Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

They had the normal discussions they have; there is constant interchange between the banking section and the Department. I also discussed it with the Governor of the Central Bank, as I mentioned earlier, and I understand the Central Bank took some soundings on how the lender banks, the mortgage providers, would deal with this proposal in terms of the deposit and their willingness to include it as part of a deposit.