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The Regulation of Lobbying legislation is designed to provide information to the public about who is lobbying whom about what. If you are lobbying then you must register on this website and make a return every four months. Take our Three Step Test to see if you are lobbying. Please feel free to read this welcome letter, which is sent to all new registrants, advising them of their obligations and best administrative practices for managing their account on Lobbying.ie. You can also find answers to our most Frequently Asked Questions. 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Slides from the session can be viewed here. 8 May 2025 - We hosted an Online Open House Information Session for the Irish Council of Civil Liberties on the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015. Slides from the session can be viewed here. 20 September 2024 - We hosted an Online Information Session for the Wheel on the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015. Slides from the session can be viewed here. 1 July 2024 - The Standards Commission has published the Regulation of Lobbying Annual Report 2023. 29 February 2024 - We hosted an Online Open House Information Session on the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 and the the Lobbying Amendment Act 2023. Slides from the session can be viewed here. 15 December 2023 - The Regulation of Lobbying and Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) (Amendment) Act 2023 was passed into law on 22 June 2023. Most provisions of Act will commence on 1 January 2024. Some provisions will commence on 1 June 2024. 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