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Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Bill 2024
- Sponsor
- Minister for Finance
- Introduced
- 31 Jul 2024
- Last updated
- 10 Jun 2025
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Establishes framework for sufficient cash access: ATMs within 5-10km and minimum per 100,000 people; allows Minister to review criteria if demand drops >15% annually.
- Requires ATM deployers and cash-in-transit providers to register with Central Bank; Bank can revoke registration, issue directions, and enforce compliance with set service standards.
- Central Bank monitors compliance, identifies local cash shortfalls, and can direct designated credit institutions (above market share thresholds) to remedy access gaps.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil31 Jul 2024
- Second Stage33rd Dáil26 Sep 2024
- Committee Stage34th Dáil2 Apr 2025
- Report Stage34th Dáil2 Apr 2025
- Fifth Stage34th Dáil2 Apr 2025
- Second Stage27th Seanad2 Apr 2025
- Committee Stage27th Seanad13 May 2025
- Report Stage27th Seanad13 May 2025
- Fifth Stage27th Seanad13 May 2025
- Enacted20 May 2025
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