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Regulation of Lobbying - Designated Public Officials
- Published on: 7 January 2020
- Last updated on: 15 September 2025
- Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015
- List of designated public officials under the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015
- Relevant bodies exempted under the Transparency Code
Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015
The Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 is designed to provide information to the public about who is lobbying whom about what. Further information is available at www.lobbying.ie.
Section 6(4) of the Act requires each public body to publish a list of designated public officials of the body. The purpose of the list is twofold:
- to allow members of the public identify those persons who are designated public officials; and
- as a resource for lobbyists filing a return to the Register who may need to source a designated public official’s details
List of designated public officials under the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015
| Name | Organisation | Job Title | Area of Responsibility |
| James Browne, TD | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Minister | Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage |
| John Cummins, TD | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Minister of State | Minister of State with responsibility for Local Government and Planning |
| Christopher O’Sullivan, TD | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Minister of State | Minister of State with responsibility for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity |
| Kieran O'Donnell, TD | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Minister of State | Minister of State with responsibility for Housing ,Minister of State with responsibility for Older People |
| Graham Doyle | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Secretary General | - |
| Caroline Timmons | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Assistant Secretary | Housing Policy and Standards Division |
| David Kelly | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Assistant Secretary | Homelessness, Rental and Social Inclusion |
| Eoin Moran | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Director | Met Éireann |
| Fintan Towey | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Assistant Secretary | Water |
| Fiona Quinn | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Assistant Secretary | Local Government |
| Laura Behan | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Assistant Secretary, Affordable Housing | Affordable Housing |
| Marguerite Ryan | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Assistant Secretary | Corporate and Business Support |
| Niall Ó'Donnchú | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Assistant Secretary | Heritage |
| Niamh Larkin | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Director | Director of Audit, Local Government Audit Service |
| Paul Hogan | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Assistant Secretary | Planning |
| Paul Benson | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Assistant Secretary | Social Housing Delivery |
| Síona Cahill | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Special Adviser to Minister | - |
| John McDonald | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Special Adviser to Minister | - |
| Don Kingston | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Special Adviser to Minister of State O’Sullivan | - |
| Ciara Phelan | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Special Adviser to Minister of State Cummins | - |
| Leah McDonald | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Special Adviser to Minister of State McDonald | - |