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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 Lobbying2024-11-01

Lobbying return by 100% Redress / Compensation for MICA/PYRITE/SULPHATE Victims,Defective Concrete Action Group

Development and Zoning
Intended results

To Get correct remediation for properties damaged by Defective blocks, products and Aggregate

Register of Lobbying2024-10-30

Lobbying return by Engineers Ireland

Housing
Intended results

Confirmation that the Housing Agency is considering pyrrhotite in its determinations, request that where a discrepancy exists between the recommendation of a member of the I.S. 465 Register employed by a homeowner and on employed by the Housing Agency, that the higher option of…

Register of Lobbying2024-10-30

Lobbying return by Engineers Ireland

Housing
Intended results

Maintaining the position of representative bodies on the Building Control National Steering Group committee at the current level, instead of moving to Advisory Group.

Register of Lobbying2024-10-15

Lobbying return by Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland

Housing
Intended results

SCSI is the registration body for Building and Quantity Surveyors under the Building Control Act, 2007 (“the Act”). In relation to Section 62 - Registration body specifying fees, SCSI would like to request for increase the registration fees for the Building and Quantity…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-30

Lobbying return by Crosscare

Housing
Intended results

To address the matter named above.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Crosscare" has no legal form. "CROSSCARE LIMITED" (CRO 172292) 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 Lobbying2024-09-26

Lobbying return by National Traveller MABS

Finance
Intended results

T.D.'s and Senators to have a copy of the NTMABS research report 'Financial Unwellness' and to have it's findings considered as part of the Financial Literacy Strategy currently being prepared.

Register of Lobbying2024-09-23

Lobbying return by Waterford Chamber of Commerce

Housing
Intended results

Alteration to the rule regarding small-scale domestic extensions: increase the allowable floor area to 45 square metres and permit the extension to be detached from the original dwelling, to enable rapid delivery of self-contained single or dual-occupancy living…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Waterford Chamber of Commerce" equals CRO name "WATERFORD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE" (CRO 130123) 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 Lobbying2024-09-21

Lobbying return by Vulcan Consulting Limited

Health
Intended results

To secure a national position on the EU Commission's proposal to revise European Pharmaceutical Legislation & raise awareness of other key legislative and policy proposals which could impact the pharmaceutical sector.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Vulcan Consulting Limited" equals CRO name "VULCAN CONSULTING LIMITED" (CRO 578963) 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 Lobbying2024-09-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To propose that if any percentage of the farm is dedicated to forestry, it should be defined as agricultural land and the CAT Agricultural Relief applied to the whole farm.::To propose that farm forestry is treated similarly to the Consanguinity and Young Trained Farmers Stamp…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

To propose the retention of Flat rate addition scheme (FRA) for all agricultural sectors.::To propose the implementation of 0% VAT rate on non-oral animal medicines and vaccines as early as possible (1st January)::To propose the inclusion of Additional milking points, Automatic…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-21

Lobbying return by Vulcan Consulting Limited

Education and Training
Intended results

Engage with key policymakers on the funding requirements of higher and further education institutions within the Irish jurisdiction.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Vulcan Consulting Limited" equals CRO name "VULCAN CONSULTING LIMITED" (CRO 578963) 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 Lobbying2024-09-21

Lobbying return by Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Public Expenditure and Reform
Intended results

To advocate that the revision of the National Planning Framework (NPF) should more appropriately account for Dublin's population growth and ensure that capital investment in infrastructure is allocated to the GDA at rate that supports its growth rather than limits it.

Register of Lobbying2024-09-21

Lobbying return by Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Housing
Intended results

To discuss the need to increase the Housing for All target to 53,000 homes per annum, with at least half provided in the GDA to account for pent-up demand.