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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Darragh O'Brien

Fianna Fáil

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
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
1
SIPO donation records
302 of 422 divisions
72%
Vote participation

Lobbying returns

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

Register of Lobbying2026-09-17

Lobbying return by Youth and Environment Europe

Environment
Intended results

Called on the Government to withdraw the Bill before Seanad Éireann and urged Senators and all members of the Oireachtas to oppose it due to concerns over its ISDS clauses and the trade agreements it would facilitate. Also called for rejection of trade agreements containing ISDS…

Register of Lobbying2026-09-14

Lobbying return by Climate and Health Alliance

Environment
Intended results

To secure a meeting with the Minister for the Environment to discuss air quality. ::To raise awareness of the priorities of the Climate and Health Alliance.

Register of Lobbying2026-08-28

Lobbying return by Habitat for Humanity Ireland

Environment
Intended results

Representation from local politicians at the launch event of the social enterprise in Monksland Retail Park, Athlone.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Habitat for Humanity Ireland" equals CRO name "HABITAT FOR HUMANITY (IRELAND)" (CRO 362823) 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.

Register of Lobbying2026-05-21

Lobbying return by Environmental Pillar

Environment
Intended results

Highlight key Environmental Pillar concerns regarding: Marine Protected Areas legislation; Emergency Gas Reserves Bill; data centres and energy usage; sustainable and active travel expenditure; transposition of Circular Economy Act; need for urgent Marine Protected Areas…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-20

Lobbying return by Irish Wildbird Conservancy

Environment
Intended results

To seek publication of robust marine protected area legislation as soon as possible::Invitation to speak at a BirdWatch Ireland branch meeting on Marine Protected Areas

Register of Lobbying2026-05-20

Lobbying return by ActionAid Ireland

Environment
Intended results

Steer Ireland's position on the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "ActionAid Ireland" equals CRO name "ACTIONAID IRELAND" (CRO 95403) 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.

Register of Lobbying2026-05-20

Lobbying return by Stop Climate Chaos coalition

Environment
Intended results

A halt to the Governments intervention to remove the Dublin Airport Passenger cap and attempt to legislate exemption from climate obligations

Register of Lobbying2026-05-20

Lobbying return by An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

Environment
Intended results

Information to ministers on use of public funding. Objective is to ensure that funding provided by Department of Environment to An Taisce for the Green Schools program is or will be aligned with the UNESCO GEP initiative.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland" equals CRO name "AN TAISCE - THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR IRELAND" (CRO 12469) 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.