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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
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.

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Register of Lobbying2024-11-01

Lobbying return by 100% Redress / Compensation for MICA/PYRITE/SULPHATE Victims,Defective Concrete Action Group

Development and Zoning
Intended results

To Get correct remediation for properties damaged by Defective blocks, products and Aggregate

Register of Lobbying2024-09-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Development and Zoning
Intended results

To acknowledge the progression of the Planning and Development Bill 2023 over the last number of months and the revision of the previous Planning and Development Act 2000, that we hope will make planning procedures more streamlined and easier for farm families to invest in the…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-20

Lobbying return by Mark Colgan

Development and Zoning
Intended results

To clarify the facts with respect to open space preservation and potential school expansion, which led to a previous decision by DLRCC Council to dezone the subject lands.

Register of Lobbying2024-09-20

Lobbying return by Wind Energy Ireland

Development and Zoning
Intended results

Changes to the Planning and Development Bill 2023 to support the development of renewable energy including: Permitting of life extensions and repowering for onshore wind farms; ::Ensuring planning authorities make decisions in line with obligations under the Climate Acts and to…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-02

Lobbying return by Pathway Homes Ltd

Development and Zoning
Intended results

Sligo has a massive shortage of land for development which is holding back the economic recovery of the town and making it impossible for first time buyers to purchase new homes. The optimum result for the greater good is to have more residential land zoned in Sligo.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Pathway Homes Ltd" equals CRO name "PATHWAY HOMES LIMITED" (CRO 536280) 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 Lobbying2024-05-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

Development and Zoning
Intended results

Minister / TDs to table and support proposed amendments to the bill

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 Lobbying2024-05-21

Lobbying return by Wind Energy Ireland

Development and Zoning
Intended results

Changes to the Planning and Development Bill 2023 to support the development of renewable energy including: Permitting of life extensions for onshore wind farms;::Ensuring planning authorities make decisions in line with obligations under the Climate Acts and to have the power…

Register of Lobbying2024-05-21

Lobbying return by Wind Energy Ireland

Development and Zoning
Intended results

Clarification on the comparative responsibilities of planning authorities to their obligations under the 2015 Climate Act and the County Development Plans.

Register of Lobbying2024-05-20

Lobbying return by Turley

Development and Zoning
Intended results

A proposed amendment to Section 87 of the Bill (‘Pre-application Consultation’), or through secondary legislation (regulations), introduce pre-application community consultation with the objective of improving housing deliver and reducing judicial review.

Register of Lobbying2024-05-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Development and Zoning
Intended results

To call for a much more efficient planning process to be put in place. Planning objections should not be allowed from outside the local area. Flooding works must be fast-tracked.::To highlight that development levies are punitive in some counties and should be suspended for…

Register of Lobbying2024-04-29

Lobbying return by Pathway Homes Ltd

Development and Zoning
Intended results

Sligo has a massive shortage of land for development which is holding back the economic recovery of the town and making it impossible for first time buyers to purchase new homes. The optimum result for the greater good is to have more residential land zoned in Sligo.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Pathway Homes Ltd" equals CRO name "PATHWAY HOMES LIMITED" (CRO 536280) 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 Lobbying2024-02-07

Lobbying return by Irish Planning Institute

Development and Zoning
Intended results

Present our views on the Planning and Development Bill 2023 and recommended amendments ahead of committee stage focusing on provisions under the following themes: Public participation, Plan making and Alignment, Development Management and Operational issues.

Register of Lobbying2024-01-21

Lobbying return by Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Development and Zoning
Intended results

Raised the issue of the need for increased brownfield development in Dublin for its ability to provide compact growth within the City.

Register of Lobbying2024-01-21

Lobbying return by Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Development and Zoning
Intended results

Raised the issue that brownfield delivery is limited while targets set out under the NPF are not sufficient of Dublin's growth and being seen as maximum rather than minimums.

Register of Lobbying2024-01-21

Lobbying return by Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Development and Zoning
Intended results

Raised the issue that brownfield delivery is limited while targets set out under the NPF are not sufficient of the growth of urban centres.