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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 16)
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: To update Minister Heydon on the success of the Cultivate initiative, highlight potential changes to key regulations impacting credit unions, and to update on progress in the sector.
Methods: Email, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To highlight credit unions participation in Cultivate |
| — | give an update on the success of the Cultivate initiative |
| — | |
| — | highlight potential changes to key regulations impacting credit unions |
| — | and to update on progress in the sector. |
Politician(s) lobbied: Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: To raise awareness around credit unions, highlight potential changes to key regulations impacting credit unions, and to update on progress in the sector
Methods: Email, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Meeting with Minister Kieran O'Donnell to discuss credit union issues specifically bridging finance |
Politician(s) lobbied: Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To raise awareness around credit unions, highlight potential changes to key regulations impacting credit unions, and to update on progress in the sector
Methods: Email, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Email and meeting re credit union issues |
2025-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Transport; William Walsh (Chief Executive Officer), Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
Intent: To ensure a successful public launch of the credit union involvement in the SBCI Home Energy Upgrade loan scheme
Methods: Email, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Credit union involvement in the SBCI Home Energy Upgrade loan scheme |
Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Education
Intent: Meeting requested with Minister McEntee to discuss how credit unions can fund IT equipment required by schools pupils particularly specific types of laptops
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letter to Minister McEntee to ask for a meeting to discuss how credit unions can fund IT equipment required by schools pupils |
Politician(s) lobbied: Elaine Byrne (Registrar of Credit Unions), Central Bank of Ireland; Domhnall Cullinan (Director), Central Bank of Ireland; Mary Elizabeth McMunn (Deputy Governor), Central Bank of Ireland; Des Carville (Head of Unit), Department of Finance
Intent: To secure keynote speakers from key decision makers relating to Credit union policy and to highlight credit union boards and CEOs gender diversity
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Invitations to Policy conference in Belfast 25th of April |
Politician(s) lobbied: Domhnall Cullinan (Director), Central Bank of Ireland; Elaine Byrne (Registrar of Credit Unions), Central Bank of Ireland
Intent: To ascertain timelines for the forthcoming lending regulations for credit unions and to highlight key concerns impacting credit unions.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To discuss credit union issues and further regulations in relation to lending |
Politician(s) lobbied: James Browne (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: Update on credit unions activites and to discuss how credit unions could help support the programme for government commitments on housing
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To discuss how credit unions could help support the programme for government commitments on housing |
Politician(s) lobbied: Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Social Protection
Intent: To thank the Minister and Department of Social Protection for their ongoing support for the Personal Microcredit scheme and to update on key issues impacting credit unions
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Meetings to discuss credit union issues specifically the personal micro credit scheme - known as the 'It makes sense' loan |
Politician(s) lobbied: Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs
Intent: Meeting to discuss the credit unions development foundation's work in Africa
Methods: Email, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Meeting to discuss the credit unions development foundation's work in Africa |
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