Credit Union Development Association (CUDA)

Lobbying Organisation Credit Union Development Association

Date published 21 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Banking and Financial Institutions

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Required changes to Credit Union related legislation to permit collaboration across common bonds, widen membership criteria and introduce members to State Savings schemes.

Intended results Bring about changes to the Credit Union legislation to enable credit unions to support filling the void, in particular being created by banks withdrawing from the Irish market and to ensure a national solution can be a possibility by permitting credit unions to collaborate on lending opportunities.

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)

Seek Minister of State & Government’s position on the Private Members Bill, titled Credit Union Amendment Bill 2021, as introduced to the Dáil on the 21st October 2021.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Part of meeting with and presentation to Fianna Fail Parliamentary Party

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.

Sean Fleming Minister of State (Department of Finance)