Photo: Houses of the Oireachtas

Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Darragh O'Brien

Constituency / panel: Dublin Fingal East
Membership: 2024-11-29 → current
Office: Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications (2025-01-23 → 2025-06-01)
Office: Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment (2025-06-02 → current)
Office: Minister for Transport (2025-06-02 → current)
Office: Minister for Transport (2025-01-23 → 2025-06-01)

0
Declared items: 0
CRO-matched interests: 0
Awards to declared companies: 3830
Lobbying returns: 1
SIPO donation records: 72%
Vote participation

Check it yourself

Lobbying returns

Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.

Lobbying return by TG4

Communications

Intended results

Árdú i maoiniú TG4

Lobbying return by National Union of Journalists

Communications

Intended results

Union recognition

Lobbying return by National Union of Journalists

Communications

Intended results

Union recognition

Lobbying return by Mediahuis Ireland Group Limited

Communications

Intended results

Increased awareness of Mediahuis position

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Mediahuis Ireland Group Limited" equals CRO name "MEDIAHUIS IRELAND GROUP LIMITED" (CRO 2936) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Lobbying return by TG4

Communications

Intended results

Athrú suntasach ar eiceachóras na meán in Éirinn; scála TG4 a mhéadú; cur leis na meáin go réigiúnach; tacú le pleanáil teanga na Gaeilge.::Tosaíocht feiceálachta a bhaint amach do chraoltóireacht seirbhíse poiblí.::Táille a chur ar sheirbhísí craoltóireachta idirnáisiúnta chun…

Lobbying return by Extern Ireland

Communications

Intended results

explain the work of Extern

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Extern Ireland" equals CRO name "EXTERN IRELAND" (CRO 383201) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Lobbying return by NewsBrands Ireland

Communications

Intended results

Completion of Review of Defamation Act::Extension of remit of Minister for Communications to include news publishers::Reduction in VAT::Transposition of EU Copyright Directive::Government advertising support during Covid

Lobbying return by Age Action

Communications

Intended results

That the programme for Government would prioritize the issues raised in the Ageing Better manifesto produced by our organisation in partnership with Active Retirement Ireland; responding with a whole of Government approach::appointment of a senior Minister for Older People, a…

Lobbying return by eircom Limited

Communications

Intended results

Local information of use to the representative

Lobbying return by Screen Producers Ireland

Communications

Intended results

Comprehensive TV Licence Fee reform including Revenue as collection agent, increased spend on Independent Production Sector

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Screen Producers Ireland" equals CRO name "SCREEN PRODUCERS IRELAND" (CRO 161461) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Lobbying return by National Union of Journalists

Communications

Intended results

The establishment by government of a Commission on the Future of the Media in Ireland, a long term objective of the NUJ. Lobbying coincides with World Press Freedom Day

Lobbying return by eircom Limited

Communications

Intended results

Ensure that the scale and speed of eir's current and planned network investment is fully understood by Oireachtas members

Lobbying return by Irish Postmasters' Union

Communications

Intended results

Secure the future of the Post Office Network

Lobbying return by eircom Limited

Communications

Intended results

To ensure that the scale and speed of eir's current and planned investment in high-speed broadband on a nation-wide basis is fully understood among Oireachtas members

Lobbying return by eircom Limited

Communications

Intended results

To ensure that the scale and speed of eir's current and planned investment in high-speed broadband on a nation-wide basis is fully understood among Oireachtas members