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- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (3 Oct 2023)
John Brady: 372. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide details, including costs, of efforts to reduce and eliminate rhododendron ponticum from the Glen of the Downs Nature Reserve in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42676/23]
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: I welcome the witnesses. I want to follow on from my colleague in relation to that particular transaction, the discount of 97.4%, which has been described as exceptional. I would go further. I would say it is extraordinary that such a discount would be imposed. I find it extraordinary and unbelievable, to be honest. I want to delve in and try to get some more answers about that. I will...
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: He was a brother, so a very close relation.
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: In relation to the receiver, it is reported that an apartment complex that was being held as collateral against other loans had been sold was described as a large apartment complex. To whom was that complex sold?
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: Okay, and that had been strongly resisted. What was the apartment complex valued at?
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: What was it valued at?
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: Okay, thanks for that. Is the relationship NAMA has with sales agents throughout the State generally a good one?
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: How many sales agents are in the particular county where this portfolio was held?
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: A reasonable number. Ten, 20, 30?
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: Nationally, there would multiples of that number of sales agents.
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: Regarding this portfolio, the sales agents in that particular county and nationally all refused to engage in dealing with this.
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: A number? Or all?
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: Both within the county and nationally. No one would take it on.
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: Was there a reason given why they would not take it on?
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: Would it be exceptional that sales agents would refuse work in this way?
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: Was any attempt made by anyone other than the receiver to verify what had been said?
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: Nor would I. Mr. McDonagh said that, back in 2012, there were attempts to intimidate two other staff members. Will Mr. McDonagh elaborate a little on the nature of the attempts?
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: And that was reported to An Garda Síochána.
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: Was an investigation opened by the Garda?