Company Registration

Tuesday, 7 November 2023

Questions (388)

Jim O'Callaghan

Question:

388. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies registered in Ireland in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47527/23]

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Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

The Companies Registration Office (CRO) is the statutory authority for the registration of new companies in Ireland and is the central repository of public statutory information on Irish companies.

Statistics on the incorporation of companies are published in the CRO Annual Reports, which are available on its website, www.cro.ie.

Details of the number of companies registered in the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 are set out in the table below.

Year	Number of Companies Registered
2021	25,468
2022	21,434
2023 (up to 31/10/23)	18,979