Ireland publishes e-invoicing guide for its public sector

Monday 9th May, 2022

Ireland has published new guidelines to help suppliers who trade electronically with public sector bodies.

The guide from The National Standards of Ireland (NSAI) Technical Committee 002/SC 12 lists common requirements for suppliers who send e-invoices to more than one of the four Irish public body shared services:

Central Government Departments: National Shared Services Office (NSSO)

Local Government: Local Government Management Agency (LGMA)

National Finance Division of the Republic of Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE)

Department of Education’s ETBs: Education Shared Business Services (ESBS)

The guide shows which mandatory elements are common between organisations as well as additional elements where the public body requirements vary.

The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) said on 9 March 2022, the purpose of the guideline is to help suppliers that are beginning to trade electronically with these public bodies, to plan the configuration of their system, particularly if intending to trade with more than one shared service.