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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 Lobbying2025-09-22

Lobbying return by Wind Energy Ireland

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Support for the recommendations in Wind Energy Ireland's Pre-Budget Submission, available online here: https://windenergyireland.com/blog/government-must-use-budget-2026-to-boost-states-ability-to-accelerate-renewables

Register of Lobbying2025-09-22

Lobbying return by Wind Energy Ireland

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Support for the recommendations set out in the Wind Energy Ireland Offshore Wind Action Plan, available online here: https://windenergyireland.com/images/files/web-offshore-wind-strategy-may-2025-12-page-a4-260525-am.pdf

Register of Lobbying2025-09-22

Lobbying return by Wind Energy Ireland

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Implementation of the recommendations set out in the report, Protecting Consumers, which is available online here: https://windenergyireland.com/images/files/24 1008-future-onshore-wind-study-report-f1- 20250423.pdf

Register of Lobbying2025-09-22

Lobbying return by Wind Energy Ireland

EU Affairs
Intended results

Reform of the capacity market to ensure it properly values clean energy and flexibility.::Create a separate Flexibility Auction.::Update bidding rules to allow new zero-carbon technologies to take part fairly in the Day-Ahead market.::Modernise ancillary services.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-22

Lobbying return by Vermilion Exploration & Production Ireland Ltd.

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

To introduce Vermilion Energy Ireland’s senior management team to the Minister and Department officials, provide a current update on Corrib gas operations.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Vermilion Exploration & Production Ireland Ltd." equals CRO name "VERMILION EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 316588) 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 Lobbying2025-09-21

Lobbying return by Vulcan Consulting Limited

Health
Intended results

Highlighting MSD's footprint in Ireland and raising awareness of key health policy priorities

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Vulcan Consulting Limited" equals CRO name "VULCAN CONSULTING LIMITED" (CRO 578963) 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 Lobbying2025-09-21

Lobbying return by Q4PR

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Discuss concerns about State/CRU connections policy

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Q4PR" has no legal form. "Q4 PR LIMITED" (CRO 371427) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-21

Lobbying return by Car Rental Council of Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

That Government would pursue meaningful insurance reform leading to reduced liability premiums. In particular, that they would initiate a public, transparent and rigorous review of the Judicial Council’s recommendation regarding a near 17% increase in personal injury awards.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-21

Lobbying return by Car Rental Council of Ireland

Transport
Intended results

To highlight a proposed legislative initiative as part of the EC Industrial Action Plan for the European Automotive Sector, which includes a plan to Decarbonise Corporate Fleets, in which the mandatory purchase of zero-emission EVs by car rental fleets is being actively…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-21

Lobbying return by An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

Environment
Intended results

Wrote highlighting that the kill occured in a river already under stress from nitrates and that disasters like this will become more common with climate change. Asking that they fully investigate the kill and publish the results, implement immediate mitigation measures and…

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.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-21

Lobbying return by Irish Petroleum Industry Association Ltd.

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Recognition of the vital role which liquid fuels play in meeting Ireland's energy needs, and will do during the transition to net-zero and beyond. ::Stronger Government engagement with industry on relevant issues and policies to support the increased use of low carbon liquid…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-21

Lobbying return by Cormac McKay

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Support for the Autonomous Shared Mobility Sector in Ireland ::https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qJ9VuHTtNB0NRAb_CnSBhofy5dmZkzzxwULbT3_d5es/edit?usp=drive_link

Register of Lobbying2025-09-21

Lobbying return by Cormac McKay

Transport
Intended results

Meeting with Head of Global Partnership and International Business Development, ::Department of Transport has not been proactive or ambitious, to allow or even plan for AV deployments on Irish roads and have been laggards and we are now playing catch-up in an ever increasing…