Department of Finance

Please provide non-personal records held by the Department of Finance from 1 January 2023 to today relating to: 1. The digital euro/CBDC (policy, risks, consumer impact, financial-stability impact), including correspondence with the ECB and the Central Bank of Ireland. 2. The banks’ instant payments initiative often referred to as “Zippay” (and any related collaboration with Nexi Payments), including correspondence with AIB, Bank of Ireland, Permanent TSB, the Central Bank of Ireland, and any EU bodies. 3. Any briefings, memos, submissions, minutes, agendas, presentations, risk assessments, DPIAs, MoUs, data-sharing agreements, procurement/consultancy contracts, and press lines relating to items (1)–(2). 4. Any inter-departmental or working group minutes/notes where the above were discussed. Please include email and attachments, meeting invites, Teams/IM messages exported as available, and document drafts where held. Format & handling • Provide records electronically (PDF/CSV/MSG as appropriate). • If any record is partly exempt, release a redacted copy of the remainder. • If my request is considered too broad, please contact me to refine before considering refusal under s.15(1)(c). • If another FOI body holds some records, please transfer under s.12(3) where appropriate and advise me. I’d like to limit my search to: 1. Timeline: 1 January 2025 to 15 September 2025. 2. Organisations: Please limit correspondence to/from the Department and the following: o European Central Bank o Central Bank of Ireland o Allied Irish Banks (AIB)