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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 (Resumed) (25 Oct 2016)

Seán Fleming: I will conclude with this comment. The first letter from Brown Rudnick on 24 June that started this process began by stating that two of its clients were interested. That is on page 22 of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report. Has NAMA found out the identity of the second client?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (25 Oct 2016)

Seán Fleming: Was there a second client?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (25 Oct 2016)

Seán Fleming: If, in the interests of getting best value for the taxpayers' money, the first thing NAMA is told is that there are two people interested and it does not inquire as to who the other bidder might be in the entire process, that is remarkable.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (25 Oct 2016)

Seán Fleming: In terms of market intelligence, would somebody not have tried to find out the identity of the second bidder because it might have been beneficial for the State and for NAMA?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (25 Oct 2016)

Seán Fleming: I call Deputy McDonald, and we should try to be brief because it is getting very late.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (25 Oct 2016)

Seán Fleming: It is like the names for hurricanes. Every year, somebody comes up with the names.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (25 Oct 2016)

Seán Fleming: No, we have not.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (25 Oct 2016)

Seán Fleming: Deputy Cullinane, briefly, and we will try to wrap up.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (25 Oct 2016)

Seán Fleming: That should be in the information pack we received at lunch time. I thank Mr. Moriarty, Mr. Collison, Mr. Stewart and M. Rooney for participating in the meeting. We have found their evidence helpful to us. There will be further engagement with former board members of NAMA and the current chief executive officer and chairman in due course. We indicated during the meeting that there were...

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (26 Oct 2016)

Seán Fleming: I join in the expressions of sympathy for the late Paddy Lalor. I am in a unique position as I succeeded Paddy as the Fianna Fáil Deputy in the Laois constituency. When Paddy served the constituency, it was known as Laoighis-Offaly but in recent times the name has changed to Laois. I want to speak about the man I knew. I looked up to, admired and respected Paddy Lalor, who always...

Finance Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Oct 2016)

Seán Fleming: I am sharing my time with Deputy Michael Moynihan. As we all know, the Finance Bill is to give legislative effect to the budget measures for 2017, announced on 11 October. I wish to do deal with a few specifics in the Bill and various sections. There was quite a lot of talk about some of the bigger issues that have attracted a lot of attention. I will deal briefly with section 8, which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Valuation Office (2 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: 82. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Valuation Office will commence a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32688/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (2 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: 139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction of a new school (details supplied) is expected to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32689/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (2 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be provided to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33054/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Oversight (2 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: 309. To ask the Minister for Health when a reply will issue to Parliamentary Question No. 1329 of 16 September 2016, in respect of recruitment plans for home help in counties Laois and Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32684/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (2 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: 310. To ask the Minister for Health when a reply will be received from the HSE to Parliamentary Question No. 1139 of 16 September 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32685/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (3 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: 57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an application for a new school (details supplied) will be approved; if the school is on his Department's building programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33087/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hedge Cutting Season (3 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: 108. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current time limits for hedge cutting and any changes that were made in recent times; the dates that will apply for 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33095/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (3 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: 122. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with Members of the Oireachtas from County Laois and Laois county councillors on 9 November 2016 to discuss the future services of Portlaoise General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33097/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Data (3 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: 198. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of companies that have been involuntarily struck off by the Companies Registration Office in each of the past three years; the value of assets transferred to the state as a result of this and any amounts that were subsequently reinstated to the organisations concerned as a result of high court proceedings; and if she will...