(1)FIU Ireland shall be responsible for receiving and analysing suspicious transaction reports and other information relevant to money laundering or terrorist financing for the purpose of preventing, detecting and investigating possible money laundering or terrorist financing.
(2)FIU Ireland's analysis function shall consist of conducting -
(a) an operational analysis which focuses on individual cases and specific targets or on appropriate selected information depending on the type and volume of the disclosures received and the expected use of the information after dissemination, and
(b) a strategic analysis addressing money laundering and terrorist financing trends and patterns.