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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)
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Declared items
0
CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
3831
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
1
SIPO donation records

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 Lobbying2018-09-26

Lobbying return by Focus Ireland

Housing
Intended results

To highlight policy areas which are leading to homeless crisis

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Focus Ireland" has no legal form. "FOCUS IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 106149) 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 Lobbying2018-09-26

Lobbying return by Focus Ireland

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Submission about areas of budget which could be allocated to improve housing and homelessness crisis

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Focus Ireland" has no legal form. "FOCUS IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 106149) 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 Lobbying2018-09-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

Housing
Intended results

Measures to reduce land costs and boost housing supply; Improve the implementation of housing policy

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2018-09-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

Housing
Intended results

Introduce government interventions to drive down the cost of land development::Introduce a new site value tax to replace commercial rates and vacant sites levy by overhauling property related incentives and taxes::Boost supply and provide greater value for money by building more…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2018-09-21

Lobbying return by Hume Brophy

Development and Zoning
Intended results

To brief relevant officials and public representatives on U+I’s business and its position on key housing and development strategies and policies in Ireland

Register of Lobbying2018-09-21

Lobbying return by Q4PR

Health
Intended results

To foster support for industry perspectives on public policy in relation to alcohol, and in particlar the implications the Public Health Alcohol Bill ( 2015 ) and communicate industry perspectives on same

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 Lobbying2018-09-21

Lobbying return by Vodafone Ireland

Local Government
Intended results

To outline concerns at the increases requested in commercial rates requested by several local authorities.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Vodafone Ireland" has no legal form. "VODAFONE IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 326967) 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 Lobbying2018-09-21

Lobbying return by Amazon UK Services Ltd.

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

To share information about Amazon Web Services' (AWS) presence in Ireland and discuss impending planning reforms as they relate to data centre development.

Register of Lobbying2018-09-21

Lobbying return by Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

To communicate the concerns of Dublin's business community in relation to the implementation of the National Planning Framework and National Development Plan at Regional Authority and Metropolitan Area level.::To ensure that the National Planning Framework be kept on a statutory…

Register of Lobbying2018-09-21

Lobbying return by Gerard Howlin

Finance
Intended results

To further the stated policy aims of the Irish League of Credit Unions as set out in its Six Strategic Steps document and its detailed policy documents on funding for social housing, lending to SMEs and provision of micro-credit. To encourage support for and disseminate…

Register of Lobbying2018-09-21

Lobbying return by JKS Communications

Housing
Intended results

Awareness raising

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "JKS Communications" has no legal form. "JKS COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED" (CRO 507938) 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.