Skip to content
Declared
Official portrait of Darragh O'Brien
Photo: Houses of the Oireachtas

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.

Download CSV 313 rows, with the filters applied
Register of Lobbying2020-09-19

Lobbying return by The Prevention and Early Intervention Network

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

Engagement with key policy makers and decision makers in the relevant government departments and parties, as well as Seanad members.::Inclusion of key campaign priorities in the next programme for government::Ongoing support for the community and voluntary sector in response to…

Register of Lobbying2020-09-19

Lobbying return by SOA Research Company Limited by Guarantee

Housing
Intended results

Acknowledgement and associated support of Community Led Housing (including cooperatives, cohousing, self-help and Community Land Trusts) as a means of empowering communities to meet their specific housing needs affordably and collectively.

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.

Register of Lobbying2020-09-18

Lobbying return by Ibec

Housing
Intended results

Ensure awareness that it is too early to assess the impact and the range of issues that will influence the impact of COVID-19 on construction costs

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 Lobbying2020-09-18

Lobbying return by Ibec

Housing
Intended results

The establishment of an Equity Loan scheme in Ireland to support homeownership by first-time buyers

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 Lobbying2020-09-18

Lobbying return by Ibec

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

Support for Ibec's July Stimulus submission

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 Lobbying2020-09-18

Lobbying return by Ibec

Housing
Intended results

Delivery of quality and affordable homes, increase the supply of zoned and serviceable land, prioritisation of housing in the ‘July Stimulus’, and the state being more ambitious in its approach to direct building::Fast-tracking of the legislative passage of Land Development…

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 Lobbying2020-09-18

Lobbying return by Fórsa trade union

Local Government
Intended results

Seeking support from the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage seeking a constitutional referendum that water services remain under public control and raising the concerns of union members working in water services around their future employment.

Register of Lobbying2020-09-18

Lobbying return by VELUX Company Limited

Housing
Intended results

Consideration of health when enacting policies to make building more energy efficient.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "VELUX Company Limited" equals CRO name "VELUX COMPANY LIMITED" (CRO 903275) 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 Lobbying2020-09-18

Lobbying return by Prosper Fingal CLG

Health
Intended results

To give an overview of Prosper and the various challenges faced by the organisation i.e. COVID-19, Pay Parity for Section 39 Agencies, lack of capital funding for day services, ageing clients and associated needs etc.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Prosper Fingal CLG" equals CRO name "PROSPER FINGAL COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 65998) 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 Lobbying2020-09-18

Lobbying return by Vintners' Federation of Ireland

Finance
Intended results

If pubs that do no serve food are not permitted to open by August 31st they will have been closed for 24 weeks. They urgently need support, not sympathy and the VFI is calling on the Cabinet to announce a support package centred on direct financial aid if they are not allow…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Vintners' Federation of Ireland" has no legal form. "VINTNERS' FEDERATION OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 112132) 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 Lobbying2020-09-18

Lobbying return by Ibec

Budgetary matters
Intended results

The introduction of measures to increase the supply of housing in the Irish market

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 Lobbying2020-09-18

Lobbying return by Tetrarch Capital Limited

Development and Zoning
Intended results

Tetrarch Capital sought to make the Designated Public Officials aware of all aspects of the draft masterplan for the Howth Estate, including the proposed development of a new hotel, spa and leisure centre, golf course, club house, sports campus, school, parkland and woodland…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Tetrarch Capital Limited" equals CRO name "TETRARCH CAPITAL LIMITED" (CRO 503445) 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 Lobbying2020-09-18

Lobbying return by Ibec

Housing
Intended results

The introduction of measures to increase the supply of housing in the Irish market

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.