County Wicklow Public Participation Network

Lobbying Organisation County Wicklow Public Participation Network

Date published 31 Aug, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details Submission to the Central Bank of Ireland highlighting the challenges for community & voluntary groups in accessing and managing the procedures in financial services

Intended results That the Central Bank and other financial services understand the difficulties that community and voluntary groups face when opening group accounts and following the procedures dictated by the financial groups with the aim of finding ways to support voluntary groups and their efforts.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Helen Howes

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)

Wicklow PPN member groups met the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank on his visit to Wicklow in July and presented him with a written submission of the findings of consultations with the community & voluntary sector

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.

Colm Kincaid Director (Central Bank of Ireland)