St Dominic Credit Union Ltd

Lobbying Organisation St Dominic Credit Union Ltd

Date published 01 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Banking and Financial Institutions

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details Prioritise credit union issues in the Dail. Regulation on levies. Regulation by government that allows delivery of suitable financial vehicle to allow for investment in social housing.

Intended results Credit unions set out a plan in advance of the last general election with 6 Strategic Steps. These are the steps we want to take, to do more. Those are investing in social housing, delivering on micro-lending and developing our offering on SMEs. The other 3 are what we need done, to allow us deliver on our potential. Better regulation, investment in credit unions and the specific ask that the Oireachtas Finance Committee prioritise Credit Union issues in the Dail (to leverage other issues)

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Pat Murphy

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting held in Kilkenny on Wednesday evening 14th March 2018. To discuss our 6 strategic steps and priorities and to allow our local activists hear at first hand from a national politician making their views known in response.

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 McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)