Company Law
Dail Éireann — 2026-06-16
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Shay Brennan (FF), Dublin Rathdown

I thank the Minister. He will appreciate there is an urgency about this issue. The core requirement from the funds industry is quite narrow. It is recognition that distributed ledger technology is a valid medium for share issuance for transfer, registration and record keeping. No radical change is being sought, just some targeted non-technology-focused amendments to key relevant Acts. Major international asset managers are already launching tokenised fund products, particularly in the money market funds where Ireland is Europe's leading domicile. Is the Department aware of what legislative changes need to be implemented and of the urgency with which clarity needs to be communicated to fund managers?
Is the Minister actively considering legislative changes at this time, and if so, over what timeframe?

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Sitting date: 2026-06-16