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EirGrid

EirGrid plc operates the electricity transmission system in Ireland. It is a State-owned public limited company registered under the Companies Acts, its shares are held by the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment, and it is regulated by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities.

The establishing legislation was not confirmed in the sources. Later Acts, including the Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Eirgrid) Act 2008, treat EirGrid as an existing company rather than creating it.

240 spending records on file.

Transparency Score

1.1/5

22% transparent

Machine readable 0.0/1

Descriptions 1.0/1

Uniqueness 0.1/1

Supplier number 0.0/1

Supplier name 0.0/1

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Payment date^*	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
30 Sep 2026	Project Engineering Services	Purchase Order	Q3 2026	€18,805,603
30 Sep 2026	Trading costs	Purchase Order	Q3 2026	€601,307
30 Jun 2026	Admin and Other (including Celtic and Generation costs)	Purchase Order	Q2 2026	€5,344,735
30 Jun 2026	Employee and staff	Purchase Order	Q2 2026	€27,618,620
30 Jun 2026	External relations	Purchase Order	Q2 2026	€1,607,600
30 Jun 2026	Facilities	Purchase Order	Q2 2026	€3,094,702
30 Jun 2026	IT & Comms	Purchase Order	Q2 2026	€29,509,321
30 Jun 2026	Financial Services	Purchase Order	Q2 2026	€296,691
30 Jun 2026	General Business Services	Purchase Order	Q2 2026	€7,103,869
30 Jun 2026	Project Engineering Services	Purchase Order	Q2 2026	€7,291,763
30 Jun 2026	Trading costs	Purchase Order	Q2 2026	€605,339
31 Mar 2026	Admin and Other (including Celtic and Generation costs)	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€67,938,059
31 Mar 2026	Employee and staff	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€14,046,684
31 Mar 2026	External relations	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€1,129,763
31 Mar 2026	Facilities	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€8,639,443
31 Mar 2026	IT & Comms	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€10,332,528
31 Mar 2026	Financial Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€523,034
31 Mar 2026	General Business Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€14,539,835
31 Mar 2026	Project Engineering Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€16,044,830
31 Mar 2026	Trading costs	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€535,108
31 Mar 2026	Travel and expenses	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€24,000
31 Dec 2025	Admin and Other (including Celtic and Generation costs)	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€13,368,085
31 Dec 2025	Employee and staff	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€23,941,983
31 Dec 2025	External relations	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€3,299,653
31 Dec 2025	Facilities	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€8,667,091
31 Dec 2025	IT & Comms	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€17,712,671
31 Dec 2025	Financial Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€1,159,817
31 Dec 2025	General Business Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€2,027,693
31 Dec 2025	Project Engineering Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€11,304,499
31 Dec 2025	Trading costs	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€477,876
30 Sep 2025	Admin and Other (including Celtic and Generation costs)	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€6,313,422
30 Sep 2025	Employee and staff	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€21,500,722
30 Sep 2025	External relations	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€1,315,172
30 Sep 2025	Facilities	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€7,504,848
30 Sep 2025	IT & Comms	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€21,172,679
30 Sep 2025	Financial Services	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€288,010
30 Sep 2025	General Business Services	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€7,196,461
30 Sep 2025	Project Engineering Services	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€19,920,567
30 Sep 2025	Trading costs	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€407,584
30 Sep 2025	Travel and expenses	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€20,500

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

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