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Politician(s) lobbied: Niamh Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: Request for introductory meeting with Pooja Bhachu, Hendrik Bourgeois, and Daniella Maloney at Mastercard to provide an overview of Mastercard’s operations in Ireland, Mastercard’s community initiatives, the company’s efforts to support SMEs and financial and digital inclusion, and how Mastercard is supporting the Irish economy.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs

Intent: Introductory meeting at the Munich Security Conference with Pooja Bhachu & Rich Varma, Mastercard to discuss Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Aingeal O’Donoghue (Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union), Department of Foreign Affairs

Intent: Request for introductory meeting with Kelly Devine, European President at Mastercard to provide an overview of Mastercard’s operations in Ireland, Mastercard’s community initiatives, the company’s efforts to support SMEs and financial and digital inclusion, and how Mastercard is supporting the Irish economy.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Pat McParland (Deputy Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Conor Glynn (Special Advisor to the Tanaiste), Department of the Taoiseach; Stephen Kinsella (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Jenny McCormack (Special Adviser), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: Request for introductory meeting with Pooja Bhachu, Hendrik Bourgeois, and Daniella Maloney at Mastercard to provide an overview of Mastercard’s operations in Ireland, Mastercard’s community initiatives, the company’s efforts to support SMEs and financial and digital inclusion, and how Mastercard is supporting the Irish economy.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: Request for introductory meeting with Pooja Bhachu, Vice President Government Affairs and Policy, Europe at Mastercard to provide an overview of Mastercard’s operations in Ireland, Mastercard’s community initiatives, the company’s efforts to support SMEs and financial and digital inclusion, and how Mastercard is supporting the Irish economy

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Brian Keegan (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: Request for introductory meeting with Pooja Bhachu, Hendrik Bourgeois, and Daniella Maloney at Mastercard to provide an overview of Mastercard’s operations in Ireland, Mastercard’s community initiatives, the company’s efforts to support SMEs and financial and digital inclusion, and how Mastercard is supporting the Irish economy.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: Invitation to attend Mastercard Strive EU Small Business Summit, to discuss the European Parliament’s priorities to help support Europe’s small businesses as engines of inclusive growth and competitiveness, and how to work together to unlock further support for innovators that are helping small enterprises to drive Europe’s digital transformation.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Gabriel Makhlouf (Governor), Central Bank of Ireland; Vasileios Madouros (Deputy Governor), Central Bank of Ireland

Intent: Meeting with CBI to discuss how digital payments technology, and Mastercard technology, can support economic growth across Ireland, and support the CBI’s priorities.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: James Lawless (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Amii McKeever (Special Advisor), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Clendennen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Neville (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tony McCormack (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Roundtable discussion to mark the launch of Mastercard’s policy report, ‘Resilient Ireland: how digital payments technologies can support small businesses to thrive’

Methods: Event / Reception

Politician(s) lobbied: James Lawless (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Treasa Kelly (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: Invitation to roundtable discussion to mark the launch of Mastercard’s policy report, ‘Resilient Ireland: how digital payments technologies can support small businesses to thrive’

Methods: Email