Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Okay.

On the household charge and the withholding of funding to local authorities, my understanding is that a number of local authorities have received moneys already in the context of money that had been withheld because the percentage had not been reached. I do not think there is a specific percentage. However, I understand that Waterford County Council and others have received a large percentage of the money that had been withheld. I cannot say if that is the situation in Clare but I will make further inquiries about it.

I addressed the question the Senator raised about motion No. 9 relating to mortgages yesterday. Bank of Ireland is a private commercial company-----