Politician(s) lobbied: Oliver Gilvarry (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; Mary Elizabeth McMunn (Deputy Governor), Central Bank of Ireland; Domhnall Cullinan (Director), Central Bank of Ireland
Intent: To provide an overview of BPFI's response to the European Commission's consultation on EU banking competitiveness and outline key priority areas of focus including bank capital, proportionality, supervision, banking union and simplification
Methods: Email
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael J. McGrath (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance
Intent: To provide technical analysis on equity market structure issues, including exchange-traded derivatives, open access to clearing arrangements and trading market models
Methods: Email
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Finance; Oliver Gilvarry (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; Sinead Ryan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance
Intent: To discuss industry perspectives on the proposed Savings and Investment Account (SIA) in addition to EU bank competitiveness in the context of the upcoming EU Presidency.
Methods: Meeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: To outline industry perspectives on the European Commission's Markets Integration and Supervision Package, including market structure issues relating to single market-maker models, transparency requirements for non-equity instruments and open access to clearing for listed derivatives, with a view to supporting competitive and integrated EU capital markets.
Methods: Meeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance
Intent: To discuss policy and competitiveness issues affecting the sector, including the transposition of Article 21c of the Capital Requirements Directive, opportunities for regulatory simplification in relation to the Credit Reporting Act and Section 149 requirements, and initiatives to support the continued growth and international promotion of the sector.
Methods: EmailMeeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: To discuss the potential role of bridging finance in supporting rightsizing and housing mobility among older homeowners
Methods: Meeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael J. McGrath (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance
Intent: To outline industry perspectives on Ireland's transposition of Article 21c of CRD VI, including the application of national discretions and the treatment of lending by non-EU entities, drawing on approaches adopted in other EU Member States.
Methods: Virtual Meeting
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Politician(s) lobbied: Oliver Gilvarry (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance
Intent: To outline industry views on the transposition of Article 26 of the Consumer Credit Directive II, including provisions relating to consumers' right of withdrawal and and proposed legislative drafting aimed at providing greater clarity in its application.
Methods: Meeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: To outline industry perspectives on EBA Q&A 2022_6336 and its implications for electronic money products and providers, and to seek support for engagement with the European Commission aimed at obtaining greater clarity on the interpretation of the e-money framework.
Methods: Meeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Charlie McConalogue (Minister of State), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Intent: To provide an update on the work of the Defective Concrete Block (DCB) Stakeholder Forum, including progress on the development of a categorisation framework for affected properties
Methods: Meeting
