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Public Accounts Committee: National Asset Management Agency: Financial Statements 2014 (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Where are these 8,500 units predominantly based? Can Mr. McDonagh give a headline figure?

Public Accounts Committee: National Asset Management Agency: Financial Statements 2014 (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Sorry, what is the position of the 300 units?

Public Accounts Committee: National Asset Management Agency: Financial Statements 2014 (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Is that one of the fire traps?

Public Accounts Committee: National Asset Management Agency: Financial Statements 2014 (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: How much is that going to cost to fix?

Public Accounts Committee: National Asset Management Agency: Financial Statements 2014 (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Does NAMA have a plan post that? Is the plan to put it on the market?

Public Accounts Committee: National Asset Management Agency: Financial Statements 2014 (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: What has the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government said to NAMA about the thousands of units available being refused by local authorities? The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government is aware of this. Is that the case?

Public Accounts Committee: National Asset Management Agency: Financial Statements 2014 (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I want to get my head around this. Essentially, there are thousands houses available at the moment that local authorities are not taking up.

Public Accounts Committee: National Asset Management Agency: Financial Statements 2014 (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Yes, but they have missed the boat.

Public Accounts Committee: National Asset Management Agency: Financial Statements 2014 (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: NAMA has ongoing engagement with the city and county managers. How often does NAMA meet them to make them aware of the portfolio NAMA has?

Public Accounts Committee: National Asset Management Agency: Financial Statements 2014 (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: So two people are interacting full-time with the-----

Public Accounts Committee: National Asset Management Agency: Financial Statements 2014 (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I will ask a final question before I finish. Can Mr. McDonagh remind the committee of the total number of units that NAMA offered to local authorities only to see those offers refused?

Public Accounts Committee: National Asset Management Agency: Financial Statements 2014 (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank Mr. McDonagh.

Social Housing Policy: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on an issue that affects all constituencies. It is not just an urban issue, but affects every town and village in the country. People want to hear about possible solutions as well as a plan for the future. I have mentioned something in the House on a number of occasions and I urge the Minister to examine it. In the city of Dublin, within walking...

Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Did Deputy McDonald telephone McFeely?

Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: They wrecked the economy. They were in the booster seat for Bertie.

Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Who built that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (30 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: That is fine. I welcome the Minister and his officials. As we are discussing outputs and measureables, one of the important things to note is the announcement made by the Minister on 29 September 2015. From my region and the mid-western region, the outputs are very clear in terms of the commitment made by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. I acknowledge the work the Minister...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (30 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: The performance measures I am concerned with are the number of people who come to festivals, the number of people who visit the country and the number of people who avail of the tourism product. That is the measurable outcome. It is very difficult to measure in parts of the country where the infrastructure is not in place. I have identified issues before on this. There is an in-built...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (30 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (30 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Chairman, some festivals are national institutions. No matter what Minister is in the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, if he or she were not seen to support these festivals there would be blue murder. There are some festivals that make a significant contribution to the economy but might not be as well known as the household names, and they are at a major disadvantage. The...