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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
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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

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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 Lobbying2025-09-17

Lobbying return by Irish Green Building Council

Environment
Intended results

To highlight reforms of the policy environment which could help to deliver more homes, more efficiently and within our carbon budget.

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Published name "Irish Green Building Council" has no legal form. "IRISH GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 492948) 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 Lobbying2025-09-17

Lobbying return by Irish Green Building Council

Environment
Intended results

Raising awareness of the Building Life campaign, the aim of which is to achieve a broad range of private sector actions and public policy changes that will be required to tackle the whole-life environmental impact of the built environment.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Green Building Council" has no legal form. "IRISH GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 492948) 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 Lobbying2025-09-17

Lobbying return by Voice of Irish Concern for the Environment

Environment
Intended results

Advocate for ambitious treaty position to be taken by Ireland and the EU in the negotiations at the INC5.2 in Geneva including : A cap and eventual phase-down of plastic production Regulation of harmful chemicals Restrictions on problematic and single-use plastics Design…

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Published name "Voice of Irish Concern for the Environment" has no legal form. "VOICE OF IRISH CONCERN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 275127) 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 Lobbying2025-09-16

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Environment
Intended results

To advocate for the prioritisation of sufficient environmental protections in developments, as well as the importance of sustainability in government policy.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-15

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Environment
Intended results

Support for investment in ORE and other key climate measures, including the EU Mission Cities programme, as part of the National Development Plan review

Register of Lobbying2025-09-11

Lobbying return by Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment - ACE Ireland

Environment
Intended results

To invite the Ministers to the launch of ACE Ireland’s new strategy for increased beverage carton recycling through investment in sorting technology.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-04

Lobbying return by Climate and Health Alliance

Environment
Intended results

Raise awareness of the priorities of the Climate and Health Alliance.::Identify areas where the Climate and Health Alliance, the Minister, and his department could work together.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-02

Lobbying return by Natural Capital Ireland

Environment
Intended results

Ministerial presence at the Blue Planet Alliance Fellowship Programme being held in Honolulu, Hawaii, on October 19 – October 24, 2025. BPA are looking forward to hosting 4 Irish delegates in Honolulu as they jointly explore how to accelerate the renewable-energy revolution…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-02

Lobbying return by Natural Capital Ireland

Environment
Intended results

Met with the Minister and shared the role of Natural Capital and the remit , with the NPWS and the IEN discussed https://www.naturalcapitalireland.com/fundingnaturerestorationreport IEN had commissioned this report. Discussed the DCEE Natural Capital event and expectation and…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-01

Lobbying return by Stop Climate Chaos coalition

Environment
Intended results

TD's were asked to attend a Lobby event with their constituents to hear about they care about climate change and the actions they want their representatives to take.

Register of Lobbying2025-08-27

Lobbying return by National Traveller MABS

Environment
Intended results

A meeting with the Department to express our concern regarding the decision to replace the long-promised Energy Poverty Action Plan (EPAP) with the broader Energy Affordability Action Plan, and the establishment of the National Energy Affordability Taskforce (NEAT) without civil…