Introduction to Credit Institutions 

The Central Bank of Ireland has overall responsibility for the regulation and supervision of Credit Institutions authorised in Ireland.  The objectives in supervising Credit Institutions are:

  • to foster a stable banking system
  • to provide a degree of protection to depositors with individual credit institutions

Credit Institutions regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland include:

  • Banks
  • Building Societies  
  • Designated Credit Institutions  

In addition, the Central Bank of Ireland has a number of specific new responsibilities, which it must carry out under the Government Guarantee Scheme.

EU Commission's Green Paper - Audit Policy: lessons from the Crisis

In October 2010 the EU Commission issued a Green Paper for comment “Audit Policy: Lessons from the Crisis.” You can view the Bank’s response to the Green Paper here.