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Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2012)

Ivana Bacik: The bank guarantee Bill and the NAMA Bill.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Daly is engaging in the collective amnesia which we have seen very regularly from Fianna Fáil. It is trying to disown all responsibility for NAMA and, indeed, for the economic crash that necessitated its establishment by Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: We are not debating the Senator's Bill, but No. 12, motion No. 7. I will ask the Leader about having those debates on housing and NAMA with the Minister of State, Deputy Penrose, and on domestic violence with the Minister, Deputy Shatter. However, regretfully I cannot accept the amendment to the Order of Business today, given the business before the House today.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2009)

Ivana Bacik: I add my voice to that of others who have been critical of the way in which today's debate on NAMA has been organised. Perhaps "organised" is the wrong word. While I am glad we are debating it and I look forward to contributing, we need a debate on the way in which business is ordered in the House. There is an aura of machismo about the way in which-----

Seanad: Order of Business (19 May 2009)

Ivana Bacik: Many of us feel developers have some nerve if they are thinking about challenging NAMA when it is their own profligacy and greed that has led to the problems we face. We need to debate this. We need to debate the role of the Seanad which has been coming under attack from all quarters, including Members of the House itself. Last week's outing by the Oireachtas golf society constitutes a...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2009)

Ivana Bacik: More seriously, I would like to ask the Leader for a broader debate on banking. Last night's debate on NAMA became, essentially, a debate about bank structuring. The Minister responded to the Labour Party argument for temporary nationalisation and also responded to the argument made by Senator Ross for the same thing. It seems that 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Senator Ross...

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2009)

Ivana Bacik: ...referred on Second Stage because I am not sure it is strong enough to ensure that credit will flow again. Amendment No. 64 provides that guidelines would be approved by the Oireachtas committee on NAMA. I am glad to see the Minister has accepted that principle in his own amendment No. 63. That amendment states that "The Minister shall cause a copy of guidelines issued under subsection...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: ...m. today and we very much welcome that capital programme and the huge benefit it gives to so many clubs across the country. Senator Healy Eames spoke on the vaccine, which I have addressed, and on NAMA, which I have also addressed.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2014)

Ivana Bacik: ...response on it. Senator Jim Walsh called on the Minister for Finance to come to the House in order that we might have a very broad debate with him. The Senator has raised a different issue about NAMA and the moneys to be recouped by the taxpayer from its activities. The finance committee may well have addressed this issue already. If not, we can seek to have the Minister for Finance...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2009)

Ivana Bacik: We have been waiting for months to debate NAMA and it has finally arrived. This is a matter for the Government and the leader of Fianna Fáil in this House and no one else. He is the person who determines the way in which business is conducted. Therefore, he is responsible for late night sittings. Is this a necessary or efficient way to run a business? Senator Fitzgerald pointed out that...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2013)

Ivana Bacik: ...Senator Norris also spoke about the oldest shop in Parnell Street and I share his view on that. He also spoke about the fisheries quotas to which I have responded. Senator Colm Burke spoke about NAMA and the concerns raised by many. I have dealt with that. Senator Ó Clochartaigh congratulated Eddie Downey on his election as the new president of the IFA. I think all of us will...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2013)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Darragh O'Brien spoke about the further allegations that have been made regarding NAMA. I join others who have commended the Senator on raising this issue. This is an illustration of the importance of the Seanad as an appropriate forum for highlighting issues. Clearly, these are serious matters that fall within the remit of the Garda. Like others, I am glad to hear that Senator...

Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)

Ivana Bacik: ...end up owning the banks. Why should we not move more quickly in that direction? Why should we not nationalise the banks now? Given that we are nationalising the risk through the establishment of NAMA, why should we not also seek to nationalise profit? Senator Norris made a good suggestion with regard to creating one national bank because this would confer on taxpayers a greater...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: ...identification and delivery of properties to accommodate homeless families in the Dublin region. Colleagues want to know about practical delivery and outputs. This process has overseen the delivery of a NAMA property - an apartment block in south Dublin. It is operating as a 65-unit homeless facility, with a single assessment centre for homeless families. The acquisition of 100 further...

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2009)

Ivana Bacik: ...as a way of ensuring the flow of credit. I hope he will re-examine these Labour Party amendments to ensure greater scrutiny and oversight of the way the banks operate after the establishment of NAMA to ensure credit flows in the public interest.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: A number of Senators referred to NAMA's role in housing delivery. NAMA funding delivered 40% of the 3,259 new housing units in Dublin in 2014. During the first half of this year, the agency funded the delivery of 50% of new input in Dublin and is on track to deliver 4,500 units in the city by the end of 2016. Clearly, practical steps are being taken and we are seeing outputs. It is...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2014)

Ivana Bacik: ...sales process is not due to be completed until next month. A number of colleagues, including the Senator, speculated about vulture funds but we do not know who will be the purchaser. It could be NAMA and the Minister has advised that should the portfolios be sold to the agency, it is likely to apply best practice and no borrower will be in a worse position. The Minister for Finance is...

Seanad: Arts Plan: Statements (21 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: ...strong ideas have been put forward and I hope the Minister will bear these in mind when devising and developing arts strategy. I ask the Minister about creating a formal structure, not just with NAMA, as has been suggested, but with individual developers to ensure spaces can be made available at reduced rents or lower rates for arts activities, events and work. It would be a creative use...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: ...Democrats and Fianna Fáil-Green Party Governments was €25 billion, and that figure has now been reduced by 80%. There is a lesson to be learned from that fact. Senator Daly also raised the issue of NAMA. His remarks were directed more at Senator Paul Coghlan than at myself. I remind Senator Daly that officials from NAMA are attending a meeting of the Committee of Public...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2013)

Ivana Bacik: ...Equality will be looking at the heads of that Bill. Senator Healy Eames also called for a debate on education reform. I am sure we can accede to that in the new year. Senator Conway spoke about NAMA, complimented Senator Darragh O'Brien and supported Senator Kelly's call for a debate on poverty. Again, I think there are two debates for which Senators Conway and Kelly are looking for....