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In legislative procedure
NIS2 status
In legislative procedure
National law
National Cyber Security Bill 2024 (General Scheme published 2024-08-30)
Competent authority
National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), with sectoral regulators incl. ComReg (per draft)
CSIRT
CSIRT-IE (NCSC)
Last verified
2026-07-16

Ireland

🔴 NIS2 still in the national legislative procedure.

NIS2 transposition

  • National law: National Cyber Security Bill 2024 (General Scheme published 2024-08-30)
  • Status / entry into force: In legislative procedure; pre-legislative scrutiny ongoing ⚠️ VERIFY

Competent authority & CSIRT

  • Competent authority: National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), with sectoral regulators incl. ComReg (per draft)
  • CSIRT / incident response: CSIRT-IE (NCSC)
  • Registration: Per bill (pending)

Incident reporting

Follows the NIS2 cascade: early warning within 24h, notification within 72h, final report within one month, submitted to the national CSIRT / competent authority. Assume national-language submission unless the authority states otherwise.

Penalties & board liability

  • Essential entities: up to €10M or 2% of worldwide turnover (directive minimum, adopted here).
  • Important entities: up to €7M or 1.4% of worldwide turnover.
  • Management-body accountability applies per NIS2 Art. 20; national enforcement mechanisms vary.

CER Directive

Critical-entities resilience is transposed in parallel (often via the same or a connected authority). Member States had to identify critical entities by 2026-07-17. ⚠️ VERIFY national CER instrument.

Notes

The 2024 general election interrupted the timetable. Subject of a Commission reasoned opinion (2025-05-07) and referred to the CJEU. Ireland is a major EU data/cloud hub, giving the NCSC an outsized role.

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