Central Bank of Ireland
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Vulnerability and Buy Now Pay Later Usage.” ... Specifically, I am seeking the underlying dataset, along with any data dictionaries, variable descriptions, or methodological appendices, in any standard format such as CSV, Excel or Stata.
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- records showing the quantity of each collector coin produced or commissioned by the Central Bank from 2020-2024, the cost of producing each collector coin, the quantity of each collector coin sold, and the revenue generated from these sales
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preferably over the last 25 years from all those banks and institutions that have sold that product to Irish customers 1) Does the Central Bank hold any information regarding a potential £100 note to be included in series B? 2) If so, what information is held? Does that information include any designs, or details of proposed/suggested designs, including the names of people suggested to feature on the note and details of the reverse design? 3) If so, can I have a copy of what information is held, and if this is not possible, can you tell me where this information can be viewed?
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Central Bank or representatives in relation the Israeli Bond Programme from February 2025 – present. • All correspondence and shared documentation including mobile phone messages to or from the Central Bank and European Securities and Market Authority or representatives in relation the Israeli Bond Programme from February 2025 – present. all documents relating to the transfer of approval and/or approval under Regulation 2017/1129 of the 2025 prospectus of the State of
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the approval or marketing of 'Israeli bonds' by the Irish Central Bank. This request to cover the period 1 June 2025 to date a record containing the actual numbers behind each percentage shown in the “PCF Applications: Gender Percentages” appendix (page 24 – 30 of the 2024 report) <https://www.centralbank.ie/docs/default-source/regulation/how-we-regulate/diversity-and-inclusion/2024-demographics-of-the-
- Received —Decided —Handled outside of FOICentral Bank of Ireland
... data on inbound and out bound payments (remittance) to and from Ireland by countries and volumes for research I am conducting. I am seeking a copy of the receipts/invoices associated with the following trips made by the Governor: 5-7 March 2024 Frankfurt ECB Governing Council Meeting 619.72 854.52 11-13 March 2024 Rome Stakeholder Engagement and Conference 136.56 618.42 14-19 April 2024 Washington IMF Meetings 3,256.95 1,608.90 12 - 18 June 2024 New York and Philadelphia Stakeholder Engagement and Speaking Engagement 4,691.57 1,358.41
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quantity of cash in their homes in the event of a cyberattack or a similar event. Could you please provide me with the CCR Handbook.The CCR Handbook comprises a series of manuals, guidance documents and
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FAQs of which the Guidance on the CCR is one component.
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• The duration of the current contract; • A copy of the request for proposals issued as part of the procurement process; • Details of the scoring system used in evaluating the tenders; • A list of the publications / broadcasters monitored by the provider on behalf of the FOI body TRACKER MORTGAGE EXAMINATION APPEALS PROCESS How many Appeals were taken with each lender (breakdown per lender please) How many Appeals were Upheld and declined (breakdown per lender please) How much in additional costs/ redress were paid out to consumers as a result of these successful appeals (breakdown per lender
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2. A copy of any assessment, analysis, memo, briefing or other form of documents outlining any analysis or assessment carried out by CBI examining the merits of the transfer request and/or if it would impart/contribute to the protection of [potential] investors; 3. Any correspondence to/from the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier concerning the above proposed or confirmed transfer; 4. Any correspondence to/from the Department of the Taoiseach [including Taoiseach] and/or the Department of Finance [including Ministerial level] concerning the above; • All correspondence and shared documentation including mobile phone messages to or from the Central Bank and Israel authorities or representatives in relation the Israeli Bond Programme from February 2025 – present. • All correspondence and shared documentation including mobile phone messages to or from the Central Bank and Luxembourg
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The customer complaint data submitted by regulated financial service providers in Ireland to the CBI, from January 2024 to December 2024.
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questionnaire was sent. ...I wish to request, ...access to the EBA questionnaire as completed by the CBI. ... access to the following information/records: • all correspondence between a named entity and the Central Bank of Ireland related to the risk weights on Irish banks' loans to lending for acquisition, development and construction of residential property – specifically whether it might be possible for Irish banks to reduce the risk weight from 150% to 100% for loans provided to public and not-for-profit housing agencies – between September 2024 and the present day • all correspondence between the Central Bank of Ireland and any of named financial service providers related to the risk weights on Irish banks' loans to lending for acquisition, development and construction of residential property – specifically whether it might be possible for Irish banks to reduce the risk weight from 150% to 100% for loans provided to public and not-for-profit housing agencies – between September 2024 and the present day • all correspondence between a named entity and the CBI related to the EBA's guidelines on ADC exposures to residential property
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(published in June 2025) between September 2024 and the present day • all correspondence between the CBI and the Department of Finance related to risk weights on Irish banks' loans to lending for acquisition, development and construction of residential property – specifically whether it might be possible for Irish banks to reduce the risk weight from 150% to 100% for loans provided to public and not-for-profit housing agencies – between September 2024 and the present day • notes/minutes/briefing documents related to any meetings between the CBI and the Department of Finance on the same issue, between September 2024 and the present day • notes/minutes/briefing documents related to any meetings between the CBI and a named entity on the same issue, between September 2024 and the present day • notes/minutes/briefing documents related to any meetings between the CBI and any of named regulated financial service providers on the same issue, between September 2024 and the present day
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denied access to drawdown a lump sum under their pension early. • The number of correspondences to the Central Bank from Irish politicians regarding Israeli bonds since January 1st 2025.
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- policy papers shared by the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (DETE) with the Central Bank for the AI Act; and - the submissions/responses from the Central Bank to the DETE on the policy papers. Period of records: February-April 2025. a record/spreadsheet of all costs incurred by the Central Bank arising from domestic or international travel for the Governor in 2024.
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This to be broken down by trip and to include cost for travel, accommodation, flights, entertainment, dining, subsistence, other transport costs etc. Revised:
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(ii) the provision of training by a named firm in the Central Bank and (iii) Changes made to the policy. 1. The number of unique regulated entities that have received correspondence (including letters, emails, or formal notices) from the Central Bank of Ireland relating to concerns or issues identified with their SFTR (Securities Financing Transactions Regulation) controls. 2. Of these, how many of the identified firms have delegated their SFTR reporting to agent lenders under the terms of a Master
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o Explicit pricing structures should be contained in this document, as this is the reason given for the changes
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aegis you operate 3. During 2024 and 2025 to date • A copy of the most up-to-date version of the risk register for the organisation; • A copy of the last three internal audits initiated within the organisation;
- Received —Decided —Handled outside of FOICentral Bank of Ireland
a list of regulated banks supervised by the Central Bank ... dated between June 1, 2024, and the date of this request:
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• The formal minutes, and any associated preparatory or follow-up documentation, of all meetings of the Central Bank Commission, internal management committees, or dedicated project groups where the design and drafting of the TME Framework were discussed. ... records created during the period from 1st January 2014 to 31st December 2015. I request the following records since 1 August 2021: 1. Please provide any decision letters issued concerning the Israeli Bond Programme / Israeli bonds prospectus where the risk grading assigned based on the Central Bank of Ireland's risk-based approach was “low” in each period where a prospectus was approved: September 2021; February 2024, September 2024, and June 2024.
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• Other Documentation from the Registrar of Credit Unions (RCU) mandating actions to be taken in relation to Non Performing Loans
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please) P lease also provide details of any previous legal advice and/ or internal advisory/ communications memos received by the Central Bank in relation to the compilation and release of this information into the public domain. Please note I am happy to limit the timeframe of this aspect of my request to any advice received in the past SIX months. ...the supervisory disclosure of Irish statistical data “Credit Risk Data 2024” (https://www.centralbank.ie/docs/default- source/regulation/how-we-regulate/supervision/aggregate-statistical-data/gns-4-1-2-2-5-credit-risk-data.pdf?sfvrsn=1ee9681a_3).
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C) Activities – Supervisory Examinations (annual counts of each type of activity): 1) On-site inspections of banks that included a climate/environmental risk module or component as part of the prudential risk assessment. 2) Off-site supervisory reviews (e.g. desk-based reviews or analysis) that explicitly included climate/environmental prudential risks in their scope. 3) Horizontal or thematic reviews or studies focused on climate/environmental prudential risks... D) Outcomes – Supervisory Measures 1) Qualitative measures: for example, supervisory findings or requirements such as remediation action plans, governance improvements, risk management enhancements, or other non-capital directives tied to climate/environmental risks. 2) Quantitative measures: for example, capital add-ons or adjustments explicitly attributed in whole or part to climate/environmental risks... E) Enforcement – Prudential Actions 1) Annual number of enforcement actions or administrative penalties under banking prudential law where climate or environmental risk management deficiencies were an explicit reason... F) Coverage – Contextual Indicators 1) The annual number of credit institutions under your direct prudential supervision... 2) The annual aggregate balance sheet total (in EUR) of those institutions under your supervision (to provide a sense of scale of the banking sector you oversee)... Revised:
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Records/minutes of all meetings held between Vasileios Madouros, deputy governor, and representatives of a named regulated service provider , dated between 25/01 and 25/05 The application is for any correspondence received since May 1, 2024 from a named regulated financial service provider , and any
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minutes of the meeting on February 24, 2025 between the named regulated financial service provider and Mr Gerry Cross
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October 2024. • Guidance on applicability of IFRS 9 (or other standard) for each 'Credit Status' data field as per Table 4.6.4 Credit Status Domain Values of CCR Guidance Version 2.6 October 2024. • A register of all vacant properties owned by your organisation. Including detail on the physical condition of each property, how long each property has been vacant, the reasoning for why each property is vacant, and the monetary value of each property.
- Received —Decided —Handled outside of FOICentral Bank of Ireland
January 2012 and the 31st of December 2013. • Copies of briefings, memos, reports, research notes, papers, submissions, or recommendations prepared regarding the Central Bank of Ireland taking into possession the Irish government bonds from the Governor’s Office, the Legal Division and the Financial Markets Division. All correspondence between officials of the Central Bank of Ireland related to the approval of the Information Memorandum of the Israel Bonds/Development Corporation for Israel dated September 2nd 2024. All minutes/briefing notes/records of any meetings between officials of the Central Bank of Ireland related to the approval of the Information Memorandum of the Israel Bonds/Development Corporation for Israel dated September 2nd 2024.
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• Examples of correspondences to the Central Bank from Irish politicians since January 1st 2025 regarding Israeli bonds. Revised: • The name of any third-parties currently providing any media monitoring services (excluding social media monitoring); • The total spend to date since the establishment of the contract;
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provider 's handling of mortgage drawdowns during fixed-rate change deadlines (e.g. March 2023 when new higher rates were introduced). 3. If available, any regulatory findings, reviews, or monitoring carried out by the Central Bank concerning a named regulated financial service provider ’s treatment of customers who applied for fixed rates in early March 2023. Any communications between the CBI and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) concerning the CBI's role in
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Regulatory Reporting Agreement or similar delegated reporting arrangement? Please also include the timeframe over which these correspondences were issued and whether any follow-up supervisory action has been taken in relation to these issues. 1. Correspondence between your chair and the relevant minister in the government department under whose aegis you operate 2. Correspondence between your chief executive and the relevant secretary general in the government department under whose
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• Audit of the Market Surveillance System Jan 2025 A. I request the attendance records for the sections of the Tier 1 Case Management Committee Meeting (or its equivalent) to capture the meeting held following the issuance and submission of the Enforcement Investigation Division Review & Project Plan (F&P Case) for a named individual ...
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B. I request the attendance record for the Tier 2 Case Management Committee Meetings on the following dates... In this regard I am seeking the names and job titles of the Central Bank officials who were present for the meetings or relevant part of those meetings stating if the official was a standing member of the Tier 2 Enforcement Case Management Committee... records that includes copies of all data breach notifications received by the Central Bank of Ireland. I am requesting information from the earliest date available to the most current record submitted as of the date of this request. S pecific information from each breach should contain the following:
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Any submissions, reports, guidance, or correspondence received by the Central Bank regarding: Insurance for BESS operators Liability coverage, environmental or public risk, or business interruption coverage for BESS Risk management practices associated with energy storage systems Any aggregated statistics or analyses regarding industrial insurance coverage for energy storage systems submitted to or held by the Central Bank.
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(2) The Department of Finance on the subject of Israeli sovereign bonds since January 1, 2025 - copies of all internal documentation (minutes of meetings, internal e-mails, memos etc) created in 2025 that make reference to the prospectus approval of "Israel Bonds".
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approve the Bond Issuance Programme; · A copy of any report, briefing or memo for senior management outlining concerns or discontent among staff about Israel’s designation of Ireland as Home Member State under the Prospectus Regulation in order to borrow on European bond markets and/or about the Central Bank’s approval of the State of Israel - Bond Issuance Programme; Please exclude any emails concerning administrative matters with the meeting (e.g., setting a time, change of time, food to be served, etc). 'With profits endowments’ which should be provided to you by banks and financial institutions for Irish customers. I want the results
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- a copy of the record of the date in which said entity purpotedly applied for authorisation as a Retail Credit Firm. - a redacted copy of the record containing the date of application of said entity, held by the Central Bank of Ireland of a purported application for authorisation as a Retail Credit Firm
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make the event only accessible to IIEA members; • All correspondence between the Central Bank and the IIEA about the potential for activists to be in attendance at the event and/or to potentially disrupt the event both in attendance at the event and/or by protesting outside the building; • All internal Central Bank correspondence concerning the above Revised: • Written definition of each 'Credit Status' data field as per Table 4.6.4 Credit Status Domain Values of CCR Guidance Version 2.6
- Received —Decided 29 June 2026RefusedCentral Bank of Ireland
to cover the period 1 July 2025 - present; - A full breakdown of any tax and/or social insurance contribution settlements with Revenue due to misclassified employees following on from the Supreme Court’s decision in the Karshan case; - Any internal assessments, briefing, or reports on past, current or future tax liabilities arising from the Karshan case and/or Revenue guidance following the supreme court case
- Received —Decided 29 June 2026Part-GrantedCentral Bank of Ireland
All correspondence (both internal and external, including but not limited to formal letters, emails, memos, records of any meetings (including virtual or in-person consultations), and internal briefing notes) between officials at the Central Bank of Ireland above the rank of Director—including the Chief Operations Officer, the Head of Legal, and the Banking Commission Members—with the CSSF (Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier) in Luxembourg, related to the State of Israel’s Bond Issuance Programme, created or exchanged between January 1, 2025 and September 30, 2025. A ll correspondence (both internal and external, including but not limited to formal letters, emails, memos, records of any meetings (including virtual or in-person consultations), and internal briefing notes) held between: • Officials at the Central Bank of Ireland (including the Chief Operations Officer, the Head of Legal, and the Banking Commission Members); and • Officials at the Department of Finance above the rank of Assistant Secretary and/or above the rank of Director, related to the CSSF (Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier) in Luxembourg on the State of Israel’s Bond Issuance Programme, created or exchanged between January 1, 2025 and September 30, 2025.
- Received —Decided 16 June 2026RefusedCentral Bank of Ireland
aggregate, anonymised statistics on personal contract plan (PCP) and hire-purchase car finance agreements in Ireland. Specifically, for each calendar year from 2019 to the latest available year, could you please provide the number of newly originated agreements and total financed amount, broken down by: 1. Loan type: - Personal Contract Plan (PCP) - Hire Purchase, excluding PCP 2. Borrower age band at origination: - Under 25 - 25-34 - 35-44 - 45-54 - 55-64 - 65+ 3. Where available, whether the finance relates to a motor vehicle / car finance. If newly originated agreements are not available, I would be happy to accept outstanding agreement counts and outstanding balances by year/quarter instead. If disclosure control requires suppression or wider groupings, I would be happy to accept broader age bands, broader periods, or any other aggregation that can be released safely.
- Received —Decided 15 June 2026RefusedCentral Bank of Ireland
...for levy years 2017 to 2021 inclusive 1. Any reports, summaries, schedules, dashboards, spreadsheets, or management information records showing, for each levy year 2017–2021 inclusive: - the total number of authorised Credit Servicing Firms within Industry Category M3; - the total number of levy invoices issued within that category; - the aggregate levy amount billed; - the aggregate levy amount received; - the number of distinct payer accounts or payer entities recorded within the levy administration system, where disclosed only in anonymised or numerical form. 2. Any procedural, administrative, operational, or guidance records concerning: - how levy payments are recorded within the levy administration system; - how payer information is associated with regulated entities; - whether payments may be received from entities other than the regulated firm itself; - the treatment of group, consolidated, or third-party payments within the levy administration process. 3. Any data dictionary, metadata description, field listing, schema description, or system guidance document describing the categories of data fields maintained within the levy billing or levy administration system for Industry Category M3, excluding any values or identifiers relating to individual firms.
- Received —Decided 15 June 2026Part-GrantedCentral Bank of Ireland
Refined: This request is confined to records current, maintained, created, or in operational use during the period 2023 to 2025 inclusive only. I request access solely to the following category of existing records: Any existing procedure document, operational guidance document, workflow document, process instruction, administrative guidance note, or system guidance record used by the Central Bank in relation to the recording, allocation, reconciliation, or administration of Industry Funding Levy payments concerning authorised Credit Servicing Firms (Industry Category M3).
- Received —Decided 12 June 2026RefusedCentral Bank of Ireland
1. Correspondence between your chair, or equivalent, and the relevant minister in the government department under whose aegis you operate. 2. Correspondence between your chief executive, or equivalent, and the relevant secretary general in the government department under whose aegis you operate. 3. From 01 July 2025 to date.
- Received —Decided 9 June 2026Part-GrantedCentral Bank of Ireland
any existing administrative, operational, or system records identifying how Industry Funding Levy category M3 (Credit Servicing Firms) is classified, coded, labelled, identified, or structured within the Central Bank’s levy billing or levy administration systems for levy year 2022. This request includes any existing: classification tables; billing category tables; category code descriptions; system field descriptions; data dictionaries; report parameter descriptions; system configuration records; operational guidance; user guidance; internal procedural descriptions; or equivalent administrative records used in the ordinary course of administering or operating levy category M3.
- Received —Decided 25 May 2026RefusedCentral Bank of Ireland
Time period: 1 January 2026-present: - A copy of any briefing, review, assessment or report prepared by this authority for the Anti-Money Laundering Steering Committee (including sub-committees) concerning the EU’s Sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (6AMLD) and/or beneficial ownership and/or beneficial ownership database(s); - A copy of the most recent departmental briefing and/or memo and/or report for SecGen or Ministerial level concerning the EU’s Sixth Ant-Money Laundering Directive (6AMLD) and/or beneficial ownership and/or beneficial ownership database(s)
- Received —Decided 25 May 2026RefusedCentral Bank of Ireland
the following records concerning beneficial ownership and your authority's role in any register(s) of beneficial ownership: - A list of all enforcement actions, prosecutions, and convictions related to beneficial ownership since 1 January 2024-present, to include a brief description of the issue/breach which lead to the enforcement actions, prosecutions, and convictions; and the outcome of the action; and the company name; - The more recent briefing, report, or analysis paper prepared internally concerning enforcement actions, prosecutions, and/or convictions related to beneficial ownership since 1 January 2025-present
- Received —Decided 22 May 2026RefusedCentral Bank of Ireland
…records held by the Central Bank of Ireland relating to the identification and verification of organisations in connection with student bank account opening or related customer due diligence processes. This request is confined to records concerning: 1. Any guidance, policies, or internal procedures concerning the identification or verification of organisations using trading names in documentation submitted in connection with student bank account opening or customer due diligence processes. 2. Any records concerning the standards applied to distinguish between trading names, business names, and legal entities in documentation accepted by regulated institutions in such processes. The focus of this request is solely the regulatory standards governing organisational identity in documentation relied upon by regulated institutions. Date range: 1 January 2020 to date
- Received —Decided 14 May 2026Part-GrantedCentral Bank of Ireland
1. All expense submissions and copies of receipts for expenses lodged by the governor/chair from April 1, 2024, to April 1, 2026.
- Received —Decided 14 May 2026RefusedCentral Bank of Ireland
This request is confined to levy years 2017 to 2021 inclusive. any existing records generated, held, or retrievable from the Central Bank’s billing, finance, or levy administration systems in the ordinary course of business for the above levy category [credit servicing firms]. This includes any existing reports, listings, extracts, or outputs showing: customer number, account number, or system identifier payer identifier or payer account reference invoice number invoice date amount billed and any other fields contained within those records.