North Midlands Credit Union Limited

Lobbying Organisation North Midlands Credit Union Limited

Date published 11 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Banking and Financial Institutions

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details General conversation in relation to Credit Unions in Ireland, and specifically reform of the primary legislation relating to Credit Unions

Intended results Raise the relevant minister's awareness of Credit Union requirements in relation to reform of the primary legislation

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tom Allen - Manager MCU.

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 on 18th September 2020 in the Athlone Constituency Office of Robert Troy, TD between the following: Sean Fleming TD (Minister of State at Dept of Finance with responsibility for Credit Unions); Robert Troy TD Longford-Westmeath (Minister of State at Dept of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Tom Allen (Manager) and Charlie O'Rourke (Director) Mullingar Credit Union; Representative from the Irish League of Credit Unions; Representative from Athlone Credit Union.

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.

Seán Fleming TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sean Fleming Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Robert Troy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robert Troy Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)