubrey McCarthy', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'John Clendennen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Cooney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Edward Timmins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Carol Nolan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
May–August
[Housing] Hosted Informal Cross-Party Oireachtas Committee with a focus on bringing over the shop spaces back into use for housing.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Lorraine Higgins (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Danny Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Clendennen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pat the Cope Gallagher', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aidan Davitt', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 11 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
May–August
[Finance] IPAV 2026 Pre-Budget Submission
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Copy of IPAV's 2026 Pre-Budget Submission sent by email."}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
May–August
[Housing] To discuss Rent Pressure Zones & Housing Policies.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
May–August
[Housing] Met to discuss the development of accommodation options for older people.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
September–December
[Housing] Hosted informal Cross-Party Oireachtas Committee with a focus on facilitating the delivery of new housing and related critical infrastructure, and new measures to incentivise bringing vacant homes back on the market.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Lorraine Higgins (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Erin McGreehan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Ardagh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Scanlon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rory Hearne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Danny Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 12 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
September–December
[Housing] Requested meeting to discuss the Informal Cross-Party Oireachtas Committee on Property Market Reform.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Lorraine Higgins (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Robbie Gallagher', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'PJ Murphy', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
September–December
[Housing] Requested meeting to discuss conveyancing reform and the Seller's Legal Pack Bill.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
September–December
[Finance] IPAV 2026 Pre-Budget Submission
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Tony McCormack', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
January–April
[Justice and Equality] Discussion on proposed legislation aimed at improving conveyancing times and the over-arching benefits for consumers.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
January–April
[Justice and Equality] Questioned the omission of IPAV from a conveyancing working group.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
January–April
[Education and Training] Seek assistance with the proposed new Apprenticeship in Valuation.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
📚 Education 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
January–April
[Housing] Seek a meeting on the use of HICP for RTB Rent Calculations.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
January–April
[Justice and Equality] Galway City Council Motion
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Alan Cheevers', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Michael John Crowe', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Alan Curran', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Noel Larkin', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Declan McDonnell', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': "Terry O'Flaherty", 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} + 12 more
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Meeting to discuss legislation aimed at speeding up conveyancing times.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Lorraine Higgins (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Niamh Smyth', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Ward', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Robbie Gallagher', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'} + 4 more
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
May–August
[Finance] IPAV Pre-Budget Submission 2025
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': ''}
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Delivered a cover letter outlining the benefits of the SLP and a document containing letters of support for the SLP Bill from over 100 auctioneers and estate agents.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Marc MacSharry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} + 33 more
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Request to prioritise the next stage of the legislative process for the SLP Bill
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
September–December
[Housing] Meeting to discuss and present research on current market conditions including affordable and cost-rental housing, private rental sector, how to attract private sector funding for new housing, increasing new supply.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
January–April
[Housing] Presented Oireachtas members with IPAV's latest Residential Property Price Barometer and report on the opportunity arising from the use of vacant homes to increase Ireland's housing stock and minimise carbon emissions.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Frank Feighan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Flaherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Gould', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Kehoe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marc MacSharry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 16 more
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
January–April
[Housing] To inform policymakers of IPAV's new Vacant Homes report on the opportunity arising from the use of vacant homes to increase Ireland's housing stock and minimise carbon emissions.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
January–April
[Housing] To inform policymakers of IPAV's new Rental Market Report, setting out proposals for addressing the current rental crisis.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
May–August
[Housing] DPOs were briefed on the General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022 (LVS)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Flaherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marc MacSharry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Violet Anne Wynne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 11 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Sought to elicit support for legislation proposed and promoted by IPAV to reduce conveyancing times
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Aidan Davitt', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Aisling Dolan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Ward', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Cathal Berry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 64 more
⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
May–August
[Housing] Propose that a Government backed fund be set up administered through the Credit Union movement to provide bridging finance to purchasers of vacant and derelict properties.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
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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.
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