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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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Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
September–December
[Budgetary matters] The Disability Unit engaged with IASLT as a stakeholder who is active in the broader disability space.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Elizabeth Canavan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
September–December
[Education and Training] Made a submission and attended the joint Committee on Disability Matters public meeting 01 October 2025 - Inclusive Education
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Maurice Quinlivan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Carrigy', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Peter 'Chap' Cleere", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seamus Healy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Liam Quaide', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
📚 Education 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
September–December
[Education and Training] IASLT wrote to highlight concerns in relation to: Circular 0024/2025 on Special Classes for Children with DLD or Speech Sound Disorder (SSD). Concerns relate to the implementability of the Circular, Capacity Concerns, NEPS Access and absence of guidance/ lack of clarity around comorbid conditions and diagnostic criteria, including about the diagnosis of speech sound disorders separate from Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)..
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Education)'}
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Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] "IASLT alongside colleagues from PSI, AOTI, IASW, INDI wrote to the Mnister highlight our collective concerns about the HSE’s draft Autism Assessment & Intervention Pathway Protocol and to request an urgent meeting."
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
May–August
[Health] Meeting with Minister for Health. IASLT COO attended as Co-Chair of the HSCPA.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}
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Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
May–August
[Education and Training] IASLT wrote to highlight concerns in relation to: Circular 0024/2025 on Special Classes for Children with DLD or Speech Sound Disorder (SSD). Concerns relate to the implementability of the Circular, Capacity Concerns, NEPS Access and absence of guidance.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Education)'}
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Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
January–April
[Health] IASLT as a member of the Health and Social Care Professions Alliance issued a statement in relation to the current recruitment embargo. This threat is a direct result of the HSE recruitment embargo. As a combined healthcare professionals workforce of over 20,000 employees from 26 professions, the devastating impact of the embargo is resulting in extended waiting lists, limited care provision and serious risks for the public healthcare system.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more
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Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
May–August
[Budgetary matters] IASLT submitted a PreBudget Submission to the Department of Finance in advance of this years Budget. Within this pre budget submission we call for the following: Key Ask 1: Workforce Planning Report with Specific Budget Key Ask 2: Legislate to include SLT on the list of ‘practitioners' and ‘referrers’ for medical radiological / ionising radiation procedures. Key Ask 3: Deliver National Inclusive Communication Standards
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
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Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] Professional Organisations for Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Psychologists, Dietitians & Social Workers issued a statement to continue to highlight serious concern with the current direction, impact & safety of Children’s Disability Services.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏥 Health 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
September–December
[Health] IASLT issued a statement on recruitment concerns associated with the HSE Pay and Numbers strategy.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
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Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
September–December
[Budgetary matters] IASLT made a pre-budget submission to Government in advance of budget 2025.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] The Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists (IASLT)were asked to respond to a number of questions posed by the Committee on Autism in relation to the Rapid Prompting Method (RPM). A submission was made and this was also shared with Minister Madigan.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] IASLT presented at the Joint Committee on Autism: 28th February 2023 and made a written submission in advance of this appearance.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Carrigy', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
September–December
[Finance] IASLT submitted a PreBudget Submission to the Department of Finance in advance of this years Budget. Within this pre budget submission we call for the following: 1. Significant investment in the Speech and Language Therapy workforce 2. SLT - Videofluoroscopy Swallow Study 3. Sláintecare priorities - Communication and Swallowing
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Meeting with Pauline Tully to discuss Discussion concerns in relation to Childrens Disability Services, IASLT concerns and recruitment and retention challenges.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pauline Tully', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] IASLT issued a Statement on the launch of the Roadmap for Service Improvement 2023 – 2026, Disability Services for Children and Young People
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
September–December
[Children and Youth Affairs] Five representative HSCP organisations united to voice safety concern over Children’s Disabilities Services amid calls for consultation Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Social Workers, Physiotherapists and Psychologists express concerns regarding safety of Children’s Disability Services Unprecedented joint statement highlights level of concern over clinical governance and risk management
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
May–August
[Health] IASLT issued a press release highlighting key concerns in relation to the roll out of Progressing Disability Services. Concerns include: Clinical Risk due to the absence of Clinical Governance and lack of Clinical Pathways. Absence of specialist pathways and clinical specialists. Concerns in relation to scope of practice. This press release was issued on the IASLT website and sent to Minister Rabbitte as well as to relevant stakeholders within the HSE.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
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Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
September–December
[Health] IASLT met with Minister Rabbitte to discuss IASLT's August Press release which highlighted concerns in relation to Progressing Disability Services. IASLT made a number of recommendations to ensure that the concerns in relation to clinical governance, risk and scope of practice were addressed.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}
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Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
January–April
[Health] Press release joint with PSI and AOTI to Dept. of health on breech of best practice with HSE policy on AON SOP
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
May–August
[Health] Pre-budget submission and cover letter to Ministers and their opposition.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
May–August
[Health] Co-signed letter from HSCPA to Minister of Health
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}
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Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
May–August
[Health] Co-signed letter from HSCPA to Minister of Health
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}
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Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
May–August
[Health] Co-signed letter from HSCPA to Minister of Health
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}
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Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
September–December
[Health] Response to Disability Participation and Consultation Network - expression of interest.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
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Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
September–December
[Health] Co-signed letter from HSCPA to Minister of Health and Secretary General
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Colm O’Reardon', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Health)'}
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Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
September–December
[Health] IASLT responded to the Sharing the Vision document on Mental Health, including an implementation plan.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}
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Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
September–December
[Health] Joint Position Statement on The Use of Clear Face Masks issued by The Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists and the Irish Academy of Audiology: November 2020
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}
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Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland
September–December
[Health] AOTI presented to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration, along with the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) and the Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists (IASLT), about our concerns about the HSE’s Standard Operating Procedure for Assessments of Need (AON) under the Disability Act (2005), the Preliminary Team Assessment (PTA) model and the serious delays in children accessing AONs and therapy services such as Occupational Thera
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mark Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
January–April
[Health] Letter to Minister Jim Daly in response to launch of Mental Health Commission Strategy 2019-2022 ‘Protecting People’s Rights’
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jim Daly', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}
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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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