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Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

John Brady: Can Mr. McDonagh give more information regarding the nature of the intimidation against the receiver?

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

John Brady: That was not reported to the Garda at the time, was it?

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

John Brady: What action was taken by the board of NAMA when it was fed back that the receiver faced this intimidation?

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

John Brady: Did NAMA take the easy road out of this in giving a discount of 97.5%?

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

John Brady: There was no easy road. In the last minute I have, I will express my concern that the message going out today is that, when dealing with a State body such as NAMA, intimidation works.

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

John Brady: Intimidation clearly worked in this situation.

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

John Brady: Staff working for NAMA were intimidated back in 2012. The receiver was intimidated. No action was taken in terms of Garda investigations. Ultimately, a 97.5% discount was awarded. That is rewarding thugs and intimidation and it was facilitated by Mr. McDonagh and the board of NAMA.

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

John Brady: That is not the message going out from here. To conclude-----

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

John Brady: I probably will not be here. I ask that the minutes of the board meeting convened to sign off on this final sale and at which this report was given be furnished to the committee. Could we also be furnished with any reports relating to investigations by An Garda Síochána going back to 2012 and the report given at that board meeting with regard to intimidation and the rationale for...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (3 Oct 2023)

John Brady: 139. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application (details supplied) can be expedited as the applicant’s travel date is imminent and all requested supporting documentation has been provided to the Passport Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42213/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (3 Oct 2023)

John Brady: 221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the proposed new bus route L14 in Bray, County Wicklow, will start operating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42675/23]

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]

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023.
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Supplementary). (4 Oct 2023)

John Brady: I thank the Minister. There has been a huge increase in funding, which is understandable given the major pressures the State is under in terms of the need to accommodate internationally displaced people and people fleeing the war in Ukraine. Part of the problem with funding is the for-profit system we have. Key players are providing accommodation and are making extraordinary amounts of...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023.
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Supplementary). (4 Oct 2023)

John Brady: Does someone else wish to come in first? No. Regarding the numbers, I outlined that the Parliamentary Budget Office estimated, I think, 110,000 may be here in the early months of next year. I do not know what analysis was done. It is difficult to do. What kind of figures are we looking at? There are challenges and it is not a good situation where anyone has to be housed in a tent. What...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023.
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Supplementary). (4 Oct 2023)

John Brady: I know the Department carried out its own analysis on social welfare payments to Ukrainians. What is the view on that? Has a decision been made in respect of that matter? Can the report compiled by the Department be published? It would be extremely useful.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023.
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Supplementary). (4 Oct 2023)

John Brady: Sorry. Those are just figures from the budget office as part of its pre-budget report. I do not have any more information on that.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023.
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Supplementary). (4 Oct 2023)

John Brady: It was reported that the Department had carried out a comparative analysis. My question was on that rather than on Cabinet reports.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023.
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Supplementary). (4 Oct 2023)

John Brady: As part of its documents.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023.
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Supplementary). (4 Oct 2023)

John Brady: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

John Brady: I will pick up first where Mr. Gloster finished, which is the high-end earners within the HSE. He said they are working to address the issue. He cited a number of grossly overpaid staff in the HSE. My first concern is that the number of high-end earners seems to be increasing rather than what he said, which is that they are working to address the issue. Looking at the financial statements...