Irish League of Credit Unions

Lobbying Organisation Irish League of Credit Unions

Date published 20 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Banking and Financial Institutions

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Credit union issues specifically Programme for Government commitments, the Credit Union (Amendment) Act, shared underlying trends and data and highlighted barriers to further expansion

Intended results To highlight to An Tánaiste during his visit to First South Credit Union on 27th of February, the issues credit unions are facing, the opportunities for the sector to grow and to show that credit union mortgages have now reached €1 billion.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Barry Harrington

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Barry Harrington (Former DPO) Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Tánaiste Simon Harris, Minister Jerry Buttimer met with a cross section of credit unions in First South Credit Union on 27th of April

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Finance)

Jerry Buttimer Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)