Only 17 per cent of voters believe Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has given the full picture surrounding his personal finances, according to an opinion poll to be published in The Irish Timestomorrow.
The latest TNS/mrbi poll reveals that the vast majority, 72 per cent, of those polled believes Mr Ahern has further questions to answer on the matter, despite having answered questions at the Mahon tribunal in September.
Eleven per cent of those polled answered "don't know" or said they had no opinion.
The findings represent a significant shift in opinion since the last poll on the issue was conducted last May before the general election.
When the question was asked in the May opinion poll, 29 per cent believed that Mr Ahern had given the full picture of his finances, 58 per cent said they believed Mr Ahern had further questions to answer, and 14 per cent said they did not know or gave no opinion.
Tomorrow's poll also finds that 56 per cent believe the matter of Mr Ahern's finances represents a serious political issue, compared to 36 per cent in last May's opinion poll. Thirty four per cent believe it is not a serious political issue, compared to 54 per cent last May, and 10 per cent had no opinion, which is unchanged since May.
Mr Ahern gave evidence over four days in September concerning a number of his foreign exchange transactions in 1994 and 1995.
In December it is expected he will be asked about what he has said were two "dig-outs" from friends in 1993 and 1994, and a sterling cash payment made to him in Manchester in 1994 by a number of UK-based Irish business figures.
Tomorrow's poll was conducted on Monday and Tuesday among a national quota sample of 1,000 adults aged 18 at over at 100 sampling points spread across the 43 constituencies. See tomorrow's Irish Timesfor full details.