Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)

In regard to this amendment, if NAMA decides in the interests of the State to divest itself of an asset at a profit, I argue it would be quite happy to do that. If an overseas investor makes a killing on the asset at a later stage when it appreciates further, so be it. We cannot crib over what NAMA should have done. Should NAMA hold on to every asset until the end of a ten-year period and then indicate whether the value of each asset has increased or should it try to make a killing where it can in the interests of the taxpayer? That is point I am making.

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