Banking & Payments Federation Ireland

Politician(s) lobbied: Michael J. McGrath (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; Aingeal O’Donoghue (Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union), Department of Foreign Affairs

Intent: To provide an overview of the industry's view on the European Commission Market Integration and Supervision Package

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Oliver Gilvarry (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; Emma Cunningham (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance

Intent: To highlight industry priorities for Ireland's EU Presidency

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance

Intent: To outline industry views on a range of banking matters including Savings & Investment union including Irish SIA, Article 21c of the Capital Requirements Directive and the Ireland for Finance Strategy.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Finance

Intent: To highlight priority actions to address Europe’s competitiveness challenges, focusing on a renewed drive for regulatory simplification, advancement of the Savings & Investment Union, the introduction of a Savings & Investment Account in Ireland, and the role of Ireland’s EU Council Presidency in progressing these priorities.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: James Browne (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Intent: To outline considerations in relation to the delayed publication of final BER regulations and the potential impact in the context of the lead‑in time required for system and operational changes.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McNamara (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: To outline the industry's views on the EU Artificial Intelligence Act.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: To discuss a number of EU policy developments including the Market Integration and Supervision Package, securitisation and bank competitiveness

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Colm Kincaid (Director), Central Bank of Ireland; Mary Elizabeth McMunn (Deputy Governor), Central Bank of Ireland; Mícheál O’Keeffe (Director), Central Bank of Ireland

Intent: To seek clarification in relation to the scope of the Consumer Protection Code as regards asset finance products.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Caroline Timmons (Assistant Secretary), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Intent: Provide an overview of the potential impact on mortgages as a consequence of excess amounts of latent defect insurance as it applies to affordable housing.

Methods: LetterVirtual Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Brendan Gleeson (Secretary General), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Intent: To follow up on initial request for consideration of the use of asset finance in the TAMS grant scheme

Methods: Letter