Re-Use of Public Sector Information

This page provides links to legislation regarding the EU Directive 2003/98/EC on the re-use of public sector information, its amendment EU Directive 2013/37/EC, its transposed Irish Statutory Instruments S.I. No. 279/2005, S.I No. 103/2008, and S.I. No. 525/2015, and related Circulars issued by the Department of Finance (Circular 32/05), and Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (Circular 16/15 and Circular 12/16).

Note. Circular 12/2016: Licence for Re-Use of Public Sector Information adopts CC-BY as the standard PSI licence, and notes that the open standard licence identified in this Circular supersedes PSI General Licence No: 2005/08/01.

See here for more information on the Open Data Licence.

• Guide for Public Bodies on the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 
• PDFCircular 12/2016: Licence for Re-Use of Public Sector Information
• PDFCircular 16/15: Re-use of Public Sector Information- criteria for charging
• PDFCircular 32/05: Re-use of Public Sector Information (PSI)
• PDFEU Directive 2013/37/EC amending Directive 2003/98/EC on the re-use of public sector information
• PDFEU Directive 2003/98/EC on the re-use of public sector information
• PDFConsolidated text of Directive 2003/38/EC as amended by Directive 2013/37/EU (link is external)
• PDFStatutory Instrument No. 525/2015 - European Communities (Re-use of Public Sector Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
• PDFStatutory Instrument No. 103/2008 - European Communities (Re-Use of Public Sector Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
• PDFStatutory Instrument No. 279/2005 - European Communities (Re-Use of Public Sector Information) Regulations 2005
• Consolidated text of Statutory Instrument 279 of 2005 as amended by S.I. 103/2008 and S.I. 525/2015 – For Reference Purposes Only
• Ionstraim Reachtúil Uimh. 279 de 2005 - Rialacháin na gComhphobal Eorpach (Faisnéis Earnála Poiblí a Athúsáid) 2005