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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) (13 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: Those success fees involved one of those people who had access to the information that Mr. Rowntree said was of value.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: Who would have had access to what Mr. Rowntree described as valuable information.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: That information potentially would have contextualised a model of a portfolio of that size as well, would it not? That University of Ulster study information that would have been given talked about land assembly analysis and the data, not only on sites but on planning and residential need, information on banks, etc. It would have contextualised a model that then emerged from PIMCO and was...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: We do not know whether that was breached but what we know is that-----

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: I understand that. I will not speculate on whether it was breached or not, but what I am trying to establish is the facts and the timelines. What we know is that, whether there was a breach in that area or not, one of the external members of the committee was in line for a payment from PIMCO, which was one of the bidders in the process. That is what we know. That has been established.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: Then it became, as the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, said last week, an accepted corrupted process because of that and we know that PIMCO eventually withdrew from the process because of the presence of the success fees. Given that it moved from a solely commercial process to a potentially corrupted process, if Mr. Rowntree was a member of the NAMA board or if he was the chair of NAMA,...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: We know from the Comptroller and Auditor General's report that assurances that should have been sought were not sought and assurances that should have been given were never given. That is the entire point of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report. They never were sought and they were never given.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: I am asking Mr. Rowntree's opinion as a former board member. Given what it then knew and what we now know, does Mr. Rowntree consider the decision of the board to continue with the process regardless was the best way forward?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: I understand that.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: I thank Mr. Rowntree.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: Can I ask if the Comptroller and Auditor General was aware of the report.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: May I ask again if the Comptroller and Auditor General knew of the report?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Review (13 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the school transport scheme; the cost of making the school transport scheme free at the point of delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30140/16]

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Budget Statement 2017 (11 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: These sectors are as important to housing as home ownership but instead, the Government has decided to treat social housing and rental as secondary options and because of this we have a full-blown crisis. When we invest in social housing we are bringing balance back to the housing market. That is why Sinn Féin would increase capital funding to local authorities by €315 million....

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Budget Statement 2017 (11 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: It is a Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael blueprint with a few sprinkles from the Independent Alliance. The most underwhelming aspect of this budget is that it lacks ambition. It fails to provide solutions and will not meet the needs of the people. Let us hear from those at the coalface of this Government's policies. Sometimes the Taoiseach needs a reality check. Sometimes he needs to...

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Budget Statement 2017 (11 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: It is quite obvious that the Taoiseach's Government is not short on numbers. We can see that from his own benches and those of Fianna Fáil. That said, it is short on ideas and vision. The challenges that are faced by our economy and communities cannot be tackled by Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Independent Alliance. This is quite clear when we see today's budget. The budget is...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (11 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: 1. To ask the Taoiseach the way in which his Department characterises the south-east region in terms of geography and population mass. [29488/16]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (11 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: 2. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons in the south east unemployed in actual numbers and in percentage terms, broken down by county, in tabular form. [29489/16]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (11 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: 3. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons in the south east in employment in actual numbers and in percentage terms, broken down by county, in tabular form. [29490/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Wards of Court (11 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: 12. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the implementation of the Committee of Public Accounts recommendations relating to wards of courts' funds that were lost in the crash. [29377/16]