Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)

We will shortly move on to Committee Stage of the NAMA Bill and the Government has stated that it will willingly listen to constructive suggestions from the Opposition. Is the Tánaiste agreeable to having the Comptroller and Auditor General assess the NAMA business plan on behalf of the Oireachtas so that we could have such a report when we are considering the issues concerned on Committee Stage? Rightly, there is much concern about the assumptions underpinning it. The Comptroller and Auditor General, as an independent constitutional officer, could advise us on the soundness of the business plan, help us in our assessment of the proposal and to develop appropriate amendments.

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