Media Requests

Media Request logs

Media Request logs include details of requests and replies, some information is withheld for confidentiality or data protection reasons.

DATE RECEIVED REQUEST DECISION LINK TO RECORDS
 

05/02/2024

  “Records under the FOI Act 2014 in relation to work conducted by the Insurance Supervision Division of the Central Bank of Ireland on understanding the flood risk protection gap to cover the period 1 January 2024-present.

• Any terms of reference for the assessment of the protection gap;
• Any reports or briefings based on analysis to better understand the nature and scale of the flood protection gap in Ireland;
• Any records outlining the plans/agenda for the proposed flood seminar event in H1 2024;
• A copy of the most up-to-date data that the unit possesses on the flood risk for both private and commercial properties across the country and/or in specific counties”

  Part Grant

Link to Records (134KB)

Schedule of Records (425KB)
15/01/2024  "All correspondence with the LDA in relation to the future of the mint site, created since January 1, 2023” Part Grant

Link to Records (591KB)

Schedule of Records (427KB)
 02/01/2024  “A copy of the organisational results of the staff survey conducted in 2023.”  Grant Link to Records (1363KB)
 21/11/2023  “A breakdown in the number of notifications/reports of matches or hits made by financial entities of Russian sanctioned or suspected entities or individuals, under the sanctions regime, in 2022, and separately in 2023 to date.”  Grant Link to Records (210KB)
 10/10/2023 “Records of any correspondence in the form of emails, reports, submissions etc between the Central Bank and the Department of Finance, or the Department of Public Expenditure, about Budget 2024, within the timeframe of 01-09-2023 and 10/10/2023.” Part Grant

Link to Records (846KB)

Schedule of Records (426KB)
 06/09/2023
  • Any records or files held by the Central Bank Commission and any correspondence to or from the Commission on the Central Credit Register data breach reported in the bank’s statement of August 21st, 2023;
  • Any report by or for the Central Bank setting out the findings of its investigation into the Central Credit Register data breach and any recommendations;
  • Any internal report on any officials of the bank being held to account for the data breach;
  • Any correspondence on the data breach between the Governor of the Central Bank or the Central Bank and the Minister for Finance or the Department of Finance; any associated notes, records or reports; and the minutes of any meetings on the topic between the Department and the Central Bank. 
  • Any correspondence on the data breach between the Central Bank and the Data Protection Commission.
 Part Grant

Link to Records (434KB) 

Schedule of records (450KB)
DATE RECEIVED REQUEST DECISION LINK TO RECORDS
 30/08/2023 A copy of the business case, cost-benefit analysis, sanction/approval documents associated with the following (social media monitoring contract): https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41203183.html Part Grant

Records 1 & 2 (PDF 287KB)

Schedule of Records (PDF 416KB)
01/08/2023 A copy of the business case, cost-benefit analysis, sanction/approval documents associated with the following: https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/linkedin-wins-350k-central-bank-staff-motivation-contract/a1157180279.html Part Grant

Records 1 to 2 (PDF 4444KB)

Schedule of Records (PDF 415KB)
 09/5/2023  A record of briefing documents, draft briefing documents, memos, draft memos and discussion papers prepared by the Central Bank of Ireland regarding the monitoring and regulation of cryptocurrencies (dated between January 1, 2023 and the date of this request). This request is confined to the Policy & Risk directorate and the Enforcement and Anti-Money Laundering Directorate. Part Grant

Records 1 to 8 (PDF 10MB)

Records 9 to 26 (PDF 10MB)

Schedule of Records (PDF 463KB)
       
 03/5/2023 A list of all fees paid to guest speakers/motivational speakers, if any, brought in to address/speak with staff and/or management in Q3 and Q4 of 2022; if possible, please include details of where the event took place; how long the event lasted; the name of the event, a copy of any speeches given, or a copy of any presentation/slideshow material given. This request is confined to Human Resources, the Central Bank Employee Networks and Financial Control. Part Grant

Link to Records PDF41KB

Schedule of records PDF 425KB
 30/1/2023 Correspondence between [the High Court] and the Central Bank on 20 April 2022 and the written response to [the High Court] from [the Central Bank] dated 9 June 2022. Part Grant

Link to Records (PDF 11MB)

Schedule of records (PDF 417KB)
 19/1/2023
  • The amount spent by the Central Bank on relocation expenses for management or executives in the period 1 January 2020 to date of receipt of this request.
  • An information note or some detail of what was involved in payment of such costs during the same period..
  • A copy of any policy the Central Bank has on the payment of relocation expenses for management or executives.
 Part Grant

Link to Records (PDF 638KB)

Schedule of records (PDF 414KB)
 10/1/2023
  • A database/spreadsheet/record of all overseas travel undertaken by the governor in the period 1 Jan 2021 to date, to include a list of trips, costs of flights, class of travel, accommodation costs, transport costs, subsistence costs, entertainment expenses, and any other relevant costs incurred.
 Grant

Records (PDF 484KB)

 31/10/2022
  • A list of all commemorative coins issued by the Central Bank in the period 1 Jan 2020 to date.
  • The number/volume of each commemorative coin that was minted by the Central Bank in the period 1 Jan 2020 to date.
  • The number of each commemorative coin that was sold by the Central Bank and the price for the coin in each case in the period 1 Jan 2020 to date.
  • The number of each commemorative coin that either remains in stock of the Central Bank, or has been withdrawn from sale in the period 1 Jan 2020 to date.
Part Grant

FOI Schedule of Records (PDF 417KB)

Records 1-4 (PDF 407KB)

 
 08/9/2022

 In relation to purchase and renovation of Numbers 4 and 5 Dublin Landings: 

  • The final total price paid for the real estate.
  • The total number of Central Bank staff now accommodated in those building.
  • The first estimate on construction/renovation/repurposing work on those buildings submitted to the Governor of the Central Bank and/or the Commission.
  • A copy of subsequent cost updates, as brought to the attention of above.
  • A high-level breakdown (design briefing document) which could indicate the works undertaken to get the building to its current state.
  • The total cost for all refurbishment / construction work carried out in accordance with that objective.
  • A copy of memos / reports furnished to Governor and Commission regarding these works, their progress and cost.
 Part Grant

Schedule of Records  (PDF 460KB)

Records 1-4 (PDF 30MB)

Records 5-33 (PDF 17MB)
 03/10/2022
  • A record of the number of people (FTE) employed by your organisation.
  • A record of the number of people earning in each of the following salary bands: €0 - €49,999, €50,000 to €74,999, €75,000 to €99,999, €100,000 to €124,999, €124,999 to €149,999, €150,000 to €199,999, over €200,000.
  • A record breaking down each of the above categories/salary bands according to gender.
 Grant Records (PDF 225KB)
26/07/2022

In relation to financial sanctions against Russia and  Belorussia since 24 February 2022, I request a copy of the following records for each derogation granted by the Central Bank of Ireland;

a) Sanctions Derogation Application form received, b) any resubmission of application if applicable, and c) final response letter issued by the Central Bank

  		Part Grant Schedule of Records  (PDF 400KB)
FOI Records  (PDF 6.5MB)
03/05/2022
 • A spreadsheet/database/record of the amount of IR£ exchanged for euros in each of the following years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021.
• A record of the twenty largest IR£ to € transactions that took place in 2021 i.e. Person A exchanged IR£1,000 etc.
• A record of the number of times damaged IR£ notes were exchanged by the CBI in 2021.
• A record of the number of times the CBI declined to exchange IR£ due to severity of damage to bank notes or other related issues in 2021.
• A copy of any papers or discussion documents around the possibility of ending the availability of IR£ to € conversion by CBI.		 Part Grant Records (PDF 430KB)

30/03/2022

 Copies of any records held referring or relating to the press release issued by the Central Bank on 22 March 2022 regarding cryptocurrency investment and advertisements promoting crypto purchase. This request to cover the period 1 Jan 2022 to date of receipt of the request. The request is confined to the Communications and the Consumer Protection – Insurance & Intermediaries divisions only. Part Grant Schedule of records (PDF 452KB)
Records (PDF 2MB)
01/04/2022 The Senior Management Presentation sent to the Central Bank annually by GPTW, providing a full outline of the results in 2021. Part Grant Records (PDF 580KB)
22/02/2022
  • The Senior Management Presentation sent to the Central Bank annually by GPTW, providing a full outline of the results in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020
  • A breakdown of expenditure on GPTW from 2017 to date
 Part Grant Schedule of Records (PDF 420KB)
Records (PDF 8MB)