The Irish Companies Registration Office has confirmed that the launch of a central beneficial ownership register for companies and industrial and provident societies will be delayed to Q4 2017. The delay has occurred as a result of the ongoing debate at European level in relation to the issue of public access to beneficial ownership registers and the privacy implications of such access.

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