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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)
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Declared items
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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

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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 Lobbying2026-05-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

To secure the support of Irish Government Ministers for Technology Ireland's request for a derogation for wearables under the EU Batteries Regulation

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 Lobbying2026-05-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

Finance
Intended results

Communicate the economic contribution of aircraft leasing to Ireland and its current priorities.

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 Lobbying2026-05-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

Finance
Intended results

Communicate the importance of existing Double Taxation Agreements and the need for new agreements with some jurisdictions.

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 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.

Register of Lobbying2026-05-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Communicate of the importance of energy infrastructure and deploying more renewables on the system.

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 Lobbying2026-05-21

Lobbying return by Disability Federation of Ireland

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Urgent finalisation of Ireland's Social Climate Plan for submission to the European Commission

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Disability Federation of Ireland" equals CRO name "DISABILITY FEDERATION OF IRELAND" (CRO 140948) 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 Lobbying2026-05-21

Lobbying return by Hanover Media Strategy Limited

Transport
Intended results

A meeting with the Minister to discuss the taxi supply shortage in Ireland and proposals for a National Taxi Strategy.

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 Lobbying2026-05-21

Lobbying return by Horse Sport Ireland

Agriculture
Intended results

For the sport horse and equestrian sector to be included in any measures or subsidies introduced by the government to ease the burden of the high cost of fuel.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Horse Sport Ireland" equals CRO name "HORSE SPORT IRELAND" (CRO 432092) 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 Lobbying2026-05-21

Lobbying return by CyrusOne Irish Datacentres Holdings Ltd

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

To alert policy makers to the impact of proposed policies on our Irish business

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "CyrusOne Irish Datacentres Holdings Ltd" equals CRO name "CYRUSONE IRISH DATACENTRES HOLDINGS LIMITED" (CRO 605064) 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 Lobbying2026-05-21

Lobbying return by Wind Energy Ireland

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Support for the passage of the Private Wires Bill 2025::Changes to the Private Wires Bill 2025 as will be finally drafted in line with Wind Energy Ireland's submission to the Pre-legislative Scrutiny:…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-21

Lobbying return by Paul Allen & Associates Public Relations

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

To facilitate direct engagement and information exchange between the Minister and members of the hardware and building materials sector. A company in the hardware sector wanted to contact the Minister to inform him that they were exploring the idea of opening a new site in his…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-21

Lobbying return by Wind Energy Ireland

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Support for accelerating the reinforcement of Ireland's electricity grid.::Investment in grid infrastructure to reinforce the country's electricity grid.::Acceleration of the roll-out of Long-Duration Energy Storage.