Credit Union Development Association (CUDA)

Lobbying Organisation Credit Union Development Association

Date published 20 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Social and Affordable Housing finance

Intended results Enable credit unions provide funding to Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) for the provision of social and affordable housing

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)

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

Informal communication (1)

Follow up information provided to Councillor Maeve Yore

Email (1)

Attached letter to Michael McGrath TD outlining particulars relating to the Social and Affordable Housing Initiative developed by CUDA

Email (1)

Attached letter to Ann Nolan on the proposal to develop the CUDA initiative that would ensure the use of credit union funding for social and affordable housing in Ireland

Email (1)

Attached letter to Des Carville on the proposal to develop the CUDA initiative that would ensure the use of credit union funding for social and affordable housing in Ireland

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Damien English TD and members of the Dept of Finance relating to the CUDA Social & Affordable Housing Finance Initiative

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)

Michael McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ann Nolan Second Secretary General (Department of Finance)

Des Carville Head of Unit (Department of Finance)

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