Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, Independents 4 Change) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Taoiseach. What I know is that NAMA has €1.2 billion in funding reserves and 577 ha of residential development land, and that is a headline figure. That landholding and those cash reserves are capable of delivering up to 80,000 affordable and cost-rental homes. We know NAMA has been selling apartments for up to €500,000 and more. I put it to the Taoiseach and his Government that we must have a proper discussion and debate around NAMA and its role. We need that information and we need a map with details on the land the agency currently holds, which is what I asked the Taoiseach for. We need a list of property portfolios, especially vacant units. We must know who NAMA is selling properties to and for how much, and whether NAMA receivers are evicting tenants. That is going to be crucial to a conversation all of us in the House would benefit from having. We must have a proper debate around NAMA and its role.

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