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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

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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Lobbying return by Construction Industry Federation (CIF)

Housing

Intended results

Information sharing

Lobbying return by The Union of Students in Ireland

Housing

Intended results

Introduction of emergency provisions to support and protect student renters

Lobbying return by The Iveagh Trust

Housing

Intended results

To deliver social and affordable housing opportunities for The Iveagh Trust::To resolve some of the anomalies presented by the operation of the Rent Pressure Zones

Lobbying return by The Union of Students in Ireland

Housing

Intended results

Legislate for an extension on the moratorium on evictions.

Lobbying return by Irish Tax Institute

Taxation

Intended results

To raise awareness of the tax measures needed to reboot the economy and support jobs following the COVID-19 restrictions

Lobbying return by Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Economic Development and Industry

Intended results

To highlight the latest Dublin Chamber policy that is relevant to the Department.::To propose the 15 Minute City urban planning vision to transform Dublin.::To ensure an additional 14,000 homes are built in Dublin each year with densities of 50 units per hectare in Dublin’s…

Lobbying return by ALONE

Housing

Intended results

Meeting to discuss relevant policy matters

Lobbying return by Credit Union Development Association

Banking and Financial Institutions

Intended results

Amendments to legislation

Lobbying return by Threshold

Housing

Intended results

To update the Minister about the work of Threshold and contribute to the Taskforce

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Threshold" equals CRO name "THRESHOLD" (CRO 70660) 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 Migrant Rights Centre Ireland

Housing

Intended results

That the laws allowing evictions to continue during COVID are reversed.

Lobbying return by Focus Ireland

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Influencing contents of Youth Homelessness Strategy on behalf of the Coalition to End Youth Homelessness

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.

Lobbying return by Irish Tourist Industry Confederation

Tourism

Intended results

Irish tourism to be front and centre of any new Programme for Government::Immediate fund required in business continuity grants for tourism & hospitality enterprises::SME specific supports - extension of wage subsidy scheme, waiving of local authority rates & commercial water…

Lobbying return by Philanthropy Ireland

Community

Intended results

Commitment in Programme for Government

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Philanthropy Ireland" has no legal form. "PHILANTHROPY IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 371896) 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 Paul Allen & Associates Public Relations

Budgetary matters

Intended results

The addition in the Budget and the July Stimulus package of a Home Renovation Incentive Scheme, a Retrofitting Incentive Scheme, Apprenticeship Supports and various other measure to support the hardware, building materials and construction setors.

Lobbying return by SSE plc

Energy and Natural Resources

Intended results

Reiterated asks from SSE’s Greenprint which outlines positions on offshore and onshore wind, decarbonisation and energy efficiency, carbon pricing and system stability services, and electrifying heat and transport. SSE drew particular focus to the importance of progress with…