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Other Questions: NAMA Assets Sale (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: It is very difficult to see how the optimum is achieved if people who want to purchase assets are removed. The bundling into very large portfolios at a time when the market was rising does not seem logical in terms of getting the optimum return. Was it considered at the time that the fallout from accelerating the sales would necessitate that kind of approach? We had moved a little bit away...

Other Questions: NAMA Assets Sale (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: I am not saying they should not be bundled. It is very obvious that there can be an advantage in bundling assets for sale but some of the portfolios are so large that they are only attractive to very large investment funds from outside the State. It is hard to see how that brings the best value. Is the Minister happy that that was, in hindsight, the best approach and that it brought the...

Other Questions: NAMA Assets Sale (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 7. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of his Department's discussions with the National Asset Management Agency officials regarding the decision to shorten the duration of time for disposal of the agency's assets including if these included a discussion on outlining both the pros and cons of such a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17497/16]

Other Questions: NAMA Assets Sale (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: My question relates to the disposal of NAMA assets and the thinking behind reducing the duration of time for the working through of those assets. One of the consequences of that measure was that assets were bundled into very large portfolios. Did we get the best value possible by doing that? What was the thinking and rigour behind it?

Questions on Proposed Legislation (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: When will the legislation relating to the Cregan inquiry on IBRC be published, as it is due this week? Will it be taken in conjunction with the change in the terms of reference for the inquiry? The business committee will order the time but I hope the House will collectively agree that this needs to be done before the end of the term, given that the costs are not static and the inquiry must...

Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: My questions were primarily focused on TTIP and the changes that it will bring about. Looking at some of the evidence from Canada on the approximate tally of winners and losers, the big winners are extra large companies, the very rich individuals, the investor-state dispute settlement, ISDS, legal sector and large companies. The big losers are the respondent countries. This is information...

Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: We need to have a complete debate. Whether that debate is taken off campus and we have experts brought in, that debate cannot be a limited debate.

Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: Has the Tánaiste looked at the evidence from elsewhere?

Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: I would also like to be associated with the congratulations to the Irish team, the managers and the terrific fans. I wish them well on Sunday in Lyon. We will also be able to settle an old score by coming out with a win. No matter what the outcome of the EU referendum in the UK is, and I hope for a Remain vote, Ireland will continue to be a member of the EU. If the debate in the UK has...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Assets Sale (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 42. To ask the Minister for Finance when agreeing to shorten the duration of time for the disposal of National Asset Management Agency assets, what consideration was given as to the way those assets were bundled into tranches; if those tranches were designed for convenience of sale or for optimum return; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17498/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 71. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she will take to encourage relevant religious orders to contribute to the Magdalen restitution fund; the date of the last contact her Department had with each of these orders; the amount religious orders have contributed to date, if any; the nature of this contribution, if any; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17772/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff Appeals Mechanism (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of appeals to the staffing appeals boards that have been considered in the academic years 2014-2015 and 2015-2016, in tabular form; the criteria under which they were either successful or unsuccessful; the number of schools that met with approval for additional teachers where they did not yet meet the criteria; the level under which...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to allocate funds to repair a school playground (details supplied) in County Kildare, which has been identified for repair since 2012; if he is aware that funding for such repairs was previously allocated but then withdrawn; if he is further aware that the condition of the playground area has deteriorated significantly to date, representing a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the balance of the summer works programme for schools will be announced; if funding for a school (details supplied) which has been applied for several times and is a risk to children due to its current condition will be considered in this context; the categories that will be funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine the regulations and practices for breakfast and after-school clubs; if he will provide this extra provision as part of a school service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17828/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe in respect of a new school building for a school (details supplied); when the temporary building is expected to be in place; if both temporary and permanent arrangements are expected to be part of the same tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17884/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Arts in Education Charter (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to fully implement the Arts In Education Charter; the status of the implementation group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17900/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Arts in Education Charter (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of artist residencies provided within colleges of education with reference to the Arts In Education Charter; the location of these residencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17901/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 143. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of mortgage to rent applications that have been refused in each of the years 2014 to 2016, in tabular form, stipulating the reason for their refusal; the county the property is situated in; the lender and the approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17701/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Rights (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 144. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if it is intended, as part of the examination of various housing legislation, to amend the forfeiture of Part IV tenancy rights where a tenant has been in a residential setting, for example a hospital, for over 30 days, and is then deemed to have forfeited their tenancy; if there is a plan to provide a service to ensure...