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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Functions of NAMA: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am putting it very simply. There are shell buildings under the remit of NAMA. Does NAMA have the capacity-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Functions of NAMA: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: There is no impediment at this point-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Functions of NAMA: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: ----- for NAMA to invest, for example, €2 million to fit out a-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Functions of NAMA: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: No, I am just giving an example.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Functions of NAMA: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is not the point I was making. When NAMA was envisaged-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Functions of NAMA: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: -----it was proposed to clean the balance sheets of the banks to enable them to lend.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Functions of NAMA: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: The banks have not played their part in that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Functions of NAMA: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: Correct - NAMA bonds.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Functions of NAMA: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is not a criticism of NAMA.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Functions of NAMA: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: I have only one question which relates to my area and it is unlikely to have been covered. What funds does the agency have available for investment in capital projects? The issue of the lack of availability of suitable properties, particularly for inward investment, is pertinent in both Limerick city and county. I refer, in particular, to finishing fitted out units as distinct from core...
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: That can be lost but, equally, I would like to probe their role and to ensure it is fit for purpose.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: Therefore, well over half have an honours degree.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: Do the younger graduates in the main hold honours degrees?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is that a prerequisite?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: For primary and secondary school?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is down to individual teachers.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: It should be the Department's business to ensure there is a structured approach to PE and sport in the context of the advance of obesity and the rapid increase in childhood diabetes. I want a school system that is fit for purpose. Children are going into a world in which ICT is very important. Sport is also very important for a range of reasons, including individual social skills and...
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: Some of the allocation to schools should be put aside to bring in a qualified PE teacher to deal with children. I refer to transparency regarding substitution teachers and the monitoring process the Department has in place at the end of a month. There may be genuine cases where it is not possible or feasible to bring in an unemployed, newly-qualified teacher, which should be the priority....
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: Part of the problem with allowances and so on is communication, which is diabolical and poor. The substitute teacher issue would be rectified by putting a process in place whereby at the end of every month, the principals give a reason they employed a specific teacher. The Department sees the payments going through. That would be transparent and it would give comfort to the principals. I...