Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 5 February 2015

Public Accounts Committee

Business of Committee

10:00 am

Photo of Mary Lou McDonaldMary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I do not know about other members of the committee, but I was not aware that that had been the turn of events for the family subsequent to our meeting with its members in private session. Strictly speaking, it is not our job to get involved in the particularities of individual cases. That said, we had a lengthy discussion on the question of mediation and were led to believe by NAMA that this was its first preference in every circumstance. It is extraordinary and shocking that NAMA would act in the way described by the Chairman. I would be in favour of the clerk writing to NAMA, with all of the caveats around us and particular circumstances, while making it clear that, after giving us by way of testimony to the committee the clear impression that it was committed to mediation and on which we took its word, we were most alarmed to see that such did not appear to be the case in this instance. NAMA is in open contradiction with its evidence.

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