(LRC Revised)

Number 39 of 2000

NATIONAL TREASURY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (AMENDMENT) ACT 2000

REVISED

Updated to 26 November 2025

Changes to legislation

as of 10 July 2026, this Act is up to date with all changes known to be in force.

This Revised Act is an

administrative consolidation of the

National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment)

Act 2000

. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its

function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review

and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.

All Acts up to and including the

Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act 2025

(12/2025), enacted 20 November 2025, and all statutory instruments up to and including

the

National Treasury Management Agency (Delegation of Claims Management Functions) (No.

3) Order 2025

(S.I. No. 585 of 2025), made 26 November 2025, were

considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.

Disclaimer: While every care has

been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act, the Law Reform Commission can assume

no responsibility for and give no guarantees, undertakings or warranties concerning

the

accuracy, completeness or up to date nature of the information provided and does not

accept any liability whatsoever arising from any errors or omissions. Please notify

any

errors, omissions and comments by email to

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Number

39

of

2000

NATIONAL TREASURY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (AMENDMENT) ACT 2000

REVISED

Updated to 26 November 2025

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1.

Short title, commencement, construction and collective citation.

2.

Interpretation generally.

3.

Orders and directions.

4.

Laying of orders before Houses of Oireachtas.

5.

Expenses.

PART 2

State Claims Agency

6.

Interpretation.

7.

Claims and counterclaims to which

Part 2

applies.

8.

Additional functions of Agency.

8A.

Additional function - specification of minimum levels of indemnity for classes of

medical practitioners.

8B.

Additional function in relation to Insurance Compensation Fund under sections 3A,

3B and 3C of Insurance Act 1964.

9.

Delegation to Agency of claims management function.

10.

Functions of Attorney General.

11.

Duty to report adverse incidents.

11A.

Notifications under Act of 2023.

12.

Policy

Committee.

(Repealed)

13.

Reports

to Policy Committee.

(Repealed)

14.

Role of

Advisory Committee in relation to additional functions of Agency under

Part 2. (Repealed)

15.

Directions and guidelines to Agency for purposes of

Part 2.

16.

Satisfaction of claims and counterclaims.

17.

Services of Chief State Solicitor.

PART 3

Central Treasury Services

18.

Definitions.

19.

Designation of bodies.

20.

Provision of central treasury services.

21.

Advance of moneys to Post Office Savings Bank Fund by Minister.

22.

Use of Post Office Savings Bank Fund for provision of central treasury services.

23.

Delegation to Agency of function of providing central treasury services.

24.

Non-application of section 7(1) of Central Bank Act, 1971.

25.

Directions and guidelines to Agency for purposes of

Part 3.

25A.

Agency may procure foreign currency for Government Minister or designated body.

26.

Amendment of section 48 of Vocational Education Act, 1930.

PART 4

Fund Investment Services

27.

Interpretation.

28.

Fund investment services for Minister.

29.

Fund investment services for other Ministers of Government.

PART 5

Miscellaneous

30.

Provision of consultancy services, etc., by Agency.

31.

Charges for services, etc.

32.

Professional and other expert advisers.

33.

References in Principal Act to functions of Agency.

SCHEDULE

Bodies under

Paragraph (c)

of Definition of “State Authority”

Acts Referred to

Central Bank Act, 1971

1971, No. 24

Central Bank Act, 1997

1997, No. 8

Children Act, 1908

8 Edw. 7, c. 67

Companies Acts, 1963 to 1999

Education Act, 1998

1998, No. 51

Garda Síochána (Compensation) Acts, 1941 and 1945

Health Act, 1970

1970, No. 1

Insurance Act, 1989

1989, No. 3

Local Government Act, 1998

1998, No. 16

Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924

1924, No. 16

National Treasury Management Agency Act, 1990

1990, No. 18

Prisons Act, 1970

1970, No. 11

Prisons Act, 1972

1972, No. 7

Public Offices Fees Act, 1879

42 & 43 Vict., c. 58

Vocational Education Act, 1930

1930, No. 29

Number

39

of

2000

NATIONAL TREASURY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (AMENDMENT) ACT 2000

REVISED

Updated to 26 November 2025

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE DELEGATION TO, AND THE CONFERRAL ON, THE NATIONAL TREASURY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY OF FUNCTIONS IN RELATION TO THE MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN CLAIMS AGAINST

THE STATE AND CERTAIN OTHER RELATED FUNCTIONS, FUNCTIONS IN RELATION TO FUND INVESTMENT

SERVICES, CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND OTHER SERVICES, THE CONFERRAL ON THE MINISTER FOR

FINANCE OF FUNCTIONS IN RELATION TO CENTRAL TREASURY SERVICES AND THE DELEGATION OF

THOSE FUNCTIONS TO THE NATIONAL TREASURY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, AND FOR THOSE PURPOSES

TO AMEND THE NATIONAL TREASURY MANAGEMENT AGENCY ACT, 1990, AND THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

ACT, 1930, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

[20

th December

, 2000]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS