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Companies (Rescue Process for Small and Micro Companies) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Introduced
- 25 Jun 2021
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Creates a new rescue process for small and micro companies unable to pay debts, as an alternative to examinership that is faster and less costly.
- Appoints a process adviser to assess company viability, prepare a rescue plan, and call creditor/member meetings to approve it within 49 days.
- Allows rescue plans to bind creditors if approved by 60% in number of impaired creditors representing majority value, unless objection triggers court review within 21 days.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil25 Jun 2021
- Second Stage33rd Dáil2 Jul 2021
- Committee Stage33rd Dáil7 Jul 2021
- Report Stage33rd Dáil7 Jul 2021
- Fifth Stage33rd Dáil7 Jul 2021
- Second Stage26th Seanad7 Jul 2021
- Committee Stage26th Seanad12 Jul 2021
- Report Stage26th Seanad13 Jul 2021
- Fifth Stage26th Seanad13 Jul 2021
- Enacted22 Jul 2021
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