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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 Lobbying2024-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

EU Affairs
Intended results

That Irish MEPs must be part of a national effort to retain the current nitrates derogation.::- Ireland has a unique grass-based system and there must be recognition for this from the EU.::- Over 30 measures have been introduced at farm level since 2020 . These measures must be…

Register of Lobbying2024-05-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

Housing
Intended results

Delivering a planning system that is responsive, resourced, consistent, and certain

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 Lobbying2024-05-21

Lobbying return by Q4PR

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Better understanding of the challenges for the sector and an amendment to address disproportionate regulation of radio in the Gambling Regulation Bill.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Q4PR" has no legal form. "Q4 PR LIMITED" (CRO 371427) 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 Lobbying2024-05-21

Lobbying return by The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers

Employment
Intended results

To support The Protection of Employees (Trade Union Subscriptions) Bill 2024 and endeavor to tackle union-busting and make it easier for workers to join and remain members of their trade union.

Register of Lobbying2024-05-21

Lobbying return by Irish Hotels Federation

Tourism
Intended results

Action to offset escalating costs for hospitality businesses::A restructuring of employers' PRSI including a targeted rebate for tourism and hospitality businesses::A widening and expansion of the existing local authority rates (ICOB) / Increased Cost of Doing Business) grants…

Register of Lobbying2024-05-21

Lobbying return by The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers

Employment
Intended results

An outright ban on union-busting. Introduce robust protections for union Reps so that they can’t be victimised, discriminated against or dismissed for their union activity Introduce separate robust anti penalisation protections for union members so that they can’t be victimised…

Register of Lobbying2024-05-21

Lobbying return by Vulcan Consulting Limited

Housing
Intended results

To advocate for progress on key actions from Housing for All

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 Lobbying2024-05-21

Lobbying return by The Iveagh Trust

Housing
Intended results

The Trust did not seek any particular result from this engagement other than to secure the Minister’s attendance at the opening referred to above. This was a courtesy meeting attendant on Lord Iveagh’s meeting with the Minister which the Trust was pleased to host.

Register of Lobbying2024-05-21

Lobbying return by Shannon Chamber

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

The designation of Clare County Council to expedite the marine mapping of the Atlantic to progress the development of the floating offshore wind sector in Ireland.

Register of Lobbying2024-05-21

Lobbying return by Nursing Homes Ireland

Health
Intended results

Was to inform Ministers and TD's that our new Strategic Plan had been launched and the focus of NHI’s new strategy is HOMES, which focuses on the resident and supporting the overall healthcare structure as an integrated and sustainable system. NHI aims to effectively represent…