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- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Peter Power: I move amendment No. 14: In page 18, to delete line 10. We already had a discussion on this amendment. The Minister agreed on Committee Stage to provide that NAMA would report on a quarterly rather than a biannual basis. This amendment proposes to delete the previous definition of biannual report and to replace it with a reference to quarterly reports to provide for the making available of...
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Peter Power: On a point of information, did Deputy O'Donnell refer to the quarterly reports as-----
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Peter Power: Did he mention audited accounts as distinct from quarterly reports?
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Peter Power: We are discussing just the quarterly reports, fine.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Peter Power: On the last point where the Deputy spoke of them being historical at that stage, there is no obligation on any public body or statutory body to produce reports every 90 days. We all agree in this House that this is an exceptional situation. I would agree with Deputy O'Donnell's distinction between audited accounts and, effectively, management accounts, and it is a fair distinction to draw,...
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Peter Power: I was just making the point that what is needed by the Oireachtas is not the names of the individuals, although there is an understandable desire, I suppose, among everybody for that. The Oireachtas needs to establish on an ongoing basis whether NAMA is doing its job correctly and carrying out its aims and objectives in accordance with the principles and policies as set out in the earlier...
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Peter Power: I move amendment No. 15: In page 18, line 27, after "35" to insert "or 38(3)".
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Peter Power: We would like to have consensus on these issues with a view to progressing.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Peter Power: I say that the Minister is very anxious to comment on this because it goes to the heart of matters.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Peter Power: We would be agreeable to taking these matters with the later amendments but not with this amendment because this is a separate matter. It is not agreed.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Peter Power: I make the point that irrespective of whether the Minister for Finance or any other Minister is present, each amendment will have to be taken in its own right, in the order in which it is listed on the Order Paper. The longer we have this debate, the likelihood that we will reach those amendments diminishes every minute.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Peter Power: Let us deal with this amendment now.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Peter Power: Deputy O'Donnell is like the pot calling the kettle black.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Peter Power: There are some of those there too.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)
Peter Power: It does not need a share price increase in the stock market rally.
- National Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2009)
Peter Power: I thank Deputy Burton for her amendment. This was an issue which arose on Committee Stage. The Minister indicated that he is agreeable to the broad thrust of including this aim and objective as part of the legislation. As the Deputy will be aware, he will introduce his own amendment to this section to deal with the issue and the proposal of Deputy Burton. The Minister's amendment inserts...
- National Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2009)
Peter Power: I understand that point. I am coming to that one.
- National Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2009)
Peter Power: He did.
- National Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2009)
Peter Power: He did that in the context of section 40, but the point is that in the case of projects which might be undertaken or in the way in which the aims and objectives of NAMA play out ultimately, some of those may not necessarily be permanent and it would not be appropriate to proscribe in some way certain developments which might otherwise be social and economically advantageous to the State but...
- National Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2009)
Peter Power: The Minister has indicated that the broad thrust and principle of what Deputy Burton is saying is taken on board and is under active consideration in terms of the word "sustainable". I think she will agree that at this stage-----