Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 May 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018 (Resumed): Engagement with Central Bank of Ireland

Photo of Mairead FarrellMairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have another question on the Bill and moneylenders. One of the reasons credit unions began was to stop out of control interest rates being charged by moneylenders. They have an active role in providing credit. Credit unions are often the heart of local communities. That is the case in my estate. Credit unions have said they want to branch out and have a greater role in the sub-prime credit market. I understand credit unions are currently subject to a cap of 1%. Would the Central Bank support increasing that to 2%?

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