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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
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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

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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…

Register of Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by Social Innovation Growth Fund Ireland Limited trading as Rethink Ireland.

Housing
Intended results

Secure funding/ partial funding to support a pledged philanthropic fund for the homelessness sector

Register of Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by Simon Communities of Ireland

Housing
Intended results

The funding of housing and support programs that work towards an end to homelessness

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Simon Communities of Ireland" equals CRO name "SIMON COMMUNITIES OF IRELAND" (CRO 74038) 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 Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by Simon Communities of Ireland

Housing
Intended results

Right to Housing to be considered by the Oireachtas rather than channelled through the proposed housing commission

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Simon Communities of Ireland" equals CRO name "SIMON COMMUNITIES OF IRELAND" (CRO 74038) 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 Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by SOA Research Company Limited by Guarantee

Housing
Intended results

To secure a meeting/presentation with the Minister or his advisers/senior staff to discuss Community-Led Housing and how it can be supported in Ireland through policy.::To broaden the Minister's awareness of Community-Led Housing.::To encourage the Minister to acknowledge and…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "SOA Research Company Limited by Guarantee" equals CRO name "SOA RESEARCH COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 627719) 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.