Irish League of Credit Unions

Lobbying Organisation Irish League of Credit Unions

Date published 16 Sep, 2016

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 May, 2016 to 31 Aug, 2016

Specific Details SME Funding Proposal

Intended results To establish a credit union supported, state backed fund for SMEs

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ed Farrell, CEO of the Irish League of Credit Unions

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)

Gerard Howlin (Former DPO) Special Advisor (Department of the Taoiseach)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? To highlight credit union issues

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Letter All TDs

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister Mary Mitchell OConnor TD, Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Letter (1)

Letter to John Murphy, Secretary General, Office of the Secretary General, Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister Pat Breen TD, Minister of State for Employment and Small Business, Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister John Halligan TD, Minister of State for Training and Skills, Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Letter (1)

Letter to Clare Dunne, Assistant Secretary, Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Letter (1)

Letter to Paraig Hennessy, Principle Officer, Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Letter (1)

Letter to Deputy Maurice Quinlivan TD

Letter (1)

Letter to Deputy Niall Collins TD

Email (1)

Email from the Stephen, Diary Secretary, Office of the Minister Mary Mitchell O'Connor for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Letter (1)

Letter from Kieran Harrington, Private Secretary for Minister John Halligan TD, Minister for Training and Skills

Letter (1)

Letter from Jonathan McCabe, Private Secretary in the office of the Secretary General, Department of Jobs, Enterpirse and Innovation

Phone call (2-5)

Phone calls with Patrick Rochford in the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation following on from the letters sent on the SME Proposal to set up an official level meeting initially with a view to meeting with the relevant Minister thereafter

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Paraig Hennessy PO at the Department of Jobs Enterprise and Innovation and Patrick Rochford AP at the Department of Jobs Enterprise and Innovation

Letter (1)

Letter from Justin Dolan in the office of the Minister of Finance Michael Noonan TD

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.

Mary Mitchell O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor Minister (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

John Murphy Secretary General (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

John Halligan Minister of State (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

John Halligan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Clare Dunne Assistant Secretary (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

Maurice Quinlivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niall Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)