Intent: Raise awareness of innovative initiatives to ensure competitiveness and growth of the financial services sector in Ireland, including the EU Savings and Investment Union and progressing the establishment of the National Fintech Hub. Support for Ireland's Women in Finance Charter.An understanding of the resilience and growth in the financial services industry in Ireland against a backdrop of uncertainty caused by geopolitical events.
Details: Financial Services Ireland Annual Lunch
Methods
Event / ReceptionSocial Media
Intent: To secure more proportionate regulatory environment for credit unions
Details: Pre Budget submission and response to consultation on changes to lending regulations applicable to credit unions
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
Details: To invite a speaker and request a meeting for a Kenyan delegation
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
Details: Proposal to exclude government debt from Credit Union regulations to incentivise credit unions holding government debt
Methods
EmailLetterMeeting
Intent: To address delegates at the annual Spring conference on 9th April 2025.
Details: Invitation to speak at CUMA Spring Conference
Methods
Letter sent via email - Letter
Intent: Discussion and clarity around the Board of Directors - 12 Year Rule legislation for credit unions
Details: Board of Directors - 12 Year Rule
Intent: To secure keynote speakers from key decision makers relating to Credit union policy and to highlight credit union boards and CEOs gender diversity
Details: Invitations to Policy conference in Belfast 25th of April
Methods
Emails with letters of invitation attached - Email
Intent: To ascertain timelines for the forthcoming lending regulations for credit unions and to highlight key concerns impacting credit unions.
Details: To discuss credit union issues and further regulations in relation to lending
Methods
Introduction meeting with new Director for Banking, Payments and Credit Unions on 17th of January; call with Elaine Byrne on 1st of April and a meeting on the margins of the ILCU policy conference took place on 25th of April in Belfast - Meeting
Intent: New Regulations to enable the establishment of a Corporate Credit Union. Changes to current Credit Union Regulations to enable credit unions' interactions with a Corporate Credit Union.
Details: Amendment to Regulations to faciliate the development of Corporate Credit Union
Methods
CUDA had an in person meeting with Registrar of Credit Unions in the Central Bank to discuss the establishment and structure of Corporate Credit Union. - Meeting
