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2025-12-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Brendan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aisling Dempsey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Erin McGreehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niamh Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Enhanced awareness across elected reps on Community Finance Ireland's ambition to promote cross community idea generation re sustainable communities
Methods: Meeting, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Shared Island supports to Cross Community Development |
2025-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: Awareness of Social Finance as a viable source of capital for the VCSE sector in Ireland
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The association between Community Finance Ireland as a social finance provider and FEBEA |
| — | the European federation of ethical and alternative banks and financiers |
2024-08-30
Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Ciaran Mullooly (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament; Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Cowen (MEP), European Parliament; Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament; Luke Ming Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Kathleen Funchion (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Michael McNamara (MEP), European Parliament; Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament; Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (MEP), European Parliament; Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: attendance at annual European conference on ethical finance
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The association between Community Finance Ireland as a social finance provider and FEBEA |
| — | the European federation of ethical and alternative banks and financiers |
2024-04-29
Politician(s) lobbied: Shane P O'Reilly (Councillor), Cavan County Council
Intent: Ensure local community group are adequately supported via Community Finance Ireland
Methods: Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Local community infrastructure and sustainability |
2024-04-29
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: Agreement from Minister to formally open European Conference on Ethical Finance in September 2024
Methods: Social Media
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The association between Community Finance Ireland as a social finance provider and FEBEA |
| — | the European federation of ethical and alternative banks and financiers |
2024-01-02
Politician(s) lobbied: Denis Naughten (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jackie Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marc Ó Cathasaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Carey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joan Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Paul Phelan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Éamon Ó Cuív (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paddy Burke (Senator), Seanad; Róisín Garvey (Senator), Seanad; Paul Gavan (Senator), Seanad; Eugene Murphy (Senator), Seanad; Mark Wall (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Raise awareness of bridging finance and its appropriateness to facilitating grant supports. ::Highlight the need for a national programme of investor readiness support across the community sector.::Standardise the mandating of grants such as Sports Capital directly to lenders (a la the Rural Development Programme) so as to mitigate risk levels to borrower and lender alike.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The availability of Social Finance as a form of bridging support to statutory grant programmes in Ireland and its role in complementing grant and philanthropic supports to communities. |
2023-10-24
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: Raising awareness of the existence of social finance as a solution to some of the financial the needs of the Community and Voluntary sector
Methods: Unknown
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The association between Community Finance Ireland as a social finance provider and FEBEA |
| — | the European federation of ethical and alternative banks and financiers |
2023-04-29
Politician(s) lobbied: Sharon Keogan (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Creating a greater level of awareness of the availability of social finance among connections from the VCSE sector across the elected representative's constituency
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The availability of social finance from Community Finance Ireland for use by all not for profit taking entities |
2022-05-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Leo Varadkar (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Heather Humphreys (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niamh Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pauline Tully (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Bruton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Haughey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Denise Mitchell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Chris Andrews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jim O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eamon Ryan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paschal Donohoe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neasa Hourigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darragh O'Brien (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe O'Brien (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Higgins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gino Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoin Ó Broin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Dessie Ellis (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Róisín Shorthall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Josepha Madigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Martin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neale Richmond (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joan Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patrick Costello (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aengus Ó Snodaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Bríd Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Brophy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Francis Noel Duffy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Lahart (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ossian Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Thomas Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Helen McEntee (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Damien English (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Johnny Guirke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peadar Tóibín (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Distribution of information relating to Community Finance Ireland's products through each T.D's community network.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Contacted T.D. to communicate community financial supports available from Community Finance Ireland |
2022-05-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Séafra Ó Faoláin (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Joe O'Brien (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development; Róisín Garvey (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Invitation to present to Parliamentary Party on the benefits of Community Finance Ireland
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The availability of social finance from Community Finance Ireland for use by all not for profit taking entities |