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Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)

Bobby Aylward: Are they inhouse?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)

Bobby Aylward: Are they NAMA's own solicitors?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)

Bobby Aylward: Yes. I apologise for cutting across Deputy Connolly.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)

Bobby Aylward: Why does Mr. Daly think Cerberus took on a second legal firm? Tughans had been involved with PIMCO. If Mr. Daly could stretch his imagination, does he think that because it had information from its dealings with PIMCO, Cerberus took on Tughans in order that it would know more than would otherwise have been the case? Is it normal practice to have a second set of legal advisers for a deal...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)

Bobby Aylward: But Tughans is a legal company.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Compensation (4 Oct 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 80. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda compensation claims under assessment in her Department from gardaí who have been previously or are stationed in County Carlow, or who were or are residing in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28101/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Compensation (4 Oct 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 81. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda compensation claims under assessment in her Department from gardaí who have been or are stationed in County Kilkenny, or who were or are residing in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28102/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Appeals (4 Oct 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the exact number of decisions overturned in respect of the school transport application process by the school transport appeals office within his Department for the academic years 2015-16 and 2016-17, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28154/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Design (5 Oct 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review the financial thresholds enforced by legislation governing Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) scheme; if he will discuss the amendment of same, with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, in advance of Budget 2017; to consider net income as opposed to gross income under household reckonable income...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (5 Oct 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 155. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 389 of 27 September 2016 if he will extend the eligibility criteria for fuel allowance to include disablement benefit; if he will discuss this with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in advance of budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28842/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (5 Oct 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to establish the position of a request (details supplied) to Transport Infrastructure Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28885/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Payments (6 Oct 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 19. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will amend the current back to education allowance scheme legislation to take effect from the commencement of the 2016-2017 academic year by introducing a disregard of earnings up to €75 to allow students to earn money from part-time jobs to assist in funding their education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28741/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Loans (6 Oct 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the sale of the IBRC loans associated with the Whitfield Clinic in Waterford; the originating financial institutions associated with the Whitfield Clinic loans; the original financial institutions' book value of the loans associated with the Whitfield Clinic; the IBRC independent valuation of the Whitfield Clinic loans; the IBRC sale...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (6 Oct 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 152. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 389 of 27 September 2016, if he will consider extending the eligibility criteria for fuel allowance to include those in receipt of social protection payments over 70 years of age; if he will discuss this with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in advance of budget 2017; and if he will make a...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Bobby Aylward: As did everyone else, I welcome the Minister. I thank him for coming before the committee and fair play to him for being here. Given NAMA's autonomy, and it has its own business to do and no one can interfere and there can be no political interference, the only body that really can question it and have oversight of it is the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General in its report, and...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Bobby Aylward: The Minister and the officials from the Department of Finance cannot interfere in the autonomy of sales. If the Minister or the officials saw something wrong can they, under the remit, move in and state it is not right or ask NAMA to stop?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Bobby Aylward: Yes, and this was touched on already. Was the Minister worried at any stage when he learned of the fee share arrangement, particular with regard to Mr. Cushnahan and his involvement on the Northern Ireland advisory committee, and other personnel, whom we will not mention, who had a fee share arrangement. At any stage was the Minister worried personally about this? Was it of concern to him...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Bobby Aylward: But there were some personnel and particular companies involved with PIMCO that went on subsequently with Cerberus and got funding and fees were arranged. I know the Minister has no say, but was he worried at that stage about continuing on with Cerberus after PIMCO withdrew? Did the Minister have any concerns?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Bobby Aylward: So it was only afterwards that the Minister and the officials found out about the involvement of Tughans with Cerberus as well as having been originally involved with PIMCO.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Bobby Aylward: There is a lot of disquiet over this and it is obvious that there is something wrong here. A Northern Ireland committee was set up and has done a review. We are here doing a review. There are inquiries in the UK and the United States, and more than likely the Minister will set up an inquiry shortly. What is the Minister's comment on this? Why do we have all these inquiries and reviews if...