Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020

What this bill does AI · 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 timeline What do these stages mean?

1. First Stage 33rd Dáil

   9 Jun 2020
2. Second Stage 33rd Dáil

   7 Jul 2020
3. Committee Stage 33rd Dáil

   8 Jul 2020
4. Report Stage 33rd Dáil

   8 Jul 2020
5. Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil

   8 Jul 2020
6. Second Stage 26th Seanad

   9 Jul 2020
7. Committee Stage 26th Seanad

   9 Jul 2020
8. Report Stage 26th Seanad

   9 Jul 2020
9. Fifth Stage 26th Seanad

   9 Jul 2020
10. Enacted

    10 Jul 2020

Debates

• Second Stage 9 Jul 2020 ↗
• Second Stage (Resumed) 8 Jul 2020 ↗
• Order for Second Stage 7 Jul 2020 ↗

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