Banking & Payments Federation Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Banking & Payments Federation Ireland

Date published 20 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Banking and Financial Institutions

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Discussion on Bank Account Opening for Ukrainian Refugees

Intended results Opening Bank Accounts for Ukrainian Refugees.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Gillian Byrne

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.

Conference Call (2-5)

3 Weekly Conference calls in April - Dates calls held: 14.04.2022 21.04.2022 28.04.2022

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.

Ciaran Lawler Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)