Credit Union Development Association (CUDA)

Lobbying Organisation Credit Union Development Association

Date published 22 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Banking and Financial Institutions

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Meet and discuss with Minister of State at a Conference to discuss ongoing work on Credit Union Policy Framework proposals..

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

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)

Engage directly with Minister of State at the Department of Finance on the Government’s position on the Credit Union Policy Framework Review

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)