Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There is another issue that comes up from time to time when dealing with the banks and raising questions as to their lending capacity or willingness to lend, and that has basically been taken up by others such as investment funds. The banks complain from time to time about the reserve requirement with which the banks in this country must comply. How does the reserve requirement in this country compare with that in banks across Europe?