Regulation Tracker / EU AI Act / national implementation
What Ireland has done nationally under Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744: the accompanying law, which bodies it has designated as market surveillance authority, single point of contact and notifying authority, its Article 99 penalty regime, whether an Article 57 regulatory sandbox exists (the deadline is 2 August 2027), and any national guidance that reaches courts, law firms or legal-AI deployers. Each row is dated and sourced to the gazette, parliament or authority; titles in the original language are quoted, English titles marked where translated by us.
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National implementing act · 2026-07-21 · in-force
DETE’s legislation page says the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Act gives further effect to the AI Act and establishes Oifig IS na hÉireann, the AI Office of Ireland.
“"establishment of a body to be known as Oifig IS na hÉireann"”
Authority designation · 2025-09-16 · designated
Authority: Nine public authorities protecting fundamental rights — fundamental-rights authority
DETE states that Ireland had earlier designated nine public authorities tasked with protecting fundamental rights under the AI Act, empowered to oversee high-risk AI systems and citizens’ rights.
“"designation of nine public authorities tasked with protecting fundamental rights"”
Authority designation · 2025-07-25 · designated
Authority: Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment — single point of contact, market surveillance authority, notifying authority
S.I. 366/2025 designates the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment as Ireland’s national competent authority and single point of contact, with notifying and market-surveillance roles in specified areas.
“"The Minister is designated as the single point of contact"”
Authority designation · 2025-07-25 · designated
Authority: 15 national competent authorities including CBI, DPC, ComReg, HPRA, CCPC, HSA, WRC — market surveillance authority, notifying authority
Ireland uses a distributed authority model. Official DETE material and S.I. 366/2025 list 15 competent authorities, including Central Bank, DPC, ComReg, HPRA, CCPC, HSA, transport and workplace bodies.
“"Ireland has to date designated 15 national competent authorities"”
Authority designation · 2025-07-25 · designated
Authority: Central Bank of Ireland; Data Protection Commission — market surveillance authority
S.I. 366/2025 designates the Central Bank of Ireland and the Data Protection Commission for Article 74 market-surveillance functions, alongside the broader distributed competent-authority schedule.
“"Central Bank of Ireland and Data Protection Commission"”
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