| Name of Form | Can form be downloaded? | Can form be completed on-line? |
| Complaint Form under our Quality Customer Service Charter | Yes | Yes |
| The Freedom of Information Request Form | Yes | Yes |
| The National Employment Rights Authority of my Department (NERA) has only one form on which clients can set out matters that they want investigated. | No | No — This is "manual" at present but will be on-line when the NERA Website is set up |
| The most widely used Redundancy Payments form is the RP50, which is used for making rebate and lump sum applications from the Social Insurance Fund in relation to statutory redundancy entitlements. This form may be completed on line using the electronic Redundancy Payments System which is available on the Department's website. 52% of all such applications are made on-line and this is comparable to ROS, the Revenue on-line service. | Yes | Yes |
| Three other Redundancy Payments forms, the RP6, RP9 and RP77, are available to download but may not be completed on-line, mainly due to the fact that these are seldom used by our customers. There are no plans at this time to make these forms available for completion on-line. | No | No |
| The following forms used for the processing of payment to employees from the Insolvency Payments Scheme in the event of the insolvency of their employer cannot be completed on-line. | Yes | No |
| An application form for an employment agency licence under the Employment Agency Act 1971 cannot be completed on-line. Currently this application form to my Department must be accompanied by a newspaper advertisement placed by the applicant and by a Garda vetting form which the Garda Vetting Unit insist should contain an original manuscript signature of the applicant-electronic signatures are not accepted by the Garda Vetting Unit. In the circumstances it is not appropriate for the application form for an employment agency licence to be completed on-line. | Yes | No |
| Name of Form | Can form be downloaded? | Can form be completed on-line? |
| Form OWT1, on which employers record the working hours of employees under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, can not be completed on-line. It is not appropriate for this form to be completed on-line as it is completed and retained by employers at their place of business and is not returned to my Department. | Yes | No |
| Notice of Intention to apply for a Negotiation Licence | Yes | No |
| The application form for a Trade Union Negotiation Licence can be downloaded from Department's website but not completed on-line | Yes | No |
| The Employment Appeals Tribunal's forms, used by individuals to seek redress of an alleged infringement of their statutory rights under employment legislation, are available to download from the Tribunal's website but cannot be completed on-line. | Yes | No |
| Trade Marks | | |
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Application to register a Trade Mark (Form No. 1) | Yes | No |
| Notice under paragraph 9(2) of the Third Schedule to the Trade Marks Act, 1996 (Form No. 2) | No | No |
| Application to register details of an Assignment | Yes | No |
| Application to register details of a Licence | Yes | No |
| Application to register details of a Security Interest | Yes | No |
| Application for Amendment of the Register | Yes | No |
| Form of Application for Registration as aTrade Mark Agent | Yes | No |
| Patents | | |
| Request for Grant (Form No. 1) | Yes | No |
| Statement of Inventorship (Form No. 2) | Yes | No |
| Certificate of grant of a Patent (Form No. 3) | No | No |
| Patent Renewal (Form No. 4) | Yes | No |
| Authorisation of Agent (Form No. 5) | Yes | No |
| Request for Controller's Certificate authorising release of sample of micro-organism Rule 14(6) (Form No. 6) | No | No |
| Notification to Controller that a sample of a micro-organism may be made available only to an expert Rule 14(13) (Form No. 7) | No | No |
| Request for Controller's Certificate authorising release of sample of micro-organism to expert Rule 14 (16) (Form No. 8) | No | No |
| Application to Register an Assignment | Yes | No |
| Application to Register Licence / Mortgage / Security Interest | Yes | No |
| Form of Application for Registration as a Patent Agent | Yes | No |
| Name of Form | Can form be downloaded? | Can form be completed on-line? |
| Designs | | |
| Application to Register a Single Design (Form No. 1) | Yes | No |
| Application to Register a Multiple Design (Form No. 1A) | Yes | No |
| Certificate of Registration of a Design (Form No. 2) | No | No |
| Notice Under Paragraph 3 of First Schedule to the Industrial Designs Act 2001 (Form No. 3) | No | No |
| Application to Register a Security Interest | Yes | No |
| Application to Register an Assignment | Yes | No |
| The Irish SOLVIT Centre, which is located in my Department and is an informal problem-solving network created to solve problems that EU citizens or businesses are experiencing with the public administrations of EU Member States associated with a denial of their Internal Market rights, has made available online its complaint forms. | Yes | No |
| The official forms issued by the Employment Permits Section of my Department for use by the public and business are: | Yes | No — although it is intended to develop a new Employment Permits Management System in 2008, which will include an on-line facility. |
| Insofar as the European Social Fund (ESF) is concerned, the "Form Bs", which are used for Certification of ESF monies to the European Commission, can be accessed on-line by Final Beneficiaries which can be either public or business users. However, they cannot be completed on-line as they require two authorised signatures. | Yes | No |
| Application Forms for import licences are available for download on my department's website. However, the applications must be submitted in hard copy as original supporting documentation is required. | Yes | No |
| Application Forms for export licences are available for download on my department's website. However, the applications must be submitted in hard copy as original supporting documentation is required. | Yes | No — although in cooperation in industry, my Department has developed an on-line export licence application system — OELAS — which is currently undergoing final testing with a view to going live by the end of the year. |
| Application Forms to my Department for Scheme of Accreditation for Third Level Research Organisations which is aimed at the Third Level Education sector | Yes | No |
| Indemnity form for lost/destroyed payable order. This form is issued when a supplier reports that a payable order has not been received or has been destroyed | No | No — original signatures are required |
| EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) mandate form issued when a supplier opts to receive payment directly into a bank account | No | No — original signatures are required |
| Name of Form | Can form be downloaded? | Can form be completed on-line? |
| Companies Registration Office (CRO) form B1 — Annual Return | Yes | Yes |
| CRO B10 — Change of director and/or secretary, or in their particulars | Yes | Yes |
| CRO B2 — Change of registered office | Yes | Yes |
| CRO B3 — Notice of places where register of members, debenture holders, directors service contracts/memoranda are kept | Yes | Yes |
| CRO B69 — Statutory declaration that a person has ceased to be a director or secretary of a company | Yes | Yes |
| CRO B73 — Nomination of a new annual return date. | Yes | Yes |
| CRO B77 — Notice of Authorisation/Revocation of Authorisation of an Electronic Filing Agent | Yes | Yes |
| CRO F4 — Changes in authorised persons/persons responsible for compliance with regulations/address of branch or place of business of external company. | Yes | Yes |
| CRO G1 — Special resolution | Yes | Yes |
| CRO G1Q Change of name special resolution | Yes | Yes |
| CRO G2 — Ordinary resolution | Yes | Yes |
| CRO M1 — Notification re a multi-member company changing to a single-member company. | Yes | Yes |
| CRO M2 — Notification re a single-member company changing to a multi-member company. | Yes | Yes |
| CRO RBN1 — Application for registration of a business name by an individual. | Yes | Yes |
| CRO RBN1A — Application for registration of a business name by a partnership. | Yes | Yes |
| CRO RBN1B — Application for registration of a business name by a body corporate. | Yes | Yes |
| CRO RBN2 — Nature of change in particulars registered by an individual | Yes | Yes |
| CRO RBN2A — Nature of change in particulars registered by a partnership | Yes | Yes |
| CRO RBN2B — Nature of change in particulars registered by a body corporate. | Yes | Yes |
| CRO A/c1 — Opening a deposit account | Yes | No |
| CRO A1 — Company incorporation | Yes | No |
| CRO A2/44 — Statutory declaration by company which has filed prospectus. | Yes | No |
| CRO A3/44A — Statutory declaration by company which has filed statement in lieu of prospectus. | Yes | No |
| CRO A4/70 — Application by a public limited company to commence business and declaration of particulars. | Yes | No |
| CRO B11/80 — Statement of particulars of rights attached to shares allotted and not otherwise registerable. | Yes | No |
| Name of Form | Can form be downloaded? | Can form be completed on-line? |
| CRO B13/82 — Notice of assignment of name or new name to any class of shares registerable under section 39(4) Companies (Amendment) Act 1983. | Yes | No |
| CRO B18 — Registration of a prospectus approved by IFSRA for issue by an Irish Registered Company | Yes | No |
| CRO B18A — Registration of a local offering document for an amount not exceeding €2,500,000 | Yes | No |
| CRO B1u — Group accounts, b1u | Yes | No |
| CRO B22/81 — Statement of particulars of variation of rights attached to shares and not otherwise registerable. | Yes | No |
| CRO B28/19 — Notice to shareholders pursuant to section 204(4) Companies Act 1963. | Yes | No |
| CRO B29/18 — Notice to dissenting shareholders pursuant to section 204(1) Companies Act 1963. | Yes | No |
| CRO B32/55 — Statement in lieu of prospectus (private company being converted into public company). | Yes | No |
| CRO B34/67A — Revocation of notice to carry on business as an investment company. | Yes | No |
| CRO B39/55A — Statement in lieu of prospectus (public company). | Yes | No |
| CRO B4 — Notice of increase in authorised capital | Yes | No |
| CRO B5 — Return of allotments | Yes | No |
| CRO B6/52 — Particulars of contract relating to shares. | Yes | No |
| CRO B67 — Application for a certificate stating that a company has a real and continuous link with one or more economic activities that are being carried on in the State. | Yes | No |
| CRO B68 — Notice that a company falls within one or more of the categories specified in the Table to section 45 of the Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1999 and should not therefore be included for the purpose of determining the number of companies of which a person is a director. | Yes | No |
| CRO B7/28 — Notice of consolidation and division, or conversion into stock of shares, or of the re-conversion into shares of stock, or the subdivision or redemption or cancellation of shares. | Yes | No |
| CRO B70 — Notice that a person holding the office of director or secretary of a company has died. | Yes | No |
| CRO B74 — Statement of Directors Disqualifications | Yes | No |
| CRO B9/11 — Notice of increase in members | Yes | No |
| CRO C1 — Mortgage or charge created by Irish company | Yes | No |
| CRO C2/47C — Notice that charge has been registered in country where property is situated. | Yes | No |
| Name of Form | Can form be downloaded? | Can form be completed on-line? |
| CRO C3/47B — Particulars of a charge subject to which property has been acquired by a company incorporated in the State | Yes | No |
| CRO C4/47A — Series of debentures. | Yes | No |
| CRO C5/48 — Further issue of debentures. | Yes | No |
| CRO C6 — Statutory declaration of satisfaction of a charge. | Yes | No |
| CRO C7 — Statutory declaration of partial satisfaction of a charge | Yes | No |
| CRO D1/71 — Application by a private or unlimited company for re-registration as a public limited company. | Yes | No |
| CRO D1/72 — Declaration of compliance by a private or unlimited company with the requirements for re-registration as a public limited company. | Yes | No |
| CRO D10/83 — Application by a public limited company for re-registration as another form of company following cancellation of shares and diminution of share capital. | Yes | No |
| CRO D12/86 — Application by an unlimited company to be re-registered as limited. | Yes | No |
| CRO D13/65 — Notice of application made to the court for the cancellation of a special resolution regarding re-registration. | Yes | No |
| CRO D17/78 — Application by an existing joint stock company for registration as a public limited company limited by shares. | Yes | No |
| CRO D17/79 — Declaration of compliance by an existing joint stock company in connection with registration as a public limited company. | Yes | No |
| CRO D2/73 — Application by an old public limited company for re-registration as a public limited company. | Yes | No |
| CRO D2/74 — Declaration by director or secretary on application by an old public limited company for re-registration as a public limited company. | Yes | No |
| CRO D3/75 — Declaration by an old public limited company that it does not meet the requirements for a public limited company. | Yes | No |
| CRO D4/76 — Application by a public limited company for re-registration as a private company. | Yes | No |
| CRO D5/77 — Application by a public limited company for re-registration as another form of company following a court order. | Yes | No |
| CRO D6 — Application by a limited company to be re-registered as unlimited. | Yes | No |
| CRO E1/12 — Declaration of solvency. | Yes | No |
| CRO E10/17 — Statement of affairs. | Yes | No |
| CRO E11/57A — Notice of cessation by receiver. | Yes | No |
| CRO E2/39A — Notice of appointment of liquidator. | Yes | No |
| CRO E24 — Notice of petition to appoint examiner | Yes | No |
| Name of Form | Can form be downloaded? | Can form be completed on-line? |
| CRO E3/21 — Liquidator's account of his/her acts and dealings and of the conduct of the winding up pursuant to section 262 or 272. | Yes | No |
| CRO E4/22 — Liquidator's affidavit verifying his/her account under section 306. | Yes | No |
| CRO E4/23 — Liquidator's statement of accounts pursuant to section 306. | Yes | No |
| CRO E5/14 — Liquidator's final statement of account (members or creditors' winding up) pursuant to section 263 or 273 Companies Act 1963. | Yes | No |
| CRO E6/13 — Return of final winding up meeting (members' voluntary winding up) pursuant to section 263 Companies Act 1963. | Yes | No |
| CRO E60 series — Publication of Notice for CRO Gazette | Yes | No |
| CRO E7/13A — Return of final winding up meeting of members and creditors (creditors' voluntary winding up) pursuant to section 273 Companies Act 1963. | Yes | No |
| CRO E8/53 — Notice of appointment of receiver. | Yes | No |
| CRO E9/57 — Receiver's abstract. | Yes | No |
| CRO F1 — Registration of a place of business by an external company. | Yes | No |
| CRO F12 — Registration of a company which is a branch of a European country company. | Yes | No |
| CRO F13 — Registration of a company which is a branch of a non-European country company | Yes | No |
| CRO F14 — Notification of winding up/closure of branch of an external company. | Yes | No |
| CRO F15 — Notice of judgement opening insolvency proceedings in another Member State/decision appointing liquidator. | Yes | No |
| CRO F2 — Alterations in the memorandum/articles of external company. | Yes | No |
| CRO F3 — Change in directors/secretary/persons who represent an external company. | Yes | No |
| CRO F7 — Return of accounting documents of an external company | Yes | No |
| CRO F8/8E — Particulars of a charge on property in the state created by a company incorporated outside the state. | Yes | No |
| CRO F9/9E — Particulars of a charge subject to which property in the state has been acquired by a company incorporated outside the state. | Yes | No |
| CRO G5 — Statutory declaration of compliance. | Yes | No |
| CRO H1 — Restoration of a company to the register. (This form can only be used, to restore a company, within 12 months from date of dissolution). | Yes | No |
| CRO H1R — Application for restoration to register of company struck off for failure to furnish statement to Revenue required by section 882 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997. | Yes | No |
| CRO H2 — Notice of disclosure order. | Yes | No |
| CRO H3 — Notice of removal of auditor. | Yes | No |
| Name of Form | Can form be downloaded? | Can form be completed on-line? |
| CRO H4 — Notification of notice that proper books of account are not kept. | Yes | No |
| CRO H5 — Return by a company purchasing its own shares and/or shares in a holding company. | Yes | No |
| CRO H5a — Return for re-issue of former treasury shares | Yes | No |
| CRO H8 — Particulars of a disqualification order | Yes | No |
| CRO IG1 — Registration of EEIG whose official address is in Ireland. | Yes | No |
| CRO IG2 — Registration of grouping establishment in Ireland for EEIG whose official address is outside Ireland. | Yes | No |
| CRO IG3 — Notice of setting up of grouping establishment of an EEIG whose official address is in Ireland. | Yes | No |
| CRO IG4 — Notice of closure of grouping establishment of an EEIG. | Yes | No |
| CRO IG5 — Notice of manager's particulars and of termination of appointment. | Yes | No |
| CRO IG6 — Notice of documents and particulars required to be filed by EEIG. | Yes | No |
| CRO IG7 — Notice of proposal to transfer official address of an EEIG. | Yes | No |
| CRO IG8 — Annual return for EEIG. | Yes | No |
| CRO J1 — Application to act as filing agent. | Yes | No |
| CRO J1A — Application to act as a statutory electronic filing agent, pursuant to section 57 of the Investment Funds Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Acts 2005, and the nomination of verification signatories | Yes | No |
| CRO J2 — Application by an individual for CRO Identification Number (CRO ID) and Personal Identification Number (PIN) for purposes of electronic filing of CRO forms | Yes | No |
| CRO J3 — Authorisation of agent. | Yes | No |
| CRO J4 — Changes to electronic filing authorisations. | Yes | No |
| CRO LP1 — Application for registration of a limited partnership. | Yes | No |
| CRO LP2 — Notice of change in a limited partnership. | Yes | No |
| CRO LP3 — Statement of the capital contributed by limited partners. | Yes | No |
| CRO LP4 — Statement of increase of capital contributed in cash, or otherwise, by limited partners. | Yes | No |
| CRO P1 — Return of accounting documents of partnerships and limited partnerships. | Yes | No |
| CRO RBN3 — Cessation of business under a business name by a registered individual, partnership or body corporate. | Yes | No |
| CRO SE1 — Formation by merger of Societas Europaea | Yes | No |
| CRO SE2 — Formation of holding Societas Europaea | Yes | No |
| CRO SE3 — Formation of subsidiary Societas Europaea | Yes | No |
| Name of Form | Can form be downloaded? | Can form be completed on-line? |
| CRO SE4 — Conversion of plc to Societas Europaea | Yes | No |
| CRO SE5 — Formation of subsidiary Societas Europaea by SE | Yes | No |
| CRO SE6 — Transfer of SE registered office to ROI | Yes | No |
| CRO SE7 — Transfer of SE registered office from ROI | Yes | No |
| CRO SE8 — Statement of solvency by directors of SE which is proposing to transfer from ROI | Yes | No |
| CRO SE9 — Request by SE for assignment of new ARD | Yes | No |
| CRO SE10 — Proposed transfer of registered office of SE from ROI | Yes | No |
| CRO SE11 — Draft terms of formation of holding SE involving an ROI registered company or SE | Yes | No |
| CRO SE12 — Draft terms of conversion of plc to SE | Yes | No |
| CRO SE13 — Notice of satisfaction of conditions for the formation of holding SE by an Irish company/SE | Yes | No |
| CRO SE14 — Amendments of statutes of SE | Yes | No |
| CRO SE15 — Notice of initiation of or termination of winding up liquidation, insolvency or cessation of payment procedures and decisions to continue operating of SE | Yes | No |
| Registry of Friendly Societies (RFS) Form A — Application to register a society | Yes | No |
| RFS Form B — Application to register a partial amendment of rules | Yes | No |
| RFS Form C — Declaration in support of an amendment of rules | Yes | No |
| RFS Form D — Application to register a complete amendment of rules | Yes | No |
| RFS Form F — Request to cancel registry | Yes | No |
| RFS Form J — Advertisement of Cancelling | Yes | No |
| RFS Form K — Notice of change of registered office | Yes | No |
| RFS Form AA — Application for approval of change of name and registry of special resolution | Yes | No |
| RFS Form AB — declaration to accompany any application for registry of a special resolution | Yes | No |
| RFS Form AC — Application for registry of special resolution for amalgamation of societies | Yes | No |
| RFS Form AD — Application for registry of special resolution for transfer of engagements | Yes | No |
| RFS Form AE — Declaration by officer of society accepting transfer of engagements | Yes | No |
| RFS Form AF — Application for registry of special resolution for conversion into a company | Yes | No |
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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