Central Fund (Ireland)

The Central Fund (Irish: Príomh-Chiste)[1] is the main accounting fund used by the government of Ireland.[2][3] It is a bank account held at the Central Bank of Ireland, managed by the Minister for Finance as head of the Department of Finance.[2] It is informally called the exchequer (an Státchiste) by analogy with the UK Exchequer.[2][4]

  1. ^ Oireachtais, Tithe an (19 March 1953). "An tAcht Príomh-Chiste, 1953 – Uimh. 9 de 1953 – Tithe an Oireachtais". www.oireachtas.ie.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference fiscalcouncil was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference act1922n2s6ss1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Cosnaíonn Lá Fhéile Pádraig go leor ar an státchiste ach is fiú chuile euro de". Tuairisc.ie. 17 March 2023.