Survey of Transactions of Foreign Embassies in Ireland
The Survey of Transactions of Foreign Embassies in Ireland is a mandatory survey conducted annually. In Irish law, it is carried out under the Statistics (Balance of Payments survey) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 5 of 2025) made under the Statistics Act, 1993, which obliges by law any respondent to complete and return the corresponding survey to the CSO. It is conducted under the provisions of European Union regulation EU Regulation 2016/1013.
The purpose of the survey is to contribute to the completion of Ireland’s Balance of Payments account which summarises the economic transactions of a resident of an economy with the rest of the world. The survey will capture, among other issues, the revenues and the expenditures of any embassy.
Our results are only ever made available in aggregate form to the public and we make sure that it is impossible for individuals or businesses to be identified. Anonymised survey information may be provided to other government departments, approved organisations, and approved researchers for statistical purposes only e.g. Eurostat.
All information supplied to the CSO is treated as strictly confidential. The Statistics Act 1993 sets stringent confidentiality standards. Information collected may be used only for statistical purposes and no details that might be related to an identifiable person or business undertaking may be divulged to any other government department or body.
The information you provide will be held for a maximum period of fifty years. This period has been selected because of the survey data’s significant longitudinal value in relation to statistical and research analysis. Regular reviews will ensure that this period remains appropriate over time.
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For further information on this survey, please contact:
Mavo Ralazamahaleo, by:
Post: CSO, Ardee Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6, D06 FX52
Telephone: 01 498 4000
E-mail: bop@cso.ie.
Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the following rights:
However, because your data is processed for statistical purposes these rights may be limited in accordance with Article 89 of the GDPR. This is due to the fact that the exercise of any of these rights may render impossible, or seriously impair, the achievement of the statistical processing and such restriction maybe necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes.
Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the right to access, rectification, erasure, and restriction of processing in relation to your personal data. However, because your data is processed for statistical purposes these rights may be limited in accordance with Article 89 of the GDPR. This is due to the fact that the exercise of any of these rights may render impossible, or seriously impair, the achievement of the statistical processing and such restriction maybe necessary for the fulfilment of those purposes.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission. It can be contacted by:
Post: Data Protection Commission, 6 Pembroke Row, Dublin 2, D02 X963, Ireland.