Hume Brophy

Lobbying Organisation Hume Brophy

Date published 21 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Promotion of Digital Payments

Intended results Discussion on the advancement of digital payments in Ireland Discussion as to potential scope for Visa to contribute to Government's SME Growth Taskforce

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Robert McDowell

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 robert.mcdowell@humebrophy.com

Contact phone number 01 5175833

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Meeting with the Minister of State and Department officials in Business, Enterprise and Innovation regarding the SME Growth Taskforce and advancement of digital payments within the SME sector.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Meeting with relevant parliamentarian regarding the advancement of digital payments within the SME sector and digital payments within the public sector.

Letter (1)

Wrote to the Minister of State in the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform regarding digital payments within the public sector.

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.

Damien English Minister of State (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)

Ged Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ossian Smyth Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)