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| Title of Licence /Permit | Purpose | Relevant Link to online information on Licence/Permit | Section/Agency/Body which issues Licence/Permit |
| Canine Semen Licences | To allow for the Import/Export of canine semen. | Email: canine@agriculture.gov.ie | |
| Caravan and Camping Parks- Registration and Renewals | Inclusion in register of approved properties and authorisation to call a premises by the protected title | Tel: 1890 697000 | |
| Cash-in-Transit | Licence issued to a contractor to legally provide a security service. | The Private Security Authority Tel: +353 62 32600 Email: licensing@psa-gov.ie | |
| Cash-in-Transit Licence | Licence issued to an individual to legally provide a security service. | The Private Security Authority | |
| Catering/Food Business- Registration of premises that serve food | The majority of food businesses under the control of the Environmental Health Services (EHS) of the HSE do not require a licence - they merely have to notify the relevant EHS. | ||
| Cattle- Approval of Bovine Herdbooks | Approval to maintain a herdbook for the bovine breeds | Livestock Breeding, Production & Trade, | |
Cattle - Approval of Bovine Semen Collection Centres Cattle - Approval of Bovine Semen Storage Centres | To authorise AI companies to operate a bovine semen collection centre.
| Livestock Breeding, Production & Trade, | |
| CCTV (Installation & Maintenance) | Licence issued to a contractor to legally provide a security service. | The Private Security Authority | |
| Certificate of authorisation for the making available on the market of biocidal products (under Regulation 528/2012 | System for the authorisation of biocidal products in Ireland in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (S.I. No. 427 of 2013) | DAFF Laboratories, Tel: +353 1 615 7552 Email: biocides@agriculture.gov.ie | |
| Certificate of authorisation for the placing on the market of plant protection products (under Regulation 1107/2009) | System for the authorisation of plant protection products in Ireland in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (S.I. No. 159 of 2012) | DAFF Laboratories, | |
| Certificate of Personal Fitness | A person who is resident outside the State and who wishes to hold a Bookmakers Licence must first obtain a Certificate of Personal Fitness from the Minister for Justice and then apply to Revenue for a bookmakers licence | Information: Justice.ie
| Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland |
| Certificate of Registration (or renewal of registration) of Bookmaking Offices | Authorises taking of bets on the premises. Must have a valid book-makers licence. | Revenue Commissioners National Excise Licence Office, | |
| Cider Retailer's Off Licence | Authorises sales of cider and perry for consumption off the premises. This licence can only be granted to the holder, in respect of the same premises, of a spirit dealers off licence or a wholesale dealers licence for the sale of spirits, beer or wine. This licence is not required by the holder of a licence to retail either beer on/off or spirits on/off. | Revenue Commissioners National Excise Licence Office, | |
| Cider Retailer's On Licence | Authorises sales of cider and perry for consumption on or off the premises in any quantity up to 4.5 gallons. | National Excise Licence Office, Email: exciselicences@revenue.ie | |
| CITES Import Permit CITES Export Permit CITES Re-export Certificate CITES EU Trade Certificate *CITES is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna | CITES is an international agreement between governments. 180 States or Parties are members of CITES (including all EU Member States). | National Parks and Wildlife Service | |
| Club Authorisation for special event | To hold a special event in a club- application to relevant authority. | Head Office : The Courts Service A list of local court offices can be found here. | |
| Club Certificate | An intoxicating liquor licence for a club | Head Office : | |
| Colorado Beetle (CB) Licence | Notification of the importation of plant and plant Produce to ensure compliance with National & EU Plant Health Legislation | Email: plantimports@agriculture.gov.ie | |
| Combined Mooring and Passage Permit (CMP) | Required by each boat mooring and passing through locks on the Royal Canal, the Grand Canal and the Barrow Navigation | Waterways Ireland, Harbour Rd, Tullamore, Co Offaly Tel: +353 57 935 2300 | |
| Commencement Notice Persons intending to carry out certain building works are required to submit a Commencement Notice in advance of the commencement of the proposed building works. | The purpose of a Commencement Notice is to notify the relevant building control authority that a person intends to carry out either building works or a material change of use to a building to which the Building Regulations 1997 apply. The requirement is set out in Section 6 of the Building Control Act 1991 (Number 3 of 1991). The process is set out in Part II of the Building Control Regulations 1997 – 2014. Both the Act and the Regulations can be found on www.irishstatutebook.ie. | Notice is given to individual building control authorities. Tel: +353(0)1 888 2000 | |
| Commencement Notice- 7 Day Notice | The purpose of a 7 Day Notice is to notify the relevant building control authority that a person intends to commence work on the construction of a building before the grant of a Fire Safety Certificate. |
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| Commercial Operating Licence | Requires that all businesses operating on property owned by Waterways Ireland are in receipt of a commercial operating licence. The licence sets out the conditions that the licensee may operate on the Licensors property. | Headquarters: Waterways Ireland 2 Sligo Road Enniskillen Co Fermanagh BT74 7JY Tel: +353 1 882 3303 | |
| Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) | Issued to permit a pilot to operate in a commercial capacity | Irish Aviation Authority, The Times Building, 11-12 D'Olier Street, Dublin 2, D02 T449. Email: licensing@iaa.ie | |
| Community Licence (Road Haulage) | This Licence entitles the holder to engage in the international carriage of goods for hire or reward within the member states of the European Union and is issued in conjunction with the International Road Haulage Operator’s Licence. | Road Transport Operator Licensing Tel: +353 1 670 7444 Email: rtol@transport.gov.ie | |
| Community Licence (Road Passenger) | This Licence entitles the holder to engage in the international carriage of passengers by coach and bus for hire or reward within the member states of the European Union and is issued in conjunction with the International Road Passenger Transport Operator’s Licence. | Road Transport Operator Licensing | |
| Conformity of Production (COP) Document | When engaging in international transport operations, drivers are advised to carry a standard COP document in the vehicle as evidence of the NOx Emissions of that vehicle. NOx emissions of the vehicle are one of the considerations when toll charges are being assessed. | Road Transport Operator Licensing | |
| Construction Products -Notifications Persons in Ireland wishing to operate as a notified body for construction products are required to complete an application for notified body status. | The purpose of a notified body for construction products is to ensure that the third party tasks in relation to the assessment and verification of constancy of performance of construction products are carried out in accordance with the requirements of the relevant harmonised European standard. | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage - Construction Products Regulation | The Irish National Accreditation Board undertakes accreditation and monitoring of notified bodies in Ireland. Bodies seeking to be notified for the purpose of the Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC should first apply to the Irish National Accreditation Board for the accreditation relevant to the services they wish to provide. When an applicant’s accreditation is in order, an application for notified body status should be made to: Building Standards Section Department of the Environment, Community & Local Government, Custom House, Dublin 1. Tel: +353 (0)1 888 2000 Email: buildingstandards@environ.ie |
| Contained use of Genetically Modified Micro-organisms | The Environmental Protection Agency is Ireland’s competent authority under Directive 2009/41/EC, which is a re-cast of EU Directive 98/81/EC, on the contained use of genetically modified micro-organisms (GMMs). | Office of Environmental Sustainability Tel: +353 916 0600 Email: licensing@epa.ie | |
| CPC Training Organisation- CPC Trainer | Approval Individual CPC Training Organisations for Delivery of Driver CPC Training at per SI359 of 2008 | Driver CPC Tel: +353 96 25000 Email: cpc@rsa.ie | |
| Credit Intermediaries Authorisation | To operate as a Credit Intermediary, either as a Sole Trader or as a Partnership/ Limited | Competition and Consumer Protection Commission- Credit Intermediaries | Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Railway Street, Dublin 1, D01 C576 Tel: +353 1 402 5500 |
| CVR Test Operator Authorisation | Authorisation needed to conduct commercial vehicle tests and to operate as a CVR test operator | https://www.cvrt.ie/en-US/About-CVRT/Become-a-CVR-test-centre/ | CVR Authorisation Section Email: CVRAuthorisations@rsa.ie |
| CVR Tester Authorisation | Authorisation needed by a CVR tester to undertake commercial vehicle tests on vehicles at a Commercial Vehicle Testing Centre | https://www.cvrt.ie/en-US/About-CVRT/Application-form-for-Authorisation-as-a-new-CVR-Tester/ | CVR Authorisation Section |