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National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed). (4 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: -----and of this board. The Minister at one level acknowledges this when he said he was willing to consult with the Opposition. However, when it comes to putting it into the legislation, some gremlins have got a hold of it and have dragged the Minister back into the corridors of darkness. The Minister has let himself down. This was one area on which there was broad consensus where we could...

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed). (4 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: There is consensus.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed). (4 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: There is broad consensus on the need for this oversight.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed). (4 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: The Minister has run to ground for whatever reason. It will leave a suspicion in the minds of people that he does not want proper scrutiny and oversight and that all his the talk and blather about the need for transparency and to have a powerful Oireachtas is hot air.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed). (4 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: When it comes to making the decisions, the Minister is not to be found fronting up to the decisions that need to be made. This is an important amendment and one that should be made. I hope the House will support us on this amendment.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed). (4 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 3: In page 16, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following: "2.--Where NAMA proposes to establish a Special Purpose Vehicle to purchase, manage or dispose of assets, it shall do so only in accord with regulations published by the Minister and approved by the Oireachtas which shall include, but are not limited to: (a) the suitability of investors, (b) the suitability...

National Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: We have not had sight of the shareholders agreement which the Minister has seen. The House might, perhaps, be a little more assured if we had sight of that agreement.

National Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Will the shareholder agreement prevent the banks from being shareholders in the master SPV? Will it prevent unsuitable people becoming members of this board? I am speaking in this regard about people who are unsuitable in the broadest sense, unsuitable for this job, not necessarily unsuitable in terms of conflicts of interest or corruption, but because they are not appropriate people to be...

National Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Again I am disappointed in the response. We are being asked to accept the rejection of this amendment that would give the Oireachtas some control without any sight of the shareholders' agreement. The Minister is totally vague as to the criteria EUROSTAT applies that should inform the Oireachtas decision in the area. He offers platitudes about what EUROSTAT might accept. Deputies Ardagh,...

National Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: That is what I find it difficult to accept. We are being asked time and again to accept on faith in respect of this legislation that the Minister has many things that are too sophisticated for him to explain fully to us in the House but that if we trust him he will have everything sorted. We would not be in the hole we are in if Ministers and advisers in the financial and regulatory system...

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed). (4 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Ever the loyal backbencher.

Written Answers — Revenue Payments: Revenue Payments (3 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 252: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a scheme operated by the British Revenue Commissioners which allows companies experiencing temporary trading difficulties the opportunity to defer some revenue payments; if he has examined this scheme; and if elements of it could be applied in the situation here. [37898/09]

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (3 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 325: To ask the Minister for Finance the status of a proposal by Dublin City Council to carry out a combined project of flood protection and layout of a water main along the Clontarf seafront, Dublin 3; and if money has been allocated for the project in 2010. [38370/09]

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (3 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 357: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some banks are accepting a P60 as proof of income for the purpose of securing a mortgage; his views on requiring a P21 to be used as proof of income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38723/09]

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (3 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 358: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on ending the situation in which an estate agent can also operate as a mortgage broker; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38724/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (3 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 376: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on extending the concession on the year in which capital gains tax must be paid in the case of compulsory purchase orders under section 542 to include persons other than those engaged in farming. [38894/09]

Written Answers — Drugs Payment Scheme: Drugs Payment Scheme (3 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 558: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if drugs used for [i]in vitro [/i]fertilisation are covered under the drugs refund scheme; if there are plans to restrict access to this support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38830/09]

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (3 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 672: To ask the Minister for Transport the circumstances under which the gardaí or the local authority can remove a vehicle that is parked on the road but no longer in use and neither taxed nor insured; if an owner can leave it parked indefinitely on the public road and withhold their agreement to move it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38896/09]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (3 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 765: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the campaign backed by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions regarding the conduct of trials against persons (details supplied); if Irish diplomatic representatives have sought a briefing on these cases or expressed concern regarding aspects of the proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (3 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 809: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the planned cuts in the combined budget of community development and local development social inclusion; the impact it will have on numbers employed in the programmes and the number of clients served in various categories; and his proposals to protect a project (details supplied) in Dublin 17 which is operating in a...