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Regulation of Lobbying - Designated Public Officials

From: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Published on: 7 January 2020
Last updated on: 22 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	-

Relevant bodies exempted under the Transparency Code

Regulation of Lobbying - Relevant bodies exempted under the Transparency Code

Regulation of Lobbying - Designated Public Officials

Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015

List of designated public officials under the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015

Relevant bodies exempted under the Transparency Code

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