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Common Licences / Permits

Company Registration
Title of Licence / Permit Relevant Authority

Business Name Registration

Company Incorporation

Limited Partnership Registration

Companies Registration Office

Tourism

Title of Licence / Permit

 Relevant Authority

Registration and Renewal for:
Hotels
Guesthouses, Holiday Homes
Hostels and Youth Hostels
Caravan and Camping Parks
Holiday Camps

Fáilte Ireland (The National Tourism Development Authority)

Transport

Title of Licence / Permit

 Relevant Authority

Auto-Fuel Trader's Licence

Revenue

Community Licence (Road Haulage)

Community Licence (Road Passenger)

Road Transport Operator Licencing Unit

Digital Tachograph cards – Driver Card (includes renewal and replacement cards)

Road Safety Authority

Dispatch Operator licence

National Transport Authority

Driver CPC (card)

Road Safety Authority

Occasional International (including cross-border) Transport Services For Passengers (EU Journey Forms under EU Regulation 1073/2009)

Regular International (including cross-border) Transport Services for Passengers (EU Authorisations under EU Regulation 1073/2009)

National Transport Authority

International Road Haulage Operator’s Licence

International Road Passenger Transport Operator’s Licence

Road Transport Operator Licencing Unit

National Road Haulage Operator’s Licence

Road Safety Authority

Public Bus Passenger Service Licence under the Public Transport Regulation Act 2009

National Transport Authority

Small public service vehicle (SPSV) licence

National Transport Authority

Excise
Title of Licence / Permit Relevant Authority 

Retailers Off Licence

Including:

Wine Retailer's Off Licence

Beer Retailer's Off Licence

Spirit Retailer's Off Licence

Cider Retailer's Off Licence

Sweets Retailer's Off Licence

Revenue

Club Certificates

Application for Declaration as to Suitability of Proposed Registered Club Premises

Club Authorisation

Club Licence

Renewal of Certificate of Registration

Public Dance Licence

Court Services

Hotel Licences

Application to have a Public Bar in Hotel (Section 19)

Hotel Licence with Public Bar

Revenue

Manufacturer's Licence

Including:

Brewer
Cider Manufacturer
Compounder of Spirits
Distiller of Spirits
Rectifier of Spirits
Sweets Manufacturer
Methylated Spirits
Licence to Manufacturer or Wholesale Chemist & Druggist to sell Spirits.

Revenue

Publican's Licence

Revenue

Special Restaurant Licence

Revenue

Wine Retailer's On Licence

Revenue

Private Security 

Title of Licence / Permit

 Relevant Authority

Door Supervisor (Various)

Security Guard (Various)

Access Control (Installation and Maintenance)

CCTV (Installation and Maintenance)

Intruder Alarm (Installation and Maintenance)

Cash-In-Transit

Private Investigators

Locksmith

The Private Security Authority

Miscellaneous

Title of Licence / Permit

Relevant Authority

Auctioneers Licence

Estate Agents Licence

Property Services Regulatory Authority (PRSA)

Employment Permits

Employment Permits 

Electronic Tax Clearance (eTC)

Revenue

Patents
Trade Marks
Designs
Copyright

Intellectual Property Office of Ireland (IPOI)

Music and Singing Licence (Public)

Courts Service

Occasional Trading Licence

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

 

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