The object of this Bill is to enable the Minister for finance to raise money by way of loan for the purpose of providing financial support to credit institutions in the context of a financial crisis in view of preserving financial stability in terms of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the 15 May 2014 establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms and the Communication from the Commission on the application, from 1 August 2013, of State aid rules to support measures in favour of banks in the context of the financial crisis (‘Banking Communication’) (2013/C 216/01).