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Corporate Enforcement Authority

The Corporate Enforcement Authority is the authority that promotes compliance with the Companies Acts, investigates breaches, and takes the enforcement action needed to keep compliance in place.

The Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021 established the Authority to replace the Director of Corporate Enforcement. S.I. No. 335/2022 brought that Act into operation on 6 July 2022, other than section 35.

88 spending records on file.

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46% transparent

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Descriptions 1.0/1

Uniqueness 0.3/1

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Supplier name 1.0/1

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Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
31 Mar 2023	Richard Fleck	High Court Inspector	Purchase Order	Q1 2023	€95,786
31 Mar 2023	Richard Fleck	High Court Inspector	Purchase Order	Q1 2023	€64,225
31 Mar 2023	Richard Fleck	High Court Inspector	Purchase Order	Q1 2023	€42,942
31 Mar 2023	Sean Gillane	High Court Inspector	Purchase Order	Q1 2023	€22,140
31 Mar 2023	Sean Gillane	High Court Inspector	Purchase Order	Q1 2023	€20,295
31 Mar 2023	Trialview	Software	Purchase Order	Q1 2023	€36,900
31 Mar 2024	Sean Gillane	High Court Inspector	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€31,365
31 Mar 2025	Ronan Kennedy	Legal Fees	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€43,050
31 Mar 2025	Arthur Cox LLP	Legal Fees	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€22,010
30 Jun 2023	Richard Fleck	High Court Inspector	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€63,714
30 Jun 2023	Richard Fleck	High Court Inspector	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€36,700
30 Jun 2023	Sean Gillane	High Court Inspector	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€33,210
30 Jun 2023	James B Dwyer	Legal Services	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€23,493
30 Jun 2023	Sean Gillane	High Court Inspector	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€22,140
30 Jun 2023	Richard Fleck	High Court Inspector	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€21,309
30 Jun 2023	Frank Crean	Legal Counsel	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€20,049
30 Jun 2024	Richard Fleck	High Court Inspector	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€73,185
30 Jun 2024	Richard Fleck	High Court Inspector	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€58,978
30 Jun 2024	Sean Gillane	High Court Inspector	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€46,125
30 Jun 2024	Sean Gillane	High Court Inspector	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€25,830
30 Jun 2025	Great Place to Work	Consultation	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€20,878
30 Jun 2025	Arthur Cox LLP	Legal fees	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€20,600
30 Sep 2022	Richard Fleck	High Court Inspector	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€51,122
30 Sep 2022	Richard Fleck	High Court Inspector	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€31,427
30 Sep 2022	Richard Fleck	High Court Inspector	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€27,767
30 Sep 2022	Energia	Electricity	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€27,397
30 Sep 2023	Sean Gillane	High Court Inspector	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€95,940
30 Sep 2023	Richard Fleck	High Court Inspector	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€63,068
30 Sep 2023	Richard Fleck	High Court Inspector	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€42,280
30 Sep 2023	Trialview	Software	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€36,900
30 Sep 2023	Sean Gillane	High Court Inspector	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€35,055
30 Sep 2023	Ferry Solicitors	Legal Services	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€24,600
30 Sep 2023	Dell Technologies	Hardware	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€24,046
30 Sep 2023	Nessa Cahill	Legal Counsel	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€22,422
30 Sep 2023	Sean Gillane	High Court Inspector	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€20,295
30 Sep 2024	Richard Fleck	High Court Inspector	Purchase Order	Q3 2024	€111,653
30 Sep 2024	Dell Technologies	Hardware	Purchase Order	Q3 2024	€40,717
30 Sep 2024	Sean Gillane	High Court Inspector	Purchase Order	Q3 2024	€36,900
30 Sep 2024	Sean Gillane	High Court Inspector	Purchase Order	Q3 2024	€22,140
30 Sep 2025	One Complete Solution	Security Services	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€20,694
30 Sep 2025	One Complete Solution	Security Services	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€20,694
31 Dec 2022	Dell	Hardware	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€36,777
31 Dec 2022	Dell	Hardware	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€29,452
31 Dec 2022	Elva Duffy	Legal fees	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€28,044
31 Dec 2022	Energia	Electricity charges	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€24,780
31 Dec 2022	James B Dwyer	Legal fees	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€28,413
31 Dec 2022	Kia Motors Ireland	Vehicle cost	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€56,428
31 Dec 2022	Kia Motors Ireland	Vehicle cost	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€56,428
31 Dec 2022	Neil Steen	Legal fees	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€48,954
31 Dec 2022	Niall Nolan	Legal fees	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€37,577

^* Payment date may be the end of the reporting quarter when the entity does not publish an exact date.

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