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2025-09-08
Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: To strengthen relations between PayPal and the Irish Government and the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Meeting with Minister for Enterprise |
| — | Tourism and Employment Peter Burke at PayPal's Dublin offices to discuss creation of 100 new AI and data science jobs. |
2025-08-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance
Intent: To strengthen relations between PayPal and the Department of Finance and to brief the Department on PayPal’s position in relation to Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) and the regulation of electronic payments by the EU.
Methods: Meeting, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Meeting to discuss PayPal’s business in Ireland. Discussion Paper sent to Department of Finance to discuss Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) and the regulation of electronic payments by the EU (PSD3 / PSR). |
2025-08-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
Intent: To strengthen relations between PayPal and the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Meeting to discuss PayPal’s business in Ireland. |
2025-05-13
Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: To brief the Department on PayPal’s position in relation to Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) and the regulation of electronic payments by the EU.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Discussion Paper sent to Department of Finance to discuss Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) and the regulation of electronic payments by the EU (PSD3 / PSR). |
2025-01-02
Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: To strengthen relations between PayPal and the Department of Finance and to brief the Department on PayPal’s position in relation to Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) the regulation of payment services by the EU, and to discuss upcoming policy initiatives, such as PSD3 / PSR.
Methods: Virtual Meeting, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Conference call to discuss Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) |
| — | the regulation of payment services by the EU (PSD3 / PSR). |
2024-09-11
Politician(s) lobbied: Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Treasa Kelly (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: To strengthen relations between PayPal and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Discussed updates to PayPal’s structure and business in Ireland. |
2024-09-11
Politician(s) lobbied: Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Fiona Campbell (Adviser to Minister of State), Department of Finance
Intent: To strengthen relations between PayPal and the Department of Finance and discuss how PayPal can support the department's role in Financial Services Policy. To brief the Minister on PayPal’s position in relation to the regulation of electronic payments by the EU and discuss upcoming policy initiatives, such as PDS3.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Discussed the regulation of electronic payments by the EU |
| — | the new payments services directive (PSD3) |
| — | and PayPal’s business in Ireland. |
2024-01-08
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance; Oliver Gilvarry (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance
Intent: To strengthen relations between PayPal and the Department of Finance and discuss how PayPal can support the department's role in Financial Services Policy.To brief the Minister on PayPal’s position in relation to the regulation of payments by the EU and discuss policy initiatives, such as the EU Payment Services Directive 3 (PSD 3)/ Payment Services Regulation (PSR) package.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Introductory meeting between PayPal and Finance Minister Michael McGrath |
2023-01-13
Politician(s) lobbied: Seán Fleming (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Aidan O'Connor (Special Adviser), Department of Finance
Intent: Relationship building and to understand where PayPal can support the Strategy
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Introductory meeting and a discussion on the Ireland for Finance Strategy |
| — | EU CCD |
2021-01-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Leo Varadkar (An Tánaiste), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To introduce PayPal as a company to the Minister::To offer to provide helpful intel/resources to the Irish Government
Methods: Virtual Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Discussed Brexit |
| — | Paypal’s Covid-19 response |
| — | working from home policies and how PayPal supports SMEs |