Credit Union Development Association (CUDA)

Lobbying Organisation Credit Union Development Association

Date published 20 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Banking and Financial Institutions

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022.

Intended results To secure the amendments put forward in the Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022 throughout the various stages of the Bill in the Oireachtas

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kevin Johnson CEO

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Letter All TDs Email to all TDs to request support for Report Stage of the Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022 (Mass Communication)

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Event / Reception (2-5)

Meeting at the 1. National Financial Literacy Strategy (spoke with Minister for Finance Michael McGrath) and 2. SBCI Ukraine Event (spoke with Minister of State Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and Minister of State Martin Heydon), to gain support for the remaining passage of the Credit Union (Amendment) Bill

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Finance)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Martin Heydon Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)