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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 Lobbying2025-01-20

Lobbying return by Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland

Health
Intended results

Engage with political representatives on the proposed Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive, highlighting the associated impacts that the directive will have on the availability of generic, biosimilar and value-added medicines, and seek a meeting regarding the same.

Register of Lobbying2025-01-20

Lobbying return by Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland

Health
Intended results

Seek a meeting with the Minister for Housing, Darragh O'Brien TD, in order to discuss the adoption of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, relaying concerns regarding its implementation and the establishment of an Expert Group.

Register of Lobbying2025-01-20

Lobbying return by ALONE

Health
Intended results

Commitments to a Commissioner for older people; loneliness action plan; health and social care (day care, mental health); housing and housing with support; pension benchmarking; safeguarding legislation; energy poverty support, for older people, in party election manifestos and…

Register of Lobbying2025-01-20

Lobbying return by Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland

Health
Intended results

Seek to influence Government Formation talks, congratulating Deputies on their election and requesting that the key asks of Medicines for Ireland are contained within the Programme for Government.

Register of Lobbying2025-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Hospice Foundation

Health
Intended results

The issues that we highlight are included in the Programme for Government.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "The Irish Hospice Foundation" equals CRO name "THE IRISH HOSPICE FOUNDATION" (CRO 114617) 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 Lobbying2025-01-20

Lobbying return by Pieta House

Health
Intended results

Increase statutory support for Pieta's self-harm and suicide intervention programmes and for full implementation of Sharing the Vision and Connecting for Life

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Pieta House" equals CRO name "PIETA HOUSE" (CRO 405780) 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 Lobbying2025-01-17

Lobbying return by Mental Health Reform

Health
Intended results

To send MHR's Programme for Government Briefing on the mental health priorities of members and issue a save the date for the launch of MHR's research with the London School of Economics on investment in early intervention programmes in mental health. The event will be happening…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Mental Health Reform" equals CRO name "MENTAL HEALTH REFORM" (CRO 506850) 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 Lobbying2025-01-16

Lobbying return by LauraLynn Ireland's Children's Hospice

Health
Intended results

To influence the development of Programme for Government 2025 with a view to including commitments: (1) for sustainable public funding levels for LauraLynn Children's Hospice and (2) to develop a new national policy on Children’s Palliative Care to inform service planning,…

Register of Lobbying2025-01-09

Lobbying return by Sage Advocacy

Health
Intended results

Consideration of legislative supports for survivors of institutional abuse and potential inclusion/amendments to the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Sage Advocacy" has no legal form. "SAGE ADVOCACY COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 610824) 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 Lobbying2025-01-03

Lobbying return by MSD

Health
Intended results

To call for a fairer legislative text on the UWWTD which should include other sectors in line with the EU Polluter Pays Principal. ::To request a delay in the signing off on the Directive until a thorough assessment by the legal service of the EU Council is conducted, and an…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "MSD" has no legal form. "M.S.D. LIMITED" (CRO 18759) 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 Lobbying2025-01-02

Lobbying return by MSD

Health
Intended results

To update political stakeholders on the importance of addressing health challenges in Ireland as they relate to access to medicines, oncology services and screening, vaccines, rare diseases and the EU pharmaceutical revision proposals through the provision of the MSD Ireland…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "MSD" has no legal form. "M.S.D. LIMITED" (CRO 18759) 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 Lobbying2024-12-05

Lobbying return by Clonmel Healthcare

Health
Intended results

To ensure that Irish patients benefit from cost-effective and innovative healthcare solutions. Biosimilar medicines, such as Ustekinumab, offer substantial contributions to healthcare savings. To expedite the use of such biosimilars which are subject to the Framework Agreement…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Clonmel Healthcare" has no legal form. "CLONMEL HEALTHCARE LIMITED" (CRO 30591) 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 Lobbying2024-11-21

Lobbying return by UNICEF Ireland

Health
Intended results

Endorsement of our election manifesto which outlines UNICEF Ireland’s Child Rights Election Manifesto outlines 10 urgent priorities grounded in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "UNICEF Ireland" equals CRO name "UNICEF IRELAND" (CRO 371124) 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.