Irish League of Credit Unions

Lobbying Organisation Irish League of Credit Unions

Date published 20 May, 2016

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details CP88 (Central Bank Consultation Paper 88)

Intended results To express urgent concerns about CP88 and to seek a review of credit union policy

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) - (-)

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

Email All TDs

Letter All TDs

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (100+)

Letter to Minister Michael Noonan at the Department of Finance with petitions signed by members of credit unions throughout the country asking the Minister for Finance not to sign the commencement order in relation to CP88

Letter (2-5)

Correspondence between Castleblaney Credit Union and Heather Humphreys TD

Letter (2-5)

Correspondence with Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill

Email (2-5)

Correspondence with Eamon Maloney TD

Email (1)

Note from Marian Harkin MEP Government Policy on Credit Unions Anti-Competition - MEP in Strasbourg

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.

Michael Noonan Minister (Department of Finance)

Heather Humphreys TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Ó Domhnaill Senator (Seanad)

Eamonn Maloney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marian Harkin MEP (European Parliament)