Ireland: Government order on designation of National Competent Authorities under European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act)

Progress

Current status
in force
16 Sep 2025 in force
04 Mar 2025 adopted

Scope

Implementers
Ireland
Policy Area
Design and testing standards
Policy Instrument
Artificial Intelligence authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

16 Sep 2025
in force

Government designated additional National Competent Authorities under the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act)

On 16 September 2025, Ireland designated additional authorities under the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act) to bring the total number of designated National Competent Authorities to 15. These included the Media Commission, the C…

Source
Event type order
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body central government
04 Mar 2025
adopted

Government designated eight National Competent Authorities under the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act)

On 4 March 2025, the Government of Ireland approved a recommendation from the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to adopt a distributed model for the implementation of the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act). The deci…

Source
Event type order
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body central government