Irish League of Credit Unions

Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Seán Fleming (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; William Aird (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Stanley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Minister of State), Department of Health; Natasha Newsome Drennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To raise awareness of the enormous credit union community impact and to ensure political representation at the event

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: John Cummins (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Intent: Highlight the need for consistency between planning definitions and credit union regulations

Methods: Submission

Politician(s) lobbied: Vasileios Madouros (Deputy Governor), Central Bank of Ireland; Eoin Dorgan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs

Intent: Raise awareness of Credit Union issues and to highlight the benefits that credit unions bring to communities around Ireland

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Raise awareness of credit union issues; secure relief on levies, and implementation of lending limit changes

Methods: Unknown

Politician(s) lobbied: Carol Nolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter 'Chap' Cleere (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To raise awareness and highlight key asks of our pre budget submission

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Domhnall Cullinan (Director), Central Bank of Ireland; Elaine Byrne (Registrar of Credit Unions), Central Bank of Ireland

Intent: To secure more proportionate regulatory environment for credit unions

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Elaine Byrne (Registrar of Credit Unions), Central Bank of Ireland; Paul Ryan (Head of Unit), Department of Finance

Intent: To secure meetings for a kenyan delegation travelling to learn from the irish credit union sector::To invite participants in a networking reception at the World Council of Credit Unions in Stockholm Sweden on 14th of July

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Elaine Byrne (Registrar of Credit Unions), Central Bank of Ireland; Des Carville (Head of Unit), Department of Finance; Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Domhnall Cullinan (Director), Central Bank of Ireland

Intent: To amend the Credit Union regulations - specifically regulation 4(1) of SI 1 of 2016 to include 4 words. These four words 'excluding Irish Government Debt' aligns the credit union regulations with that of the banking sector

Methods: EmailLetterMeeting

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

Intent: To raise awareness of the fund, the ability of the fund to help invest more in social housing.

Methods: MeetingEmail

Politician(s) lobbied: Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pearse Doherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (Minister of State), Department of Transport; Peter 'Chap' Cleere (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robbie Gallagher (Senator), Seanad; David Maxwell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathy Bennett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To raise awareness of credit union issues and to seek support for the CIRF and Stabilisation levy to be set at 0% for 2026

Methods: EmailMeeting