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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland (11 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: 624. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Enterprise Ireland jobs created and lost in the south east, broken down by county, for each of the years from 2008 to 2015 and to date in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29506/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices (11 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: 633. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration has been given to expanding the role of the local enterprise offices to include businesses with more than ten employees and to take in tourism and food enterprises in line with regional strategies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29647/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (11 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: 634. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the policies, supports and programmes in place to support more women getting into business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29648/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (11 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: 635. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the Import X Initiative of the former enterprise boards, now LEOs, is still in place; her views on its effectiveness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29652/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Prompt Payments (11 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: 636. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has given consideration to reviewing prompt payment legislation as called for by ISME; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29653/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Supports (11 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: 637. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the supports, strategies and processes in place to support companies operating in the life sciences sector in dealing with specific challenges in relation to an expiry of patents, the costs of research and development and global over capacity and competition from Asia and the Far East; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: Just before the Chairman arrived I gave a copy of a document to the clerk. It is a briefing document, released under FOI, given to the Minister for Finance and officials from his Department. It is a context document on Project Eagle from 2015. As I will make reference to some of it during the meeting, I gave a copy of it to the clerk. I ask that copies be made for members and that I be...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: The Minister, along with the witnesses from the Department, are very welcome to the committee. The problem is there is a report from the Comptroller and Auditor General which is serious in some respects in which it finds there were certainly issues within the process. If the Minister read the executive summary, he would see many concerns have been expressed by the Comptroller and Auditor...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: We know what the differences are. With respect, this could be talking down the clock. We have already heard from Mr. Declan Reid and Ms Ann Nolan that there was a difference of opinion. There was an exchange between the Department of Finance and the Comptroller and Auditor General’s office. There was a difference on the process and the 5% or 10% discount rate. Are there any other...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: Does Ms Nolan agree the report stands on its own merits? Does she have a difficulty with anything in it?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: That is why I asked about what she does not agree with in the report.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: If Ms Nolan does not agree with everything, she disagrees with something. What is it that she disagrees with?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: Mr. Declan Reid prepared a briefing pack for the Minister and officials in the Department on 11 July 2015. Did he have any meetings with NAMA specifically on the preparation of this briefing pack?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: Did Mr. Declan Reid speak to NAMA at all prior to putting together the pack?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: Would Mr. Declan Reid have sought information from NAMA in respect of preparing this briefing pack?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: However, he did not formally meet NAMA.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: As part of this process, when putting together this briefing document, did Mr. Declan Reid have any face-to-face meetings with NAMA?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: The briefing pack stated the Comptroller and Auditor General’s office was best positioned to independently review the Project Eagle sale and make its determination. It has made its determination and that is why it is important to see were the Department and the Minister accepting the determination of the report. We have dealt with that. On the power of NAMA, the Minister said it...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: The Minister talked about NAMA’s independence and mandate. The Minister has a role in influence, maybe. He certainly has a role in-----

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

David Cullinane: What power does that give the Minister?