Second StageStage in the legislative process — click for what it meansDefeatedThe bill’s status — click for what it means33rd DáilThe House currently handling the bill46/2022Official bill number / year
Impaired Farm Credit Bill 2022
- Sponsor
- Michael Healy-Rae · Independent
- Introduced
- 26 Apr 2022
- Last updated
- 20 Feb 2025
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Splits farm mortgages into farmhouse and farmlands; farmhouse gets home-loan protections and cannot be repossessed without court order.
- Creates moratorium period monitored by receiver to allow farmers develop debt settlement proposal before possession or sale of farmlands.
- Allows court to impose binding debt restructuring on creditors following EU Directive 2019/1023, enabling debt discharge and fresh start for viable farms.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil26 Apr 2022
- Second Stage33rd Dáil26 Apr 2022
Debates
Related bills
- Air Pollution (Amendment) Bill 2025Fifth Stage
- Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025Enacted
- Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2021Second Stage
- Regulation of Drones Bill 2025Second Stage
- Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025Enacted
- Measuring Quality of Life in Ireland Bill 2020Second Stage