Bank of Ireland Group plc

Lobbying Organisation Bank of Ireland Group plc

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details To discuss Bank of Ireland’s latest fraud prevention public campaign and to advocate for the development of a shared fraud database to help protect Irish consumers.

Intended results To seek support for the development of a shared fraud database for the Republic of Ireland market, similar to the approach which has been taken in the UK.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Francesca McDonagh, Group CEO, Bank of Ireland

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)

Damien Garvey (Former DPO) Special Advisor (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Meeting to brief the Minister on Bank of Ireland’s anti-fraud campaign and to seek support for the development of a shared fraud database for the Republic of Ireland market.

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.

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)