Media Requests

“Revised:
All correspondence between the deputy governor and representatives of Stripe, dated between 25/01 and 25/05.”

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• “Revised:
  I request the following records concerning the Israeli Bond Programme as per details outlined in the Governor's letter to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach on December 4, 2025.
  
  •Article 20(4) of the Prospectus Regulation states a competent authority needs to review a prospectus application against standards of completeness, comprehensibility and consistency necessary for its approval. Please provide a copy of any records summarising the internal review or scrutiny process undertaken before approval of the prospectus documentation from the Israeli bond programme on the following dates: September 2021. Period of records: 1 June 2021-30 September 2021:
  
  • Please provide a copy of any records outlining issues or concerns raised internally during the review and/or scrutiny process as to standards of completeness, comprehensibility and/and consistency of the information in the (draft) prospectus for September 2021. Period of records: 1 June 2021-30 September 2021:
  
  • The letter also states that “the Central Bank can suspend the offer of the securities for a maximum of I0 consecutive working days where it has reasonable grounds to believe that there has been an infringement of the Prospectus Regulation. The Central Bank has not identified any such infringement at this time.” Please provide records outlining the research or investigative steps taken by the Central Bank to conclude that there have been no infringements to date. Period of records: 1 June 2021-present:
  
  • The letter states “internal review and scrutiny processes in line with the Central Bank’s risk-based approach to prospectus security have been followed.” Please provide all records outlining the risk-based approach taken before approval in September 2021. Period of records: 1 June 2021-30 September 2021:
  
  Please exclude any emails concerning administrative matters with the meeting (e.g., setting a time, change of time, food to be served, etc).”

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• “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;
• A copy of the last three audits carried out at the request of a parent State body or any other arm of the Government or State”

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Schedule of Records (428KB)

Copies of the below final reports generated as a result of the internal audits completed in the period 1 Jan 2023 to date:
- Functional Review of Climate Change Unit
- Functional Review of the People Directorate
- Audit of the Bank's Ability to deliver Key Project
- Audit of Operational Risk and Incident Management
- Audit of Staff Remuneration
- Functional Review of WSFM”

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• Article 20(4) of the Prospectus Regulation clarifies that a competent authority needs to review a prospectus application against the standards of completeness, comprehensibility and consistency necessary for its approval. Please provide a copy of any records summarising the internal review and scrutiny process and/or summarising the findings/results of the internal review and scrutiny process undertaken before approval of the prospectus documentation from the Israeli bond programme on 2 September 2024;
• Please provide a copy of reports, memos or internal correspondence outlining any issues or concerns raised internally during the review and/or scrutiny process as to standards of completeness, comprehensibility and/or consistency of the information in the (draft) prospectus which was approved on 2 September 2024;
• The governor's letter states that “the Central Bank can suspend the offer of the securities for a maximum of 10 consecutive working days where it has reasonable grounds to believe that there has been an infringement of the Prospectus Regulation. The Central Bank has not identified any such infringement at this time.” Please provide any records outlining the research or investigative steps taken by the Central Bank to conclude that there have been no infringements since the approval of the September 2024 prospectus;
• The Governor’s letter states that “internal review and scrutiny processes in line with the Central Bank’s risk-based approach to prospectus security have been followed.” Please provide a copy of CBI's risk-based approach policy or equivalent document used to determine the risk level of issuers. Please also provide a copy of any briefing, summary document, report, memo or letter outlining details of how this risk-based approach was applied or taken before prospectus approval on 2 September 2024. 

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The specific information I am requesting…

1. The data collected as part of the ‘quantitative assessment’
2. A representative sample of the information received from the ‘qualitative assessment’
3. A numerical breakdown of the proportion of firms with good due diligence practices vs those without (along with any relevant definitions)
4. A numerical breakdown of the proportion of firms with sufficient levels of ongoing monitoring (along with any relevant definitions)
5. A numerical breakdown of the proportion of firms with sufficient levels of board oversight (along with any relevant definitions)
6. A numerical breakdown of AP/CMM concentration in more granular detail. (both % total notional activity & % of ETFs contracted to by MM/AP firm)“

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  “To cover the period 1 October 2024-present:

• Any briefing(s) for senior management level [Director level and above] about Israel’s designation of Ireland as Home Member State under the Prospectus Regulation in order to borrow on European bond markets and/or briefing(s) about the Central Bank’s approval of investment prospectuses for debt issued by Israel Bonds – the country’s borrowing arm [excluding the appendix attached with the letter sent by the Governor to the Oireachtas Finance Committee in early December];
  
  
• Any assessments(s) or review(s) of Israel’s designation of Ireland as Home Member State under the Prospectus Regulation in order to borrow on European bond markets and/or reviews(s) of the Central Bank’s approval of investment prospectuses for debt issued by Israel Bonds– the country’s borrowing arm  [excluding the appendix attached with the letter sent by the Governor to the Oireachtas Finance Committee in early December]"

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• All minutes/briefing notes/records of any meetings between officials at the Central Bank of Ireland above the rank of director related to the State of Israel’s Bond Issuance Programme since October 7th, 2023
• All correspondence between officials at the Central Bank of Ireland above the rank of director and Israel Bonds/Development Corporation for Israel related to the State of Israel’s Bond Issuance Programme since October 7th, 2023
• All correspondence between officials at the Central Bank of Ireland above the rank of director and Department of Finance officials above the rank of assistant secretary related to the State of Israel’s Bond Issuance Programme since October 7th, 2023
• All minutes/briefing notes/records of any meetings between officials at the Central Bank of Ireland and Department of Finance officials above the rank of assistant secretary above the rank of director related to the State of Israel’s Bond Issuance Programme since October 7th, 2023.”

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Any communications from officials within the Central Bank, at PO level and above, to the Department of Finance over taxation changes proposed in Budget 2025.

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• a spreadsheet/database/record of the amount of IR£ exchanged for euros in each of the following years: 2022, 2023, thus far in 2024.
• a record of the twenty largest IR£ to € transactions that took place in that period 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 the time period above.
• 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 the same time period.
• a copy of any papers or discussion documents around the possibility of ending the availability of IR£ to € conversion by CBI between 1 Jan 2022 to date.

- a copy of all records held referring or relating to media queries about and media coverage of the contents of FOI-2024-001531.

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“ a spreadsheet/record/database of all costs incurred by the Central Bank in the hosting of the ECB retreat event in May.

- a copy of all invoices and receipts associated with the hosting of the above event by the Central Bank.” 

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05/02/2024

• 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”

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• 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 21^st, 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.

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Records 1 & 2 (PDF 287KB)

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Records 1 to 2 (PDF 4444KB)

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Records 1 to 8 (PDF 10MB)

Records 9 to 26 (PDF 10MB)

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• 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.

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Schedule of records (PDF 414KB)

• 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.

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• 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.

FOI Schedule of Records (PDF 417KB)

Records 1-4 (PDF 407KB)

 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.

Schedule of Records  (PDF 460KB)

Records 1-4 (PDF 30MB)

Records 5-33 (PDF 17MB)

• 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.

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

30/03/2022

• 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