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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 Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by Ibec

Transport
Intended results

Ensure that NIFTI is an effective policy tool for the delivery of balanced and sustainable growth the Dublin metropolitan area

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

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

Secure engagement on the enterprising region, planning for growth and achieving a region that works::Secure support for delivering a city for better lives and better business, a resilient and sustainable growth strategy for the Dublin Metropolitan Area.

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 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 The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To highlight the issue of carbon leakage by importing peat from other countries.::To call on Minister Darragh O'Brien to introduce measures to ensure the resumption of the harvesting of horticultural peat immediately.

Register of Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To alleviate labour shortages in the horticulture sector.::To highlight the issue of carbon leakage by importing peat from other countries::To call on the Minister to introduce measures to ensure the resumption of the harvesting of horticultural peat immediately.::To call on the…

Register of Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To acknowledge the Minister's recent engagements with the IFA in relation to issues and opportunities for the potato sector.::That an emergency derogation for the necessary plant protection product is granted from 1st August to 1st October 2021.::To summarise:::• The potato…

Register of Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To call on Minister Damien English for the need to immediately reopen the pilot General Employment Permit Scheme.::To highlight that this needs to be followed urgently by the legislation proceeding through the Houses of the Oireachtas and its enactment.::To alleviate labour…

Register of Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by Irish Air Line Pilots Association (IALPA)

Transport
Intended results

To address 4 specific areas concerning international travel that cabinet should address in next Cabinet Meeting. They are: (1) Travel within Common Travel Area (Eire & UK) (2) Travel within EU (3) Travel between Ireland/EU and the USA (4) The application of rapid antigen testing…