Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2022

What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

• Allows Ireland to join IMF's New Arrangements to Borrow (NAB), enabling Central Bank to lend up to €2.3 billion to IMF during crises affecting global monetary system.
• Minister for Finance guarantees Central Bank repayment if IMF defaults on borrowed funds; covers from public funds via Central Fund.
• Increases PRGT grant contributions cap to €75 million; enables payments up to €50 million each to CCRT and other IMF trusts; sets overall limit of €325 million across all three.

Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?

1. First Stage33rd Dáil

   14 Mar 2022
2. Second Stage33rd Dáil

   23 Mar 2022
3. Committee Stage33rd Dáil

   24 Mar 2022
4. Report Stage33rd Dáil

   30 Mar 2022
5. Fifth Stage33rd Dáil

   21 Sep 2022
6. Second Stage26th Seanad

   29 Sep 2022
7. Committee Stage26th Seanad

   29 Sep 2022
8. Report Stage26th Seanad

   4 Oct 2022
9. Fifth Stage26th Seanad

   26 Oct 2022
10. Enacted

    1 Nov 2022

Debates

• Report and Final Stages26 Oct 2022↗
• Committee Stage4 Oct 2022↗
• Second Stage29 Sep 2022↗
• Report and Final Stages21 Sep 2022↗
• Second Stage (Resumed)24 Mar 2022↗
• Second Stage23 Mar 2022↗

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