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- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)
Catherine Connolly: It contained a vision with a long-term view as to how to use the NAMA loans in Northern Ireland. Is that right?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)
Catherine Connolly: Where was that report discussed? Was it discussed at Mr. Rowntree's committee's meetings?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)
Catherine Connolly: Right. There were 20 committee meetings.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)
Catherine Connolly: Yes. I have looked at the minutes and the University of Ulster report does not jump out, but perhaps I missed it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)
Catherine Connolly: It does not jump out.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)
Catherine Connolly: Two of those were held in Tughans and, as Mr. Rowntree said, and one took place in April.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)
Catherine Connolly: One was on 22 April and the last one before Mr. Cushnahan departed was on 7 October 2013.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)
Catherine Connolly: To go back to the issue of governance, Mr. Rowntree said he was impressed to a certain extent with the governance in place.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)
Catherine Connolly: The first meeting of his committee took place on 12 May.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)
Catherine Connolly: There was a paragraph on conflicts, lobbying, confidential information and so on. It was noted that any and all information to the committee was confidential.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)
Catherine Connolly: That meeting was held in May and the next one was held in July during which there was a question about whether section 202 of the NAMA Act regarding confidential information applies? Would Mr. Rowntree remember that at this point?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)
Catherine Connolly: What does Mr. Rowntree remember about that discussion?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)
Catherine Connolly: There was not clarity for the first few meetings as to-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)
Catherine Connolly: In regard to confidentiality.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)
Catherine Connolly: It was stated that section 202 therefore applies to all members of the committee, including external members.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)
Catherine Connolly: That was the feeling at that point.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)
Catherine Connolly: They were looking at this again in September and there was confusion about it and they were going to seek legal advice. It was requested that clarification from an external adviser be sought in regard to the application of section 202 of the NAMA Act.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)
Catherine Connolly: The only point I am making there is that almost from May onwards up to November, there was a question over whether section 202 applied.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)
Catherine Connolly: No, Mr. Rowntree did not, but in regard to governance there was no clarity as to what applied.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)
Catherine Connolly: All right.