Ulster Bank Ireland DAC

Lobbying Organisation Ulster Bank Ireland DAC

Date published 20 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Banking and Financial Institutions

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Banking Levy and amendments proposed under the Finance Bill 2016

Intended results Highlight concerns regarding the Banking Levy and consequences for non-pillar Institutions

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paul Stanley, Chief Finance Officer

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.

Letter (1)

Letter to Head of Banking Policy John Hogan outlining our concerns about the Banking Levy. This follows up on previous communications with the Department regarding this topic and recorded in the Lobbying Register for the period September to December 2016.

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.

John Hogan Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)