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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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Cuala Senior Care Limited
January–April
[Employment] caregivers reducing hours or resigning from their employment due to social welfare advice on income thresholds
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Tiernan Properties
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] impromptu meeting with John Moran (Mayor of Limerick) and Brian Kennedy (Director of Services - Limerick City and County Council) at the launch of the new Threshold premises in Limerick City Centre
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Moran', 'role': 'Mayor of Limerick (Limerick City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Brian Kennedy', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Limerick City and County Council)'}
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Threshold
January–April
[Housing] Private rental sector developments
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'David Kelly', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'John McDonald', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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Threshold
January–April
[Housing] Official opening of Threshold's service in Limerick city which was attended by elected officials
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Moran', 'role': 'Mayor of Limerick (Limerick City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Brian Kennedy', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Limerick City and County Council)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Threshold
January–April
[Housing] Policy matters
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Rosemary Steen', 'role': 'Director (Residential Tenancies Board)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Threshold
January–April
[Housing] National Homeless Action Committee Q1 2025 Meeting
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'David Kelly', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'John McDonald', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Threshold
January–April
[Housing] Organisation of Threshold AV Room presentation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Laura Harmon', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Threshold
January–April
[Housing] Joint Homeless Consultative Forum
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mary Hayes', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Threshold
January–April
[Housing] Rent Setting
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rory Hearne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Conor Sheehan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Fitzpatrick', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} + 1 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Threshold
January–April
[Tourism] Regulation of short-term lets
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Cian Ó Lionáin', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Paul Hogan', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'John McDonald', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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Threshold
January–April
[Housing] European Housing policy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Threshold
January–April
[Tourism] Short-Term Letting Legislation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Catherine Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Threshold
January–April
[Housing] Short Term Lettings
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Threshold
January–April
[Community] Seanad nomination
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Email to all councillors showing our support for candidate Carty.'} {'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': 'Email to all outgoing Senators showing our support for candidate Carty.'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Gillane', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
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Threshold
January–April
[Housing] Draft Programme for Government
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Kevin Dillon', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 16 more
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Unite the Union, Ireland Region
January–April
[Justice and Equality] Remuneration thresholds allowing employment permit holders to bring families to live with them
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment ⚖️ Justice & Legal View on lobbying.ie →
Unite the Union, Ireland Region
January–April
[Employment] Remuneration thresholds allowing employment permit holders to bring families to live with them
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Shannon Chamber
January–April
[Employment] Request to Government, in the Chamber's Programme for Government submission, that a review of the General Work Permits salary thresholds be undertaken.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Donna McGettigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cathal Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Joe Cooney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Shannon Chamber
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] Request to Government, in the Chamber's Programme for Government submission, that a review of the General Work Permits salary thresholds be undertaken.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Donna McGettigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cathal Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Joe Cooney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Cork Chamber
May–August
[Employment] A letter from Cork Chamber CEO Conor Healy to Ministers Peter Burke and Alan Dillon to discuss the recent public consultation on Minimum Annual Remuneration Thresholds for the Irish Employment Permit System
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Threshold
May–August
[Housing] Threshold's Pre-Budget Submission
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Conor Sheehan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rory Hearne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Kelly', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} + 9 more
🏦 Finance & Banking 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Threshold
May–August
[Housing] Oireachtas Committee Session
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Carrigy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seamus McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Stanley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paula Butterly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Cooney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Gould', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Threshold
May–August
[Tourism] Regulation of short-term lets
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "James O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Brennan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Clendennen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Albert Dolan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 9 more
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Threshold
May–August
[Housing] Private Rental Sector Legislation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'John McDonald', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Síona Cahill', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'David Kelly', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'John Shaw', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Rory Hearne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Threshold
May–August
[Housing] Threshold's policy priorities
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Carrigy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seamus McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paula Butterly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Cooney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Gould', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 13 more
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Threshold
May–August
[Housing] Private rental legislation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Micheál Carrigy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'John Shaw', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John McDonald', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Threshold
May–August
[Housing] Deposit protection legislation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': "Email to the Deputies to inform them of Threshold's appearance in the AV Room to discuss proposed legislation and its potential adoption."} {'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': "Email to the Senators to inform them of Threshold's appearance in the AV Room to discuss proposed legislation and its potential adoption."} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'John McDonald', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Síona Cahill', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Laura Harmon', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Chambers Ireland
May–August
[Children and Youth Affairs] To highlight the recommendations of the Chambers Ireland pre-Budget, including building upon the recent increases in investment in early learning and care (ELC) and school-age childcare (SAC) by further raising the universal subsidy above €2.14 per hour and increasing the income threshold beyond €60,000 under the National Childcare Scheme (NCS).
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': '6-10'} {'name': 'Ken Spratt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Graham Doyle', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Chambers Ireland
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] To highlight the recommendations of the Chambers Ireland pre-Budget, including building upon the recent increases in investment in early learning and care (ELC) and school-age childcare (SAC) by further raising the universal subsidy above €2.14 per hour and increasing the income threshold beyond €60,000 under the National Childcare Scheme (NCS).
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': '6-10'} {'name': 'Ken Spratt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Graham Doyle', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
📚 Education 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Council for International Students (ICOS)
May–August
[Employment] Submitted PQ to request Minister Enterprise, Tourism, and Employment consider introducing a 24 month Postgraduate Work Permit with a reduced minimum annual remuneration (MAR) threshold salary
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
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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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