Department of Finance A copy of all applications from March 28 2014 to present where permission was refused by the Minister for Finance under the General Government Secured Borrowings Order for a from a local authority or government department or other state body to mortgage, pledge or encumber its own assets or revenues to secure any present or future indebtedness or give any guarantee or indemnity. : A copy of the letter from the Department of Finance in each case explaining the refusal of permission, from March 28 2014 to present.