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Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015

From: Department of Finance
Published on: 3 December 2018
Last updated on: 21 May 2025

Introduction
Ministers
Secretary General
Assistant Secretary Generals
Head of the Shareholding & Financial Advisory Division
Head of International Finance Division
Advisers to the Minister for Finance
Adviser to the Minister of State for Finance
Transparency Code

Introduction

The Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 which came into effect on 1 September 2015 provides that the Standards in Public Office Commission will establish and maintain an online Register of lobbying activity.

The purpose of the register is to make information available to the public on the identity of those communicating with designated public officials on specific policy, legislative matters or prospective decisions. Lobbyists must report on their interactions with the Designated Public Officials.

Section 6(4) of the Act requires each public body to publish a list of designated public officials. The purpose of the list is twofold:

to allow members of the public to identify those persons who are designated public officials
to act as a resource for lobbyists filing a return to the register who may need to source a designated public official’s details

The Department of Finance's Designated Public Officials are set out below.