Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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623. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of meetings requested by private external lobby groups and the number held, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43607/15]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy can appreciate, I receive a very large number of requests from a variety of sources including external bodies, Departmental officials, Oireachtas Members and members of the public. Due to the vast number of requests involved it would not be practicable, or a good use of limited resources, for my Office to keep a register of all these requests. However, if the Deputy wishes to submit a more detailed question in terms of a particular group my Office can look at collating and providing the relevant details.  

Also, since the commencement of the Lobbying Act 2015 from 1 September 2015, all lobbyists who come under the Act are required to register and to provide information regularly about their lobbying activities.