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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Exemptions (10 Oct 2013)

John Deasy: 131. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties encountered by members of the Irish Showmen's Guild in obtaining motor tax and avoiding prosecution in respect of vehicles conveying funfair and circus equipment, due to the absence of a special vehicle taxation category; and if he proposes to follow most other EU...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 42 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 12 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 13 - Procurement without a Competitive Process (3 Oct 2013)

John Deasy: The lack of foresight in policymakers concerns me. That is not within the Department but rather within local authorities and the so-called harmonisation of rates. There is not much harmony in the case of Government and business people, so it is probably a bad word. Is it not the case that when the legislation was being drafted to harmonise the rate for Dungarvan, for example, with a county...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 42 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 12 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 13 - Procurement without a Competitive Process (3 Oct 2013)

John Deasy: The Chairman and committee have been substantially involved in this over recent months. I have asked for a meeting with the Secretary General of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government to discuss these matters and I hope she will revert on that. I appreciate Mr. Watt's efforts and his giving the matter time and thought. We have spoken about officials working on...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 42 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 12 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 13 - Procurement without a Competitive Process (3 Oct 2013)

John Deasy: I welcome Mr. Watt and his officials and wish to raise with them the issue of commercial rates. The committee has already discussed this issue with officials from the Departments of Finance and the Environment, Community and Local Government and the Valuation Office. It is one that has been raised in committee approximately eight or nine times at this stage. I inform the committee that I...

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

John Deasy: Fair enough, I understand. I have another "how many" question. I apologise if this has been answered already but it goes back to those individuals who have worked in NAMA and who went on to work for a company that does business with NAMA. Since NAMA's formation, how many people have left the agency and gone to work with companies that do business or have done business with NAMA?

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

John Deasy: Mr. McDonagh knows what I am asking.

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

John Deasy: I am trying to get the rate here. I worked in the United States and the big debate 20 years ago pertained to the revolving door in respect of United States Senators and Congressmen. Eventually, they dealt with the issue but it took years. They have a vastly more developed lobbying system over there and eventually they were obliged to do something about it. While that has been talked about...

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

John Deasy: In other words, 10% of the staff went to such organisations.

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

John Deasy: Is it the case that NAMA is not overly concerned about this?

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

John Deasy: I have a question that may be appropriate to ask of the chairman of NAMA. It probably is fair to state that Waterford's city centre has suffered a great deal over the past five years with the departure of businesses. My understanding is that NAMA is examining its assets around the country to ascertain how they can be rejuvenated and turned into viable options. Included among the sites is...

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

John Deasy: So the first thing is that new planning permission must be sought.

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

John Deasy: I thank the chairman.

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

John Deasy: I will stay on the same point. Since its formation, how many sites, assets and buildings has NAMA disposed of to the IDA and its clients who are interested in investing in this country?

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

John Deasy: There have been between nine and ten.

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

John Deasy: Could Mr. McDonagh give me an example of who were the investors?

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

John Deasy: That is fair enough. Mr. Barry O'Leary came before us last week and the IDA recently warned that there is a shortage of prime commercial property in Dublin in particular which could hamper investors considering Ireland. I am always interested in the connectivity and communication between different Departments. How closely does NAMA work with the IDA?

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

John Deasy: That is fair enough. Mr. McDonagh has a threshold. He said he does not want to develop a project or hand over a property that might not be used.

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Accounts 2012: Discussion with IDA Ireland (19 Sep 2013)

John Deasy: Mr. O'Leary knows which region I am from. It is expected that I will take a bash at the IDA - I will not do that - regarding the reason there is not more foreign direct investment, FDI, into my region. In the Horizon 2020 document, the IDA expressed the view that 50% of FDI should be outside of Dublin and Cork, the areas that have received most of it. How will the IDA achieve that target?...

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Accounts 2012: Discussion with IDA Ireland (19 Sep 2013)

John Deasy: Mr. O'Leary has been making the case for some time now that we need to focus more on the developing markets of Korea, China, Japan and India. What sort of success has the IDA met in them?

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Accounts 2012: Discussion with IDA Ireland (19 Sep 2013)

John Deasy: I will not take up more time, but I will outline how I perceive Mr. O'Leary's role. I do not expect the CEO of the IDA to second-guess the reasons for Ireland's and the IDA's success in attracting industry, particularly from America. Rather, I expect the CEO to do everything with the people who change the laws in this country to ensure that we are more competitive, notwithstanding Deputy...