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Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020
- Sponsor
- Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation
- Introduced
- 9 Jun 2020
- Last updated
- 14 Jul 2020
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Increases maximum grant the Minister can give to Microfinance Ireland from €35m to €105m to support business lending during Covid-19.
- Allows Microfinance Ireland to borrow from sources other than Social Finance Foundation and lend those borrowed funds to microenterprises.
- Raises maximum cumulative contribution limit under European Investment Fund Agreement from €75m to €500m for two Ministers to access additional funding.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil9 Jun 2020
- Second Stage33rd Dáil7 Jul 2020
- Committee Stage33rd Dáil8 Jul 2020
- Report Stage33rd Dáil8 Jul 2020
- Fifth Stage33rd Dáil8 Jul 2020
- Second Stage26th Seanad9 Jul 2020
- Committee Stage26th Seanad9 Jul 2020
- Report Stage26th Seanad9 Jul 2020
- Fifth Stage26th Seanad9 Jul 2020
- Enacted10 Jul 2020
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