asked the Minister for Finance if it is considered desirable in the public interest and in accordance with Government policy that banking concerns, the greater portion of whose business is transacted in this country, should have their headquarters in London and be controlled outside the jurisdiction of the State.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - External Control of Banks.
I would refer the Deputy to the reply given to a similar question by Deputy Sir John L. Esmonde on 28th July, 1948.