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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 (29 Sep 2016)
Catherine Connolly: I understand all that and Mr. Daly has confirmed it. I am asking him whether, knowing what he now knows with the benefit of hindsight, he has learned that perhaps he should have done more.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)
Catherine Connolly: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)
Catherine Connolly: Absolutely, but it is still a legitimate question.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)
Catherine Connolly: Mr. Daly is consistently-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)
Catherine Connolly: He is sticking to it. Let me ask about the political background to this matter.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)
Catherine Connolly: I am going to finish on the political background. I am sorry, but it is important and I have waited. When Mr. Daly gave evidence to the committee on another occasion, he referred to political considerations. On 9 July, he said, "no pressure from any source ... political or otherwise," influenced NAMA in the decision to sell the loans. That was his position. Today he has stated: "The...
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)
Catherine Connolly: Yes. Mr. Daly points out to the Minister that the sale of Project Eagle was in accordance with the policy of accelerated deleveraging. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)
Catherine Connolly: Was that political?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)
Catherine Connolly: To the Committee of Public Accounts.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)
Catherine Connolly: Mr. Daly said there was "no pressure from any source ... political or otherwise."
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)
Catherine Connolly: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)
Catherine Connolly: Is Mr. Daly standing by that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)
Catherine Connolly: I understand the distinction Mr. Daly is making. However, a record of minutes from way back, 14 June 2013, states: "Just a short note on the meeting yesterday afternoon between Sammy Wilson Minister for Finance of Northern Ireland and Minister Noonan". Point 2 reads:Min Wilson raised concerns about NAMA's operations in the North and its commitment to retaining [...] staff based there. He...
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)
Catherine Connolly: It is referred to here as the Northern Ireland advisory committee.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)
Catherine Connolly: The name Declan Reid is at the top; Gary Hynds sent it to Ann Nolan and others.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)
Catherine Connolly: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)
Catherine Connolly: Will the witness explain that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)
Catherine Connolly: Regarding the 5.5% that Mr. Daly keeps mentioning, he says the Comptroller and Auditor General picked this figure. He did not pick the figure himself. He picked it from NAMA's board meetings. Is that right?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)
Catherine Connolly: The 5.5%.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)
Catherine Connolly: Yes, that is okay. Just a second now.