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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Discharges (4 Nov 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 645. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 15 October 2014, where the patient was discharged from Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin without the knowledge of that patient’s parents, if he will examine the way in which the patient was discharged on acceptance of a room in the Ronald McDonald House, which the parents understood to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (4 Nov 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 850. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the most recent cuts to school budgets, which have resulted in principals in County Wicklow indicating they may not be able to heat their schools for every day of term over the winter months, the advice her Department is offering to schools facing this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40985/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (4 Nov 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 905. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 216 of 18 September 2014, if her Department has had any form of contact with potential patrons for a new primary school to serve the Greystones, Delgany and Kilcoole areas of County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41625/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (4 Nov 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 1097. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding Wi-Fi services on the DART fleet; if Wi-Fi is now available on all DART trains; if not when it is expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40986/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (23 Oct 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the VAT rate in relation to food supplements such as probiotics and glucosamine, which provide sustenance and are not taken for sports nutrition or body-building purposes but which, according to the Revenue Commissioners, should be liable to standard rate VAT of 23%, despite published guidance to say that food supplements that provide...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Diseases Epidemic (23 Oct 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 132. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding preventive actions for Ebola in our ports and airports; the other preventative measures that have been implemented; if he is satisfied that Irish citizens are protected from the spread of Ebola; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40735/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Expenditure (23 Oct 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 155. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government is still committed to the UN overseas aid target of 0.7% GNI; if so, if he will provide a strategy for meeting the UN target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40715/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: How much did NAMA pay for that set of assets? What was their book value?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: Mr. McDonagh does not know the purchase price or the book value of the assets the agency has sold?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: That was not the answer I was expecting. I was just seeking the high level figures. As Deputy O'Donnell said, our job is to try to hold NAMA to account, hopefully for the good work it does. With the greatest respect, the most important figures Mr. McDonagh, as chief executive officer, should have today are for every asset the agency has sold, how much it bought them for and their book...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: I thought Mr. McDonagh would know this off the top of his head. The most important figure for us is how much the agency paid for the assets it sold. The gap between the purchase price and the sale price is what matters. The other factor that matters, which brings me to Deputy O'Donnell's second point, is the total realised sale price versus a nominal optimal sale price, which is something...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: Does the senior debt comprise multi-year bonds?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: Is the agency rolling them over every 12 months?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: Has the interest rate reduced in line with the reduction in sovereign borrowing costs over the past few years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank Mr. McDonagh. I would like to ask a question raised by a constituent who is seeking to build houses, which he has tried to do on a number of occasions. He has sent me specific examples of sites he has approached NAMA to buy but the agency has said they are not for sale now, which is its prerogative. I do not suggest there is anything wrong with NAMA's position. However, in a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: Is there a formal process whereby someone who is interested in land and is willing to pay a decent amount for it can ask that a formal review of its sale be conducted by NAMA?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: With regard to social housing, NAMA sometimes completes and offers properties either to a local authority or a housing agency for sale. Are the properties offered to them at the market rate or at a recognised discount?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: What discounts are offered typically?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: I refer to the sale at Sir John Rogerson's Quay. NAMA sold a property for €7.5 million and it was sold a year later in August 2014 for almost €18 million. Inevitably, when the agency is disposing of so many assets, people will be able to buy them and flip them at a profit. It would be unreasonable to expect that NAMA would never be caught out like that. However, was that an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: I welcome the delegation and thank it for its time and responses to committee questions. They were very useful. I welcome the focus NAMA has brought over the past 12 months or so to the private and social residential markets. Setting up a dedicated team is very welcome and the number of private and social residential housing units NAMA wants to put on the market is not insignificant. I am...