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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters (23 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a timeframe and costing for the installation of domestic water meters. [46071/12]

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (24 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: The policies being pursued by the Government have failed utterly to date. The previous Government brought us into the ice age economically and sold out on our economic sovereignty in the process. The Government is squandering any hope of change people had prior to the general election last year. The programme for Government promised a lot and proclaimed a democratic revolution had taken...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Functions of NAMA: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: As far as I know, it is my party's second time to contribute. If I could start with the position on the former employee, Mr. Daly mentioned that he is precluded from publishing the Deloitte report in full but that when he gets legal clearance he will do so. Can he also commit to publishing the independent valuation on the property that Mr. Farrell bought? Will I go through a series of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Functions of NAMA: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: I will keep them short. It is probably the quickest way.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Functions of NAMA: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: If NAMA is not legally precluded from doing so, will Mr. Daly publish the independent valuation on the property Mr. Farrell bought?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Functions of NAMA: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: On the social housing question, there are 3,800 properties identified, and 2,000 assessed. There is demand for more than 1,200 but I understand the qualification which applies, that what NAMA is dealing with is the demand from the voluntary housing associations, and they have indicated to NAMA 1,200 properties between them and local authorities. I understand only 70 properties have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Functions of NAMA: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: My next question is related. Of the €32 billion in bonds, €30 billion were secured bonds and €2 billion were unsecured. As I understand it, Mr. McDonagh would be confident of recouping the secured bonds. In the case of the €2 billion subordinated bonds, it is more or less an aim of NAMA to recoup them. In that regard, there would be a concern that NAMA, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Functions of NAMA: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: I refer to commercial properties and the fact that NAMA has taken on responsibility for the loans against them. These properties are lying vacant and being vandalised. For example, in Portarlington, there is a large factory which at one stage provided significant employment, but it lies vacant in a good location with security on it ceasing one year ago. It is being vandalised, but NAMA...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Functions of NAMA: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: That is why I raised the issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Functions of NAMA: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: Has NAMA gone to IDA Ireland regarding properties such as the one I described? Is it being proactive?

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (25 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the stage of preparation of the report she has requested the National Director for Children and Family Services to prepare on after care provision, including best practice, assessment criteria and most effective aftercare supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46764/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of IBRC: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: The first question I will ask relates to the number of IBRC borrowers that are paying their staff more than €200,000 per annum. For example, it has been reported that Siteserv, which is hopelessly insolvent, is paying one of its staff €450,000 per annum. After that question is answered, I will run through the four or five other questions I have.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of IBRC: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: Would the bank be concerned because these people are borrowers? They are driving home at night with very large salaries of up to €500,000.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of IBRC: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: I asked because the taxpayer who is going home with €14,000 is looking at this and the buck stops with him for those loans. Has the bank called in any loans that were performing, loans that were not in arrears and where payments were being met? If so, why?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of IBRC: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: It is reported the operational costs of IBRC are 50% more than NAMA for 2011 even though NAMA has a much larger loan portfolio. I recognise the bank's operational costs have fallen from €157 million to €129 million, a fall of 18% in the last year. Is IBRC, despite its small loan portfolio, less efficient than NAMA? Is that why operational costs are so high?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of IBRC: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: How many staff are there in IBRC?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of IBRC: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: Why has IBRC outsourced debt collection to Certus for the INBS mortgage book?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of IBRC: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: Given there are more than 1,000 staff, could the bank not find those ten people in IBRC?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Conservation (6 Nov 2012)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that according to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland at least 20%, €100 million, savings in energy use could be made in the public sector through proven management and technology solutions; his views on whether such savings should be made urgently in major cost...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (6 Nov 2012)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the €5 to €9 million savings that he maintained will arise in Putting People First with the merger of Waterford City and county councils under the headings payroll, tendering, procurement, services and other. [47708/12]