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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 Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by Toyota Ireland

Transport
Intended results

Results intended: To deliver information to the Minister around the level of dieselisation in the Irish passenger car market, which is an outlier in Europe. To understand the Minister’s and department’s direction for future electrification in the Irish car market. Shared…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Toyota Ireland" has no legal form. "TOYOTA IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY" (CRO 37417) 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 Lobbying2025-09-18

Lobbying return by Hanover Media Strategy Limited

Transport
Intended results

Meeting to introduce the EV Charging Alliance for Ireland and discuss transport electrification policy.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Hanover Media Strategy Limited" equals CRO name "HANOVER MEDIA STRATEGY LIMITED" (CRO 596029) 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 Lobbying2025-09-18

Lobbying return by Ryanair

Transport
Intended results

Lift the Dublin airport traffic cap and night-time restrictions

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ryanair" has no legal form. "RYANAIR DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY" (CRO 104547) 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 Lobbying2025-09-18

Lobbying return by Irish Road Haulage Association

Transport
Intended results

Set up a working group. To meet to keep new schedule. Meeting to disuses the overall permit process. Intervene to address exciting resourcing & to ensure no future delays. Engagement & clarification of the current incorrect construct.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Irish Road Haulage Association" equals CRO name "IRISH ROAD HAULAGE ASSOCIATION" (CRO 43035) 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 Lobbying2025-09-18

Lobbying return by Bolt Itx

Transport
Intended results

More shared mobility schemes to launch in Ireland

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Bolt Itx" has no legal form. "BOLT ITX LIMITED" (CRO 671417) 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 Lobbying2025-09-18

Lobbying return by Irish Travel Agents Association

Transport
Intended results

Share ITAA and ECTAA's (The European Travel Agents' and Tour Operators' Associations) views on the revision of the Air Passenger Rights Regulation 261/2004

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Irish Travel Agents Association" equals CRO name "IRISH TRAVEL AGENTS ASSOCIATION" (CRO 34282) 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 Lobbying2025-09-17

Lobbying return by Irish Heart Foundation

Transport
Intended results

To seek information on the status of reducing urban speed limits to 30km/h.::To raise awareness of the health benefit of reducing the default speed limit of all urban areas to 30km/h

Register of Lobbying2025-09-17

Lobbying return by Montague Communications Ltd

Transport
Intended results

Securing continuation of the grant or its replacement by an alternative source of funding

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 Lobbying2025-09-16

Lobbying return by ALSTOM Transport Ireland Limited

Transport
Intended results

Increased understanding of opportunities and challenges re. public transport investment (specifically rail and light rail) in Dublin and wider Ireland.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "ALSTOM Transport Ireland Limited" equals CRO name "ALSTOM TRANSPORT IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 536288) 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 Lobbying2025-09-16

Lobbying return by Hanover Media Strategy Limited

Transport
Intended results

For the Minister for Transport and the NTA to address the shortage of taxis faced in both urban and rural Ireland.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Hanover Media Strategy Limited" equals CRO name "HANOVER MEDIA STRATEGY LIMITED" (CRO 596029) 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 Lobbying2025-09-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Transport
Intended results

To point out that while IFA acknowledges the responsibility carried by TII and its staff IFA is uncomfortable with the apparent inconsistencies in some of the answers around when TII decides to appeal on planning and when it decides not to appeal.::To show concern that there…