Presidential candidate Gavin Duffy has said he is providing finance for his campaign through a loan based on the security of property at his home in Co Louth.
Speaking in Portlaoise, where he was addressing students in a community college earlier, Mr Duffy sought to clarify the nature of the loan.
"If you're borrowing on a home, there are certain banks that have a licence to do that" he said.
"If you're borrowing on property at your home - it comes under a different type of a bank and I will be able to give full details about that."
Mr Duffy also said he had yet to draw down any funds from his loan facility for the campaign but it is there if needed.
He added that he heard fellow candidate Senator Joan Freeman outline details of the source of her campaign funding and said it was a matter for her to explain where it came from and who the lender was.
He said he expected she would do that.
Seán Gallagher, who is also contesting the election, said the matter of where Ms Freeman is receiving her campaign funding is a matter for the senator to comment on herself.
Mr Gallagher said he did not think it was appropriate for him to comment on the matter.
During a debate on RTÉ's News at One yesterday, Ms Freeman said she received a €120,000 loan for her campaign.
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— RTÉ News (@rtenews) September 27, 2018
Mr Gallagher also said that if he is elected he would seek to stay at Irish embassies during foreign visits.
Speaking in Tullamore, Mr Gallagher said it would be his intention to speak to the embassies prior to any overseas trip and stay at the actual embassy itself, or accommodation provided by the embassy.
Meanwhile, Sinn Féin's presidential candidate Liadh Ní Riada has said the next great debate in Irish society must be about Irish unity.
At a campaign rally in Cork, Ms Ní Riada said as president she would "initiate an inclusive citizens conversation on a future united Ireland."
