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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (13 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: 131. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures in place to ensure a patient's position on a waiting list for appointment in cases where referral letters have been misplaced or are unaccounted for in a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30019/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (13 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: 168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the next round of the sports capital programme will open for application; when he will allocate the next round of sports capital funding to local clubs and organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30020/16]

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister and his officials for coming before us. Notwithstanding what the Chairman has just said regarding the comments of Mr. Daly, the Chairman of NAMA, I have an observation to make about that line of questioning from Deputy Cullinane. My understanding is that NAMA is obliged to run a competitive process under the NAMA Act and if that is the case, would that not in fact be...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: I thank Ms Nolan. I would like to ask the Minister about something that has not been raised today. After this process began when issues were mentioned in Northern Ireland, the position he maintained for a period of months, if not years, was that a commission of inquiry was not required. Why has he changed his position in that regard?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: I was of the view that the Minister had said he was not inclined-----

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: That would be contrary to what the Minister has just said.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: Have the Minister and his officials spoken to NAMA or any of its officials or representatives about the report since it was issued by the Comptroller and Auditor General? If so, what was the nature of those meetings?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: Did the contact relate specifically to the report?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: What was the nature of the discussions?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: Were there other conversations, e-mails or discussions about the specifics of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: NAMA accelerated the process of agreeing to a specific bidder shortly after PIMCO withdrew from the process. My opinion is that at some point in the process NAMA decided that it had its white horse in the form of an acceptable bid, regardless of the terms and conditions associated with it, and simply went through from there. Does the Minister accept this? I appreciate that NAMA has made a...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: I would like to ask another question about the position NAMA adopted and the Comptroller and Auditor General's views on that process. As I said when I asked my second question, the position adopted by the Government is that a commission of investigation will look into Project Eagle. Does the Minister have a view on the difference between Project Arrow and Project Eagle? I refer to the fact...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: In the tendering process sufficient time was not given and others were not allowed to go off and make evaluations in the first instance. I appreciate that, of course, they are different, but surely, as Deputy Marc MacSharry suggested, there is an element of-----

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: There is a point-----

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: No, I am asking the Minister if he thinks it was prudent for NAMA to engage in such a process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister for Justice and Equality (5 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: Many of the points I was going to make have been covered, but I have a couple of small questions and points for the Minister. Following the visit of GSOC not too long ago, the first one is the suggestion and follow-up correspondence from GSOC on the need to review legislation in its area. We have been requested to make suggestions and, or, work with GSOC to achieve that. Does the Minister...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister for Justice and Equality (5 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: Yes. The Minister did not answer my question on Border control and Brexit contingency plans. Can I ask two follow-up questions while I have the floor?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister for Justice and Equality (5 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: We are discussing the current budgets. Do they provide for the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions? Are they covered by a completely different Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister for Justice and Equality (5 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister for Justice and Equality (5 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: Yes.