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Ireland

Find details about Ireland's commitments to and implementation of beneficial ownership transparency reforms

Records last updated: 17 September 2024

Committed to one or more

  • Live register
    Following the launch of one or more beneficial ownership registers, a country is labelled as Live register.

Implemented one or more

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Implementation details

Register of Beneficial Owners (RBO)

Name
Register of Beneficial Owners (RBO)
Scope
Full-economy
Register launched
2019
Threshold used to determine beneficial ownership
25%
Structured data publicly available
No
Published as BODS
No
Available via API
No

Commitment details

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  • As a European Union member, Ireland was obliged to create a central register of beneficial ownership as part of the EU’s fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive by 2017. [20 May 2015] link to commitment
  • Ireland has included a commitment in an Open Government Partnership National Action Plan to beneficial ownership transparency
  • As a European Union member, Ireland was obliged to create a central, public register of beneficial ownership as part of the EU’s fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive. Following the judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union on 22 November 2022, member states are no longer required to provide public access, and are instead required to, at a minimum, provide access to those that can demonstrate a legitimate interest. [19 April 2018] link to commitment