Financial Services Ombudsman
Office The office of the Financial Services Ombudsman was established in 2004.The Financial Services Ombudsman office has been merged ...
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Fitness & Probity Requirements
Controlled Functions The Bank has greater control over persons carrying out key positions within financial service providers. It may ...
Minimum Competence
Minimum Competence Requirements The minimum competency requirements commenced in 2011. They provide for minimum professional standards ...
Insurance Companies
Types of Insurer There are separate schemes of authorisation and regulation for life and non-life insurance. The differences in the ...
Insurance Intermediaries
Regulation Insurance companies, brokers and agents operate under the same broad scheme of regulation, as financial advisors and other ...
Insurance and Consumer Protection
Monies Received The Consumer Protection Code applies to insurance in common with other consumer financial services. Insurance brokers ...
Energy Regulation
Basic Regulation The ESB was established as a State electricity provider and regulatory body in 1927. IT had powers to licence other ...
Electronic Communications
Telecommunication Liberalisation The EU framework for liberalisation and telecommunications commenced in 1990. The role of the ...
COMREG Post
COMREG Regulation COMREG regulates the postal sector. An Post was established as a public company in 1984. Its sole shareholder is ...
Enforcement
Investigatory Powers COMREG has significant investigation powers. It has wide information gathering powers. It can carry ...