Mr. Frank Daly:

It is not for want of trying. We meet all sorts of groups and respond on a very regular basis to issues that are brought to our attention by Members of the Oireachtas. In fact, I remember some years ago when we set up a dedicated e-mail address for Members of the Oireachtas, there was a concern around whether that was a breach of the anti-lobbying provisions in the NAMA Act. We very firmly took the view at the board - it is my personal view - that as a public body, we should have extensive interaction with the body politic. It is a democracy and we are a State body. That e-mail address, and other contact which we have with Deputies and Senators, have been extremely useful.

If any constituent of any Member of the Oireachtas has an issue with NAMA, I urge Members to bring it to our attention. We have had hundreds of those interactions over the last few years and they are not breaching the lobbying. They are very useful to us as they enable us to engage on community and local issues.