Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 June 2025
266. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to clarify the circumstances in which the Companies Registration Office accept e-signatures for company filings; if it does not accept e-signatures, to outline the reasoning for same; if it does not accept e-signatures, to outline any plans it has for e-signatures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33424/25]
View answerI am informed that a large number of the Companies Registration Office (CRO) forms may be authenticated using ROS (Revenue Online Signature) without the need for a wet signature. This includes the most common activities such as the filing of annual returns and the changing of directors and their details. Information on ROS is available on the CRO’s website cro.ie/annual-return/revenue-online-service-ros-faqs/. The Registrar periodically reviews and updates the forms that may be submitted electronically on the Companies Online Registration Environment (CORE) and takes into consideration the remaining CRO forms which require a wet signature.
