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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 Lobbying2026-09-16

Lobbying return by AECOM

Transport
Intended results

To build relationships with the Minister and his officials

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "AECOM" has no legal form. "AECOM LIMITED" (CRO 908357) 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 Lobbying2026-09-16

Lobbying return by Amnesty International Ireland

Transport
Intended results

Express deep concern that, almost four months after we and Human Rights First wrote seeking answers to our detailed questions, we have not received responses from either Minister; and again call on Ireland to take measures to ensure that the Trump administration's unlawful and…

Register of Lobbying2026-09-15

Lobbying return by Ryanair

Transport
Intended results

Reduce Dublin charges and increase cap to provide more competitiveness, and connectivity. Ireland's Presidency of Council of EU to drive change in EU aviation by lowering ETS and fixing ATC.

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 Lobbying2026-09-10

Lobbying return by Irish Road Haulage Association

Transport
Intended results

Opp to discuss further. Meeting to discuss solutions. Government engagement. Meeting to discuss. Meeting to discuss. Support for this initiative. Address the concerns. Meeting to discuss. Meeting ti discuss. Meeting to discuss.

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 Lobbying2026-09-09

Lobbying return by Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland

Transport
Intended results

Secure engagement between the Department of Transport in the Republic of Ireland and the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland, and to explore whether a derogation, mutual recognition arrangement or other formal exemption could facilitate legitimate cross-border…

Register of Lobbying2026-08-31

Lobbying return by British Irish Chamber of Commerce

Transport
Intended results

Invited the Minister to deliver keynote address to audience of 300 leading business and political leaders this autumn ahead of our panel discussions on energy and infrastructure.

Register of Lobbying2026-08-31

Lobbying return by National Greenway Action Association

Transport
Intended results

To secure a public-land-first approach; genuine voluntary agreement for private land; no CPO for recreational Greenways; avoidance of farm severance; whole-farm, safety and economic assessment; early meaningful landowner engagement; and appropriate DAFM involvement where…

Register of Lobbying2026-07-22

Lobbying return by Polio Survivors Ireland

Transport
Intended results

To obtain further information about new scheme and seek stakeholder engagement on development of same

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Polio Survivors Ireland" equals CRO name "Polio Survivors Ireland" (CRO 354283) 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 Lobbying2026-06-04

Lobbying return by Irish Air Line Pilots Association (IALPA)

Transport
Intended results

The Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association (IALPA) wrote to Minister O’Brien about the proposed expansion of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), the relevant matter, which is EU legislation on aviation emissions. The letter argues this policy would increase costs for Irish…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-21

Lobbying return by Dundalk Chamber

Transport
Intended results

Make the Minister aware that the station is now close to capacity when it comes to parking and we need to provide extra funding in the future to provide that.