Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020

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• Allows credit unions to hold meetings wholly or partly by remote electronic means during interim period (to 30 April 2021, extendable by Government order) and permanently thereafter, with electronic voting mechanisms.
• Enables credit union members to vote by proxy at general meetings, with proxy deposits allowed electronically up to 48 hours before meeting, subject to credit union rules.
• Extends Fiscal Council member term limit from two to three consecutive terms; adds EU as facility lender under Credit Institutions (Stabilisation) Act 2010 for State loan compliance.

Stage timeline What do these stages mean?

1. First Stage 26th Seanad

   18 Nov 2020
2. Second Stage 26th Seanad

   24 Nov 2020
3. Committee Stage 26th Seanad

   24 Nov 2020
4. Report Stage 26th Seanad

   30 Nov 2020
5. Fifth Stage 26th Seanad

   30 Nov 2020
6. Second Stage 33rd Dáil

   30 Nov 2020
7. Committee Stage 33rd Dáil

   10 Dec 2020
8. Report Stage 33rd Dáil

   10 Dec 2020
9. Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil

   10 Dec 2020
10. Enacted

    16 Dec 2020

Debates

• Second Stage 10 Dec 2020 ↗
• Committee and Remaining Stages 30 Nov 2020 ↗
• Order for Second Stage 24 Nov 2020 ↗

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