Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am saying that because NAMA is owned by the taxpayer does not mean it is acting in the interests of the taxpayer. In the opinion of many people, a large number of State bodies and agencies are not acting in the interests of the State. Many would say that NAMA is not acting in the interests of the taxpayer. It may be owned by taxpayers but it is not necessarily acting in their interests.