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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.

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Register of Lobbying2022-05-19

Lobbying return by Prosper Meath CLG

Employment
Intended results

To ask that Section 39 frontline healthcare workers be included in the Government's plan to make a once off tax free €1000 bonus payment to frontline healthcare workers, as announced on 19th January 2022.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Prosper Meath CLG" equals CRO name "PROSPER MEATH COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 185627) 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 Lobbying2021-05-17

Lobbying return by Society of the Irish Motor Industry

Employment
Intended results

Re-opening of Car Showrooms which comply with all relevant HSE/HSA Guidelines, initially on an appointment only and 'click and collect' basis with a view to fully re-opening once conditions allow.

Register of Lobbying2021-05-17

Lobbying return by Society of the Irish Motor Industry

Employment
Intended results

Re-opening of Car Showrooms which comply with all relevant HSE/HSA Guidelines, initially on an appointment only and 'click and collect' basis with a view to fully re-opening once conditions allow.

Register of Lobbying2021-04-30

Lobbying return by McGarrell Reilly Management

Employment
Intended results

The resumption of construction on sites

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "McGarrell Reilly Management" has no legal form. "MCGARRELL REILLY MANAGEMENT LIMITED" (CRO 76591) 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 Lobbying2021-01-21

Lobbying return by Brown Thomas Arnotts Limited

Employment
Intended results

To clarify issues affecting the retail industryduring Covid-19

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Brown Thomas Arnotts Limited" equals CRO name "BROWN THOMAS ARNOTTS LIMITED" (CRO 1407) 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 Lobbying2020-09-17

Lobbying return by Society of the Irish Motor Industry

Employment
Intended results

The initial operation of the Covid Susbsidy did not take account of the seasonality of earnings in some sectors. In particular employees in receipt of commisions or bonuses in Jan/Feb which either don't recur at the same level in subsequent months or are non-recurring appear to…

Register of Lobbying2020-08-28

Lobbying return by Work Equal CLG

Employment
Intended results

Requested extension of TWSS and PUP payments for workers unable to return to work or parents who can't work. We also asked to issue strong guidelines for employers to remain flexible around care obligations of parents.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Work Equal CLG" equals CRO name "WORK EQUAL COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 500868) 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 Lobbying2020-05-21

Lobbying return by FleishmanHillard, Ireland

Employment
Intended results

A range of business support measures

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "FleishmanHillard, Ireland" has no legal form. "FLEISHMAN-HILLARD (IRELAND) LIMITED" (CRO 164438) 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 Lobbying2020-05-20

Lobbying return by Montague Communications Ltd

Employment
Intended results

Commitment to honour PSSA and to enter talks for a new public service pay agreement if in Government

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Montague Communications Ltd" equals CRO name "MONTAGUE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED" (CRO 297660) 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 Lobbying2020-05-04

Lobbying return by Society of the Irish Motor Industry

Employment
Intended results

The initial operation of the Covid Susbsidy did not take account of the seasonality of earnings in some sectors. In particular employees in receipt of commisions or bonuses in Jan/Feb which either don't recur at the same level in subsequent months or are non-recurring appear to…

Register of Lobbying2019-05-01

Lobbying return by Jobcare

Employment
Intended results

Show the DPO how Jobcare delivers job club programme to its service users in Jobcare's new premises::Provide status of Jobcare's job club following the Department of Social Protection's publication of a report on changes to job clubs nationwide

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Jobcare" equals CRO name "JOBCARE" (CRO 215563) 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.