Ibec

Lobbying Organisation Ibec

Date published 20 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Banking and Financial Institutions

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Irish transposition of Multilateral Interchange Fee Regulation

Intended results Full implementation in Ireland of the lowest possible fee structure under the EU Regulation on Multilateral Interchange Fee

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Thomas Burke - Director of Retail Ireland, Ibec

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

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (2-5)

Meeting hosted by the Department of Finance on 29 October to discuss terms of new legislation following Retail Ireland's submission to the consultation process - Follow up meeting hosted by Department of Finance on 12 November to discuss the design and launch of a communications strategy to raise awareness of the revised fee structure.

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.

John Hogan Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)