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- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Finance (5 May 2016)
John Curran: The Minister may reply. I remind the Deputies that while whatever detail the Minister has on NAMA is welcome, we will also have a session with NAMA.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Finance (5 May 2016)
John Curran: There are three more speakers before the Deputy. What time is she due to speak?
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Finance (5 May 2016)
John Curran: If we are still in session.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Finance (5 May 2016)
John Curran: Correct.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Finance (5 May 2016)
John Curran: A number of other members wish to speak.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Finance (5 May 2016)
John Curran: We will be speaking to NAMA.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Finance (5 May 2016)
John Curran: Some of those questions are probably more relevant to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government than to the Minister for Finance.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Finance (5 May 2016)
John Curran: I am not disagreeing with Deputy Catherine Byrne. In trying to elicit the information she is looking for, it might be more appropriate to ask the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government rather than the Minister for Finance. I would say to the other remaining members with questions that they should direct them specifically to the Minister for Finance.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Finance (5 May 2016)
John Curran: Does the Minister want to address those? I have two final questioners then.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Finance (5 May 2016)
John Curran: The final two members presenting are Deputy Wallace and Deputy Coppinger.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Finance (5 May 2016)
John Curran: In a bid to be helpful, I note to the Deputy that the committee will deal specifically with the issue relating to the Constitution when we have a session on legal issues. The Deputy is entitled to ask the Minister the question, but I ask him to note that we will try to investigate the matter a bit further.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Finance (5 May 2016)
John Curran: To be helpful and to clarify, irrespective of the document the committee will make its own findings and recommendations. We are not limited by any document and-----
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Finance (5 May 2016)
John Curran: -----this is the point of the various issues under consideration. We will-----
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Finance (5 May 2016)
John Curran: I wish to clarify one or two points. The Minister mentioned the €3 billion borrowed by the French Government and how it might be off-balance sheet. That is news to many members of the committee. Would officials in the Department be in a position to investigate that matter further and, in correspondence, advise the committee on it? When commenting earlier on the capital spend in...
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Finance (5 May 2016)
John Curran: I appreciate that.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Finance (5 May 2016)
John Curran: Thank you. I thank the Minister and his officials for their attendance at this committee and thank him in advance for the additional information he has agreed to supply.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (5 May 2016)
John Curran: We will resume in public session. I ask that people turn off their mobile phones or turn them to flight mode as they interfere with the recording and broadcast of the proceedings. I draw the attention of witnesses to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. However, if...
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (5 May 2016)
John Curran: I thank Mr. Brett for his opening statement and the supporting documentation. A number of members will ask questions and Mr. Brett might deal with them collectively rather than individually. When doing so, he might elaborate on one item that arose. He stated that 156 cases have been completed in the mortgage-to-rent scheme, which seems a very small number in terms of the scale. In such...
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (5 May 2016)
John Curran: A question, please.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (5 May 2016)
John Curran: I would remind colleagues that there is a significant number of speakers.