The official numbers available on the level of gold reserves held in Ireland relate to the amount of gold reserves held by the Central Bank of Ireland. These are as follows;
Quarter
|
Q1 2011
|
Q1 2012
|
Q1 2013
|
Q1 2014
|
Q1 2015
|
Q1 2016
|
Q1 2017
|
Q1 2018
|
Q1 2019
|
Q1 2020
|
Q1 2021
|
Q1 2022
|
Amount (metric tonnes)
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
12
|
The Central Bank increased its holdings of physical gold during 2021 and early 2022 as part of the diversified longer-term investment strategy for the discretionary investment assets, aimed at improving balance sheet resilience. Stocks of gold are primarily in the form of gold bars but also include a small amount of gold coin.
The full range of investment assets held by the Bank is published in its annual report. The Annual Reports are available on the Central Bank website here: www.centralbank.ie/publication/corporate-reports/annual-reports