Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)

Are the newspaper reports accurate, namely, that the legislation to underpin the NAMA will not be presented to the House until autumn? Against this backdrop and if the Taoiseach is discussing establishing an interim board, will it have the authority to commit taxpayers' money without the Dáil having any say in the framework within which it will operate? The figures are of a stunning magnitude. Before we set up interim boards with commitments to act on behalf of the taxpayer, the people who represent the taxpayer have rights to some idea of the framework and to an opportunity to insert whatever protections for the taxpayer that the House considers are appropriate as the institution evolves.

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