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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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IMPACT trade union
January–April
[Public Expenditure and Reform] Highlighting work pressures faced by Special Education Needs Organisers (SENOs) doe to staffing shortages
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Sean D. Barrett', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paul Bradford', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Terry Brennan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paddy Burke', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 359 more
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
IMPACT trade union
January–April
[Community] Pay restoration in the community and voluntary sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Gerry Adams', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Bannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tom Barry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Halligan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'} + 376 more
🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) Ltd
January–April
[Agriculture] Thank you Email
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Cassidy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
AgTech Ireland
January–April
[Agriculture] Meeting with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon and his officials Bill Calanan and John Muldowney.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Bill Callanan', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Brian Purcell', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Sustainable Water Network (SWAN)
January–April
[Environment] Talked to Minister Heydon and Bill Callanan on farm visit on the nitrates derogation.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Bill Callanan', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
IS&WFPO CLG
January–April
[Marine] Mackerel, Coastal States, Visas for A Typical Workers, Fuel, Hague Preferences/Quotas, Taxation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Danny Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Noel O'Donovan", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 11 more
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Make Food Ireland
January–April
[Agriculture] Written communication to the Minister recording Make Food Ireland's support for the Chair of Bord Bia
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Friends of the Irish Environment
January–April
[Environment] Letter to relevant Ministers urging Ireland to oppose and reject the European Commission’s Food and Feed Safety Omnibus proposal, on the grounds that it would weaken EU pesticide legislation, reduce regular review of pesticide active substances, extend grace periods for hazardous substances, broaden derogations, and undermine protection of health, food safety and the environment.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Beefplan Movement
January–April
[Agriculture] Matters of significance to Irish Cattle & Beef farmers
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Laura Burke', 'role': 'Director General (Environmental Protection Agency)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Ahern', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'William Aird', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Ardagh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cathy Bennett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 178 more
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Bioenergy Association
January–April
[Energy and Natural Resources] Launch photograph at Government buildings with Minister Martin Heydon T.D. and Minister Darragh O'Brien T.D. for the EU Just Transition Funded, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Bioeconomy Demonstration Initiative, Biochar Project.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Bioenergy Association
January–April
[Energy and Natural Resources] Lobbied Minister Martin Heydon T.D. for the transposition by the Irish Government of the recently approved Recovered nitrogen from manURE (RENURE) legislation which has been approved at an EU level. The Minister was briefed on the need for this legislation to be enacted in Ireland to give some certainty to the biomethane market regarding investment in this technology and the benefits / opportunities that RENURE could present to Ireland.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
January–April
[Agriculture] Bord Bia
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Sinead McPhillips', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Brian Purcell', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Barry Cassidy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Jim O’Toole', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Bord Bia)'} {'name': 'Prof. Frank O’Mara', 'role': 'Director (Teagasc)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
January–April
[Agriculture] Macra Raises Concern Over Rising Energy Costs for Young People in Rural Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Defence)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Coillte CGA
January–April
[Agriculture] Correspondence / engagements with Ministers and officials in respect of the Draft Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Sinead McPhillips', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Paul Savage', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Agriculture] Scheme funding adequacy and payment certainty under the National Dairy Beef Weighing Scheme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Agriculture] Agricultural fuel cost crisis and targeted sectoral support measures
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Agriculture] Bovine TB eradication programme implementation, compensation and wildlife controls
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Agriculture] Animal health policy and vaccination support funding under Beef Welfare Scheme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏥 Health View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Agriculture] Agricultural input cost crisis and targeted Government supports (fuel and fertiliser)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Agriculture] Nature restoration policy and dedicated funding for environmental measures in agriculture
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Christopher O’Sullivan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Agriculture] Beef market governance, price signalling and producer planning certainty
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
January–April
[Agriculture] Animal health compensation scheme (BVD eradication programme supports)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🏥 Health 🏠 Housing View on lobbying.ie →
Young Social Innovators
January–April
[Education and Training] Youth Pulse Green Paper – Enabling Young People to Have a Voice: An EU Perspective. Document distributed to all Government Ministers in February 2026.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} + 9 more
📚 Education View on lobbying.ie →
Airfield Estate
January–April
[Agriculture] Letter to the Minister seeking consideration of revised funding eligibility criteria for agritourism initiatives, to recognise the role of urban agricultural centres in delivering national agri-food and tourism objectives
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Macra na Feirme
September–December
[Agriculture] Public Consultation on Draft 6th Nitrates Action Program
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Bill Callanan', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd
September–December
[Agriculture] Common Border Adjustment Mechanism
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Bill Callanan', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Louise Byrne', 'role': 'Deputy Chief Inspector (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture 🌍 Climate & Energy View on lobbying.ie →
Business for Biodiversity Ireland
September–December
[Environment] Text: Series of emails and social media post directed at Irish Ministers and Ministers of State and Irish MEPs urging them to uphold the integrity of the European Union Deforestation Regulation in an upcoming vote.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Christopher O’Sullivan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 12 more
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The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd
September–December
[Agriculture] Extension of Ireland's Nitrates Derogation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Bill Callanan', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Sinead McPhilips', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
🌾 Agriculture View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Bioenergy Association
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] IrBEA Pre-budget submission was submitted to Minister's / TD's to lobby for bioenergy related items in the budget
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} + 1 more
🌍 Climate & Energy 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Irish Sailing Foundation (ISF)
September–December
[Sports and Recreation] Email campaign to TDs and Ministers to build awareness of our request for a special allocation of funds
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} + 10 more
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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.