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- National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)
Joe Higgins: Yes. I move amendment No. 11:In page 29, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following: “(f) to enter into any arrangement or contract with a Local Authority or a public housing agency to finance the construction of social and affordable accommodation projects and the provision of the necessary social infrastructure necessary for such projects.”.
- National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)
Joe Higgins: Will the Minister of State agree the amendment?
- National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)
Joe Higgins: I move amendment No. 9:In page 27, line 33, after "employment" to insert "and provide urgently needed infrastructure".
- National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)
Joe Higgins: I move amendment No. 10:In page 27, between lines 37 and 38, to insert the following:"(e) social and affordable accommodation;".
- National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)
Joe Higgins: Will the Minister of State read his notes for us? We want to hear the explanations.
- National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)
Joe Higgins: I am looking for specific answers to the questions the Minister of State was asked.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)
Joe Higgins: Is there a brass plate somewhere in Malta carrying the name of this company?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)
Joe Higgins: Does the company have any physical presence whatsoever in Malta? Do we know?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)
Joe Higgins: It was in the attic of somebody's house, by the look of it.
- National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)
Joe Higgins: We asked a lot of questions.
- National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)
Joe Higgins: In that event, I will avail of the opportunity to make a two minute contribution.
- National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)
Joe Higgins: In such circumstances, I ask the Minister of State to take a precise note of the points we are making and respond to them in the language used by ordinary people. This is a very simple matter. There is €6.9 billion which is owned by the working people and pensioners of the State and which is currently invested in commercial enterprises and corporate entities across the globe. The...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)
Joe Higgins: How much is there?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)
Joe Higgins: Where is the rest of the money, the money that should be available?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)
Joe Higgins: The money the company was taking in from its Irish clients should be such as to be approximately €35 million. I presume considerable amounts of money were taken in. Where did it go?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)
Joe Higgins: So it did something else with the money rather than keeping it in reserve?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)
Joe Higgins: Potentially, it took in enough to have the proper reserve. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)
Joe Higgins: Okay , who are these people? Do we know who is behind Ganado Trustees and Fiduciaries Limited?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)
Joe Higgins: Why would a bunch of Irish shareholders go all the way to Malta to set up an entity that is to conduct business back in Ireland?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)
Joe Higgins: I presume the delegates have examined the systems and method of regulation in Malta. Is there something that makes it more favourable commercially to go to Malta to set up rather than just setting up in Ireland?