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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Darragh O'Brien

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: 0
CRO-matched interests: 0
Awards to declared companies: 3830
Lobbying returns: 1
SIPO donation records: 72%
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Lobbying returns

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Lobbying return by Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)

Community

Intended results

Promotion of the Irish Wheelchair Association Best Practice Access Guidelines

Lobbying return by Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland

Community

Intended results

Increased enforcement of the legislation and bringing forward Operation Tombola

Lobbying return by Ibec

Economic Development and Industry

Intended results

Awareness of Ibec's views on the National Economic Plan

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.

Lobbying return by daa plc

Transport

Intended results

To ensure DPO’s were fully informed on the daa noise application re North Runway and seek their support

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "daa plc" equals CRO name "DAA PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY" (CRO 9401) 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.

Lobbying return by Age Action

Budgetary matters

Intended results

TD aware of issues around Age Action's Budget 2021 priorities and give consideration to supporting the 'asks' in Budget 2021.

Lobbying return by Irish Congress of Trade Unions

EU Affairs

Intended results

Congress wrote to all Ministers, Senators and TDS in relation to the EU Canada Trade Agreement urge Government to defer tabling any such motion until the Oireachtas has an opportunity to have a full exchange of views on this matter. We note that 11 other member states as well as…

Lobbying return by Migrant Rights Centre Ireland

Housing

Intended results

To raise awareness of tenancy welfare; Securing agreement and support from Department of housing planning and local government and the Minister.

Lobbying return by Scouting Ireland

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Increased funding at a local and national level

Lobbying return by Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)

Housing

Intended results

Extension of moratorium on evictions to include members of the Traveller community, local authority tenancies and those in homeless accommodation.

Lobbying return by Irish Hotels Federation

Tourism

Intended results

Seeking additional liquidity measures to assist with working capital and cash flow for businesses facing short term problems::Seeking a reduction in rate of tourism VAT as part of the Budget::Seeking an extension to the waiver on Local Authority rates to coincide with business…

Lobbying return by Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland

Budgetary matters

Intended results

ACEI concerns in relation to the project pipeline for the built environment/infrastructure, sustainability and the NDP to be taken into account in Budget 2021

Lobbying return by National Youth Council of Ireland

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

NYCI to influence the Budget in line with the recommendations in our Pre-Budget Submission 2021

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "National Youth Council of Ireland" equals CRO name "NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL OF IRELAND" (CRO 58814) 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.

Lobbying return by Montague Communications Ltd

Housing

Intended results

Implementation of recommendations contained in Housing JOC's report, Safe as Houses? and commitments in Programme for Government

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.

Lobbying return by Limelight Communications

Transport

Intended results

Financial supports for the Travel Industry due to COVID-19 pandemic and DFA travel advice leading to collapse in turnover for travel agents::Access to grants and financial supports for travel agents

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Limelight Communications" has no legal form. "LIMELIGHT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED" (CRO 286106) 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.

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Marine

Intended results

Ongoing development of the National Marine Planning Framework (NMPF).::The NMPF, address a number of recommendations outlined in the recent ‘Review of the Aquaculture Licensing Process', where the report concluded that the aquaculture licensing system was in ‘urgent need of…