Credit Union Development Association (CUDA)

Lobbying Organisation Credit Union Development Association

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Banking and Financial Institutions

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Covid-19 operational resilience and recovery supports that can CU could provide

Intended results To inform the Minister of Finance and Minister of State at Dept Finance relevant legislative amendments necessary in order to increase the support credit unions could provide during the recovery phase

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting and correspondence with Minister of Finance and Minister of State at Dept Finance re priorities areas for member credit unions and the relevant legislative amendments that would increase the role of credit unions consistent with the programme for Government and the recovery phase

Email (1)

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Sean Fleming Minister of State (Department of Finance)