Local authority household-charge funding
The Leader says some withheld local-authority funding has been released and undertakes to make further inquiries, including regarding Clare.
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-----
