Gerard Howlin

Lobbying Organisation Gerard Howlin

Date published 21 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details To lobby for the policy objectives of ILCU as set out in its document Lobbying Priorities 2022 and its detailed policy documents on funding for social housing, lending to SMEs and provision of micro-credit. To lobby for delivery of commitments to credit unions in the Programme for Government. To provide information to Oireachtas members on credit union issues of interest to them.

Intended results To deliver on the policy objectives of ILCU as set out in its document Lobbying Priorities 2022 and its detailed policy documents on funding for social housing, lending to SMEs and provision of micro-credit. To achieve delivery on commitments to credit unions in the Programme for Government. To provide information to Oireachtas members on credit union issues of interest to them. To advance implementation of ILCU's policy objectives by government and Oireachtas To seek a review of credit union legislation

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Gerard Howlin

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Gerard Howlin (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? To make politicians aware of credit union issues

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Irish League of Credit Unions

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 33-41 Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2

Main business or activity Financial Services

Company website http://www.creditunion.ie/

Contact email address info@creditunion.ie

Contact phone number +353 1 614-6700

Contact address 33-41 Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members emails to all Oireachtas members

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Phone call (6-10)

Calls with Minister, Special Adviser, TD

Email (6-10)

emails to convey material associated with phone calls and further to the objectives of this lobbying activity as set out here.

Meeting (2-5)

Meetings with Special Advisers

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.

Deirdre Gillane Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)

Aidan O'Connor Special Adviser (Department of Finance)

Matthew Lynch Special Adviser (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Eamonn Fahey Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Murphy Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)