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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 Lobbying2022-09-21

Lobbying return by Focus Ireland

Housing
Intended results

To highlight policy issues on homelessness and improve the national response to reducing homelessness

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 Lobbying2022-09-21

Lobbying return by Focus Ireland

Housing
Intended results

To set out a number of recommendations in response to the increasing evict to sell crisis, leading to sharp rises in homelessness

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 Lobbying2022-09-21

Lobbying return by Irish Council for Overseas Students (ICOS)

Housing
Intended results

‘To ask the Minister for Housing what preparations are being made to ensure that there is sufficient accommodation provision for international students and English language students ahead of the new academic year?

Register of Lobbying2022-09-20

Lobbying return by Irish Institutional Property

Housing
Intended results

Inform government policy on housing delivery

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Institutional Property" has no legal form. "IRISH INSTITUTIONAL PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 635622) 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 Lobbying2022-09-20

Lobbying return by Clúid Housing

Housing
Intended results

Implementing the Safe As Houses Report and the inclusion of the AHB sector in any potential remedial redress scheme, as established by Government, in order to allow us to recoup costs of previous and future remedial works, on apartments built between 1991 and 2013 (pre-BCAR)

Register of Lobbying2022-09-20

Lobbying return by Bank of Ireland Group plc

Housing
Intended results

To exchange latest insights on the housing sector and to outline the Bank’s support for various State housing schemes.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Bank of Ireland Group plc" equals CRO name "BANK OF IRELAND GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY" (CRO 593672) 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 Lobbying2022-09-20

Lobbying return by Montague Communications Ltd

Housing
Intended results

Tax breaks in Budget 2023 for owner-occupiers and grants for social landlords who have paid or are paying remediation levies for fire and other defects as well as progress towards an overall redress scheme

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 Lobbying2022-09-20

Lobbying return by Peter McVerry Trust

Housing
Intended results

Long Term Leasing for Housing First

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Peter McVerry Trust" has no legal form. "PETER MCVERRY TRUST COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 98934) 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 Lobbying2022-09-20

Lobbying return by Paul Allen & Associates Public Relations

Housing
Intended results

Adoption of measures in Hardware Association Ireland's Pre-Budget Submission to renovate empty homes and tackle the housing crisis

Register of Lobbying2022-09-20

Lobbying return by Construction Defects Alliance

Housing
Intended results

Tax breaks in Budget 2023 for owner-occupiers and grants for social landlords who have paid or are paying remediation levies for fire and other defects as well as progress towards an overall redress scheme

Register of Lobbying2022-09-19

Lobbying return by Waterford Chamber of Commerce

Housing
Intended results

Minister to address the difficulties many people are facing when trying to find a home - being faced with the decision to give up their job in order to claim benefits and get a Council house, or face homelessness because they do not quality for housing support.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Waterford Chamber of Commerce" equals CRO name "WATERFORD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE" (CRO 130123) 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.