Credit Union Development Association (CUDA)

Lobbying Organisation Credit Union Development Association

Date published 20 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Social and Affordable Housing finance

Intended results Create the appropriate framework to enable credit unions provide funding to Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) and local authorities

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kevin Johnson, CEO

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?) No

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.

Email (1)

Updated information provided to Councillor Maeve Yore, Louth County Council with details of the CUDA Social and Affordable Housing Initiative

Informal communication (1)

Email (1)

Update to Damien English TD on particulars relating to the Social and Affordable Housing Initiative developed by CUDA

Informal communication (1)

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.

Maeve Anna Yore Councillor (Louth County council)

Damien English Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)