Hume Brophy

Lobbying Organisation Hume Brophy

Date published 19 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Contactless Payments in Public Transport

Intended results Development of Government policy on integrating contactless payments on public transport.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Karin O'Conor

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Visa Ireland

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address The Greenway, Block C Ardilaun Court, 112-114 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2

Main business or activity Financial Services

Company website www.visa.ie

Contact email address mckeowns@visa.com

Contact phone number (0) 1517 5833

Contact address The Greenway, Block C Ardilaun Court, 112-114 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Met with Minister of State for Transport Tourism and Sport regarding the use of contactless payments systems in public transport.

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.

Brendan Griffin Minister of State (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)