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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Liquor Licensing Laws (24 Sep 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: 437. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether current licensing laws curtail people’s ability to experience night-life in Ireland’s cities; his plans to review these laws to bring Ireland into line with other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39731/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (24 Sep 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: 438. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views regarding the treatment of asylum seekers here in view of allegations made against Serco employees at the Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre in the UK; if any similar incidents have occurred here; the reporting guidelines and/or safeguards that are in place to protect asylum seekers and ensure that private contractors...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Is it our understanding the Committee on Public Accounts, those who sat on the sub-committee and the staff who prepared the report will be consulted during the preliminary process?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Is it accepted the Committee of Public Accounts will not do this work? Has this been established?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Given the extensive and very good work the committee has done, I believe we are best placed to hold the inquiry and I hope the committee is making every effort to do so. I support the Chairman in his efforts.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: With regard to the committee's work on NAMA, the Committee of Public Accounts is named in the legislation as the committee to which NAMA is responsible. It is also responsible to the Minister, and much of the Minister's dealings with it will happen behind closed doors, perhaps as they should. The Committee of Public Accounts is the one body which can publicly hold NAMA to account. The...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Can we not wait for NAMA's annual report every year to call on it? We could call on it twice per year and still have a great deal of important work to do.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: I believe so. It relates to medium-term progress in 2013. It will be mentioned in the opening statement.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Or we could schedule something for the first quarter of 2014.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Is the report on NAMA's activities to which the Comptroller and Auditor General referred the first three year report?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: When is that expected?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Perhaps we could schedule around that.

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012: Discussion with National Asset Management Agency (26 Sep 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank Mr. McDonagh, Mr. Daly and their colleagues for attending today. In my first questions I will look at the general figures, given that 2013 is a milestone year for NAMA. My colleagues will ask about some of the more detailed aspects of the 2012 report as well. NAMA will hit the first repayment target this year of 25% of the loan repayments. That is estimated at €7.5 billion....

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012: Discussion with National Asset Management Agency (26 Sep 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Did NAMA change the repayment schedule as a result in terms of the percentages it wanted to pay?

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012: Discussion with National Asset Management Agency (26 Sep 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: The original schedule is 40% in 2015, but today Mr. McDonagh spoke about 50% by 2016.

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012: Discussion with National Asset Management Agency (26 Sep 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Is the 50% by 2016 a revision of the original schedule for repayment?

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012: Discussion with National Asset Management Agency (26 Sep 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: The NAMA projections, as recently as last year, were also for growth of 2% in the economy. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012: Discussion with National Asset Management Agency (26 Sep 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Is Mr. McDonagh more confident now than he was this time last year?

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012: Discussion with National Asset Management Agency (26 Sep 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: That is despite the fact that our growth projections are not as optimistic as they were previously?

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012: Discussion with National Asset Management Agency (26 Sep 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Is Mr. McDonagh confident about that repayment schedule even if the economy does not grow at an average of 2% per year over the next few years?