Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 2 June 2021
53. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the issues raised by a person (details supplied) in respect of the Companies Registration Office online filing system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29883/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraI have been informed by the Registrar of Companies that there has been a high volume of traffic on the CRO CORE IT system ahead of the original deadline of Friday 28th May, with some presenters experiencing difficulties in filing Annual Returns. I understand that in the period 24th – 27th May, presenters encountered slow response times when filing on the system at times during the day.
The Registrar appreciates the difficulties and frustrations experienced by some during this period and, as soon as the issue came to light, the CRO commenced work on identifying the cause of the difficulties with a view to having them addressed as soon as possible. The Registrar also took the decision on 27th May to further extend the filing deadline for relevant companies until 11th June, to give them and their professional advisors the time necessary to fulfil their filing obligations.
Notwithstanding the difficulties experienced by some, it is worth pointing out that there was a significant level of filing during the affected period last week with over 14,000 annual returns filed. I understand that the system has been operating satisfactorily in recent days and no performance issues have been reported after Thursday 27th May.
I have been assured by the Registrar that the CRO is continuing to work to identify the cause of the difficulties with a view to ensuring that similar delays are not encountered in the future. In the meantime, presenters are encouraged to continue filing on the system over the coming period and in advance of the 11th June deadline.
