Hume Brophy

Lobbying Organisation Hume Brophy

Date published 21 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill

Intended results Discussion on the practical implementation of updated tipping legislation

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Lorraine Hall (Currently employed as a DPO) Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

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.

Phone call (1)

Phone call with the Minister for Enterprise's Special Adviser to welcome the updated tipping legislation and to discuss implementation.

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.

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