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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) (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Connolly: Never, all right.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Connolly: Yes, we know all that. Mr. McGuinness was aware that they were nominated.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Connolly: He had no concerns about them.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Connolly: When did he have concerns about either of them or anybody in respect of a conflict of interest?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Connolly: When was that?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Connolly: Mr. McGuinness has already appeared before the hearing in Northern Ireland and given oral evidence, approximately a year ago, last September. Subsequently, he replied in a written statement to items that were outstanding is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Connolly: I am not trying to catch the witness out but that is the record of what he gave in Northern Ireland. I do not have access to that.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Connolly: It may well have been and I will find it before I finish.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Connolly: There is a list of witnesses and Mr. McGuinness is one. It refers to him submitting a further document answering one or two items. My question is about the conflict of interest. Mr. McGuinness only became aware that there was an issue when Deputy Wallace raised it. Was there not an investigation in Northern Ireland about housing and a conflict of interest in respect of – I better...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Connolly: Yes. Did that not throw up of a conflict of interest and that particular man?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Connolly: It is a specific question. Did Mr. McGuinness become aware that issues were raised at that point regarding a conflict of interest about Mr. Cushnahan?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Connolly: I have. It was Report on the Northern Ireland Housing Executive: Management of Response Maintenance Contracts.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Connolly: It certainly was. The report was embargoed until 20 March 2013. Is Mr. McGuinness aware of that?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Connolly: Mr. McGuinness will be aware of a very serious factual situation outlined at paragraph 37 which states: "[]his involvement was totally unethical and could and should have been avoided".

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Connolly: Mr. McGuinness is aware of that report. He is aware that was raised.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Connolly: Public Accounts Committee, Report on the Northern Ireland Housing Executive: Management of Response Maintenance Contracts. It states: "Ordered by the Public Accounts Committee to be printed 20 February 2013." That is a detailed written report. I presume Mr. McGuinness has read that?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Connolly: Perhaps Mr. McGuinness could go back and read it to see the issue I am raising. At that point the issue of conflict of interest was raised. I would have thought in Northern Ireland Mr. McGuinness and his colleagues would have thought, "Oh, good Lord. We'll look at that now. Is that an appropriate person to have on the Northern Ireland advisory committee?" That is a question.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Connolly: I am saying to the deputy First Minister that that looks very serious to me. I appreciate we have the benefit of hindsight. At the time that was a very serious report and a very serious statement about a conflict of interest.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Connolly: Absolutely, but he continued to sit on the Northern Ireland advisory committee following that - I will not use the word "damning" - very serious report. He continued to sit on the Northern Ireland advisory committee up to November 2013. Mr. McGuinness was aware of that; he did not raise any issues about that or think there was something wrong here and that he should perhaps question it...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Catherine Connolly: I am going to ask him a question now. I have to make that comment first. I have made it to many of the witnesses and I want to be fair; Mr. McGuinness has done the exact same thing. I asked him one very specific question. The next question is as follows. When he found out that the note of the phone call, the conference call, was not accurate, what did he do about it?