Irish League of Credit Unions

Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Andrew Smith (Adviser to Minister of State), Department of Finance

Intent: To ensure a workable sectoral strategy in line with Programme for Government commitments is delivered

Methods: MeetingPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Peter 'Chap' Cleere (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To keep the TDs informed on key credit unions issues namely personal investment accounts, mortgages, Consumer protection code and regulatory challenges

Methods: Email

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

Intent: To provide information on key trends and issues impacting credit unions and to build on the positive relationship already established

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Brian Purcell (Special Adviser), Department of Agriculture and the Marine

Intent: Highlight the success of the Cultivate agri-finance products, give more details on credit union performance, highlight key trends and to thank the Minister for his advocacy for the sector on lending limits

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Andrew Smith (Adviser to Minister of State), Department of Finance; Colm Kincaid (Director), Central Bank of Ireland

Intent: To highlight key issues and to learn key supervisory and political viewpoints on the credit union sector

Methods: MeetingEmail

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

Intent: To launch the policy document and discuss key issues relating to credit unions with Minister Troy

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform; Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Finance; Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Edward Timmins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shay Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ryan O'Meara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Erin McGreehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (Minister of State), Department of Health; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pearse Doherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter 'Chap' Cleere (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Currie (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To highlight issues and suggest targeted policy proposals at limited cost that would help competitiveness, improve the operating environment for credit unions and to level the playing field. Key asks included removing the 100k savings limit that applies to credit unions, reviewing the investment regulations applied to credit unions and implement recommendation 11.2 of the retail banking review to bring buy now pay later products into scope of the Central Credit register.

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Oliver Gilvarry (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; Des Carville (Head of Unit), Department of Finance

Intent: To highlight issues in relation to the transposition of this package particularly the ability of credit unions in Ireland to hold bank bonds as investments post the transposition and entry into force of this package

Methods: EmailSubmission

Politician(s) lobbied: Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pearse Doherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shay Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Maxwell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe O'Reilly (Senator), Seanad; Edward Timmins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ryan O'Meara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Erin McGreehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad; Pat Casey (Senator), Seanad; Cathal Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Conor Murphy (Senator), Seanad

Intent: To raise awareness and to answer questions on 'Enabling the Credit Union movement to grow as a key provider of community banking in the country' on 29th of April 2026

Methods: MeetingEmail

Politician(s) lobbied: Des Carville (Head of Unit), Department of Finance; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Finance

Intent: To set up a meeting with Tánaiste Simon Harris to discuss credit union issues and how credit unions can do more to provide competition to the banking sector

Methods: MeetingEmail