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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 Lobbying2023-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Academy of Engineering

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Inform Public Policy

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "The Irish Academy of Engineering" equals CRO name "THE IRISH ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING" (CRO 439234) 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 Lobbying2023-01-20

Lobbying return by Focus Ireland

Housing
Intended results

To improve the representation of the homeless sector on the National Youth Homelessness Strategy Steering Group

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Focus Ireland" has no legal form. "FOCUS IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 106149) 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 Lobbying2023-01-20

Lobbying return by Irish Tourist Industry Confederation

Tourism
Intended results

Unfair comments made in the media by senior politicians relating to hotel pricing. Simplistic language, without any factual back-up, such as 'price-gouging' risks undermining public policy and consumer confidence in the sector.

Register of Lobbying2023-01-20

Lobbying return by Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland

Environment
Intended results

Concrete levy to be removed and Ministers and TDs to provide responses to the challenges facing the construction sector.

Register of Lobbying2023-01-20

Lobbying return by Irish Concrete Federation

Taxation
Intended results

Deferment of the introduction of the proposed defective concrete products levy by Government, pending a regulatory and economic impact analysis.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Concrete Federation" has no legal form. "IRISH CONCRETE FEDERATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 236008) 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 Lobbying2023-01-20

Lobbying return by Shannon Chamber

Tourism
Intended results

Seek Government support for Clare County Council’s request for €15 million funding from the Government for the takeover of Shannon Heritage sites in Co. Clare, stating that a decision on the approval of such funding for the Council is urgent and vital.

Register of Lobbying2023-01-20

Lobbying return by Shannon Chamber

Public Expenditure and Reform
Intended results

Seeking confirmation on the central theme of the next URDF call, what the call will support, and if the development of Shannon as outlined in the Shannon Town Centre Masterplan can/will be considered under this call.

Register of Lobbying2023-01-20

Lobbying return by Meath Women's Aid Housing Association Company Limited by Guarantee

Housing
Intended results

To meet with the Minister to express our concerns and to identify a way to address this issue with the CAS programme

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Meath Women's Aid Housing Association Company Limited by Guarantee" equals CRO name "MEATH WOMEN'S AID HOUSING ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 127494) 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 Lobbying2023-01-20

Lobbying return by Meath Women's Aid Housing Association Company Limited by Guarantee

Housing
Intended results

To meet with the Minister to express our concerns and to identify a way to address this issue

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Meath Women's Aid Housing Association Company Limited by Guarantee" equals CRO name "MEATH WOMEN'S AID HOUSING ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 127494) 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 Lobbying2023-01-20

Lobbying return by County Kildare Chamber

Housing
Intended results

Meeting was in relation to inadequate housing numbers for Kildare and the need to update the National Planning Framework to take into account the increased population in Ireland