Politician(s) lobbied: Seán Canney (Minister of State), Department of Transport; Cáit Nic Amhlaoibh (Policy and Programme for Government Coordinator for Independents), Department of the Taoiseach; Padraig Hughes (Special Adviser), Department of Transport; Michael Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shane Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Grace Boland (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Currie (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louis O'Hara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Imelda Goldsboro (Senator), Seanad; Joanne Collins (Senator), Seanad; Lorraine Clifford-Lee (Senator), Seanad; Nessa Cosgrove (Senator), Seanad; Mark Duffy (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Seeking assurances that legislation mandating helmets on e-bikes and scooters does not include all bicycles
Methods: Email
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Rules on e-bikes and scooters
Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
Intent: Secure partnerships to provide shared mobility transport options to public sector staff.
Methods: Email
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Secure meeting to discuss potential public sector partnership opportunities with shared mobility operators.
2026-05-21
50 officialsCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Transport; Siobhan Russell (Adviser to Minister), Department of Transport; Seán Canney (Minister of State), Department of Transport; Cáit Nic Amhlaoibh (Policy and Programme for Government Coordinator for Independents), Department of the Taoiseach; Jerry Buttimer (Minister of State), Department of Transport; Jack White (Special Adviser), Department of Rural and Community Development; Ken Spratt (Secretary General), Department of Transport; Caoimhin O'Ciaruain (Assistant Secretary), Department of Transport; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Finance; Clare Mungovan (Special Adviser), Department of Finance; Conor Glynn (Special Adviser), Department of Finance; Clare Costello (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; Michael Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shane Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Grace Boland (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Currie (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louis O'Hara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Imelda Goldsboro (Senator), Seanad; Joanne Collins (Senator), Seanad; Lorraine Clifford-Lee (Senator), Seanad; Nessa Cosgrove (Senator), Seanad; Mark Duffy (Senator), Seanad; Richard O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Edward Timmins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Máire Devine (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Fleming (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Johnny Guirke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mattie McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aindrias Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Neville (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Paul O'Shea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shay Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pearse Doherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Erin McGreehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ryan O'Meara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Pat Casey (Senator), Seanad; Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad; Conor Murphy (Senator), Seanad; Joe O'Reilly (Senator), Seanad; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Secure intended reforms to TaxSaver Scheme and generally promote shared mobility.
Methods: EmailMeeting
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Reforming the TaxSaver scheme
2026-05-21
4 officialsCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Michael Brennan (Special Adviser), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Treasa Kelly (Special Adviser), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: To ensure an understanding of VFI industry perspectives on the proposed legislation
Methods: EmailInformal communication
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Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025
2026-05-21
49 officialsCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: James O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Carol Nolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ryan O'Meara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tony McCormack (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ollie Crowe (Senator), Seanad; Linda Nelson Murray (Senator), Seanad; Dee Ryan (Senator), Seanad; Seán Kyne (Senator), Seanad; Simon Harris (An Tánaiste), Department of Finance; Clare Mungovan (Special Adviser), Department of Finance; Conor Glynn (Special Adviser), Department of Finance; Niall O'Connor (Special Advisor to the Tanaiste), Department of Finance; Clare Costello (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; Sinead Ryan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; George Lawlor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter 'Chap' Cleere (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shane Curley (Senator), Seanad; Pat Casey (Senator), Seanad; John Clendennen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Cooney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Albert Dolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Erin McGreehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Lowry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peadar Tóibín (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Naoise O'Cearúil (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Flaherty (Senator), Seanad; PJ Murphy (Senator), Seanad; Fiona O'Loughlin (Senator), Seanad; Emer Currie (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Diarmuid Lynch (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Kieran McQuinn (Special Advisor to the Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Laura Mannion (Special Adviser), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Conor Madden (Special Adviser), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Andrew Smith (Adviser to Minister of State), Department of Finance; Seán Canney (Minister of State), Department of Transport; Cáit Nic Amhlaoibh (Policy and Programme for Government Coordinator for Independents), Department of the Taoiseach; Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Rural and Community Development; Darragh Gallagher (Special Adviser), Department of Rural and Community Development
Intent: To seek support for the pub sector in Budget 2027
Methods: EmailInformal communicationMeeting
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Budget 2027
2026-05-21
22 officialsCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Emer Currie (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niall O'Connor (Special Advisor to the Tanaiste), Department of Finance; Sarah Bardon (Special Adviser), Department of Finance; Joe Neville (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shay Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Edward Timmins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ryan O'Meara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ken O'Flynn (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Albert Dolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eileen Lynch (Senator), Seanad; Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Naoise Ó Muirí (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Geoghegan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Erin McGreehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Fleming (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To discuss the Domestic and EU Legislative Agenda and share key priorities so as enhance the competitiveness of the Irish Funds Industry.
Methods: MeetingPhone callEmail
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Irish Funds Industry
2026-05-21
6 officialsCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Lowry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter 'Chap' Cleere (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; William Aird (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; John Clendennen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eileen Lynch (Senator), Seanad
Intent: To ensure an understanding of rural stakeholder concerns on the impact of the EU proposals
Methods: Email
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EU proposals to ban lead in ammunition
2026-05-21
6 officialsCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: Christopher O’Sullivan (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; John Cummins (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; John Clendennen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Healy-Rae (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Brendan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Carrigy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To seek enhanced engagement and collaboration between NPWS and rural stakeholders
Methods: EmailInformal communication
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Stakeholder engagement on nature policy
2026-05-21
4 officialsCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh Gallagher (Special Adviser), Department of Rural and Community Development; Jack White (Special Advisor), Department of Justice; Jack O'Donnell (Special Advisor to the Tanaiste), Department of Finance; Paraic Brady (Senator), Seanad
Intent: To seek engagement on the firearms licensing system in Ireland
Methods: Event / ReceptionInformal communicationMeeting
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Firearms Licensing
2026-05-21
12 officialsCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (An Tánaiste), Department of Finance; Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Seán Canney (Minister of State), Department of Transport; Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Sarah Bardon (Special Adviser), Department of Finance; Ken O'Flynn (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Healy-Rae (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Danny Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Cooney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Browne (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Gillian Toole (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To ensure an understanding of IPOA's perspectives on the proposed legislation and seek amendments
Methods: EmailMeetingPhone call
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Residential Tenancies legislation