Martin Mansergh (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)

To answer the last question first, its status is that it is a nationalised bank. It is not a public service body under section 1(g) or 1(h). It does not have a public service pension scheme. It does not need to be included for clarity's sake. Its employees are clearly not public servants and there are all sorts of reasons - I do not wish to repeat what I stated on Committee Stage - including restructuring, security of employment and redundancy why it should not be treated or regarded as a public service body.