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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 Lobbying2021-09-21

Lobbying return by Threshold

Housing
Intended results

To update the Minister about the position of Threshold on the bill and to suggest changes and additional measures be included.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Threshold" equals CRO name "THRESHOLD" (CRO 70660) 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 Lobbying2021-09-21

Lobbying return by Hardware Association Ireland

Housing
Intended results

To have meeting with Minister O'Brien

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Hardware Association Ireland" equals CRO name "HARDWARE ASSOCIATION IRELAND" (CRO 124104) 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 Lobbying2021-09-21

Lobbying return by Marc Coleman

Housing
Intended results

Greater awareness of benefits of long term planning, regional targetting (Dublin, other regions) and infrastructure investment, addressing land pricing challenge and priority to tackling homelesnessness

Register of Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by Ibec

Housing
Intended results

Ensure understanding of PII's key messages and recommendations on the need to stop landlords leaving the rental market, the importance of private sector funding for the delivery of rental accommodation and the need for policy certainty

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 Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by Ibec

Housing
Intended results

Secure commitment to clear direction on the appropriate guidelines and standards on sunlight and daylight standards to be applied in assessment of planning applications

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 Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by Ibec

Housing
Intended results

Ensure awareness of the impact of a land value tax on the supply of land, the viability of new home delivery and the impact on the cost of new home delivery

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 Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by Social Innovation Growth Fund Ireland Limited trading as Rethink Ireland.

Housing
Intended results

Secure funding/ partial funding to support a pledged philanthropic fund for the homelessness sector

Register of Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by Simon Communities of Ireland

Housing
Intended results

The funding of housing and support programs that work towards an end to homelessness

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Simon Communities of Ireland" equals CRO name "SIMON COMMUNITIES OF IRELAND" (CRO 74038) 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 Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by Simon Communities of Ireland

Housing
Intended results

Right to Housing to be considered by the Oireachtas rather than channelled through the proposed housing commission

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Simon Communities of Ireland" equals CRO name "SIMON COMMUNITIES OF IRELAND" (CRO 74038) 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 Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by SOA Research Company Limited by Guarantee

Housing
Intended results

To secure a meeting/presentation with the Minister or his advisers/senior staff to discuss Community-Led Housing and how it can be supported in Ireland through policy.::To broaden the Minister's awareness of Community-Led Housing.::To encourage the Minister to acknowledge and…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "SOA Research Company Limited by Guarantee" equals CRO name "SOA RESEARCH COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 627719) 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 Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by Heneghan PR

Housing
Intended results

Clarification on stamp duty policy

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Heneghan PR" has no legal form. "HENEGHAN P.R.LIMITED" (CRO 164149) 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.