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Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (17 Nov 2016)

Josepha Madigan: Does Mr. Neporent accept the fact that Cerberus only made a bid because it knew it was going to get it?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Female Genital Mutilation (17 Nov 2016)

Josepha Madigan: 100. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there have been any convictions for female genital mutilation since the enactment of criminal legislation through the Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012; if so, if she will provide relevant statistics; and if not, the reason there have been no or few convictions through this legislation. [35562/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Training Support Grant (17 Nov 2016)

Josepha Madigan: 175. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the criteria to be considered to become a HGV driver instruction tuition provider for Intreo; and the process to apply for same. [35560/16]

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Josepha Madigan: I will be brief. I welcome the deputy First Minister and Mr. Mullan. On my initial reading of Mr. McGuinness's statement, it struck me that his was a very hands-off approach. It is like a parallel with his hands-off approach to the sale of Project Eagle. I find that very incongruent with the role of the deputy First Minister. With respect to Sinn Féin, among all the titles that are...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Josepha Madigan: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Josepha Madigan: If Mr. McGuinness says that, why did he not ask questions?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Josepha Madigan: May I-----

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Josepha Madigan: I totally appreciate that and I understand that political relationships can be very fractious and difficult. However, I wish to bring Mr. McGuinness back to the conference call. When one looks at the statement in simplistic terms, it is quite stark that nothing was done. Mr. McGuinness is saying to me that it was something to do with him, but what did he do to have any oversight as to what...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Josepha Madigan: Mr. McGuinness seems to have accepted that, so is he saying now-----

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Josepha Madigan: -----that he did ask Peter Robinson about Project Eagle in that interim period?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Josepha Madigan: He is Mr. McGuinness's joint First Minister.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Josepha Madigan: I think under the Northern Ireland Act they are pretty similar.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Josepha Madigan: I want to clarify this in my own mind. Is Mr. McGuinness saying to me he had a conversation with Peter Robinson, subsequent to the 14 January phone call, about Project Eagle?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Josepha Madigan: When was that?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Josepha Madigan: What was the date?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Josepha Madigan: Mr. McGuinness might furnish that information to the committee. I think it is pertinent.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Josepha Madigan: That would be very helpful. There were various occasions when Mr. McGuinness, in his role as deputy First Minister, could have had an opportunity to inform himself. He could have availed of the fortnightly meetings to engage with the process and to establish what was going on. I would be interested to know if there were conversations between Mr. McGuinness and Peter Robinson. Perhaps we...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Josepha Madigan: Was Mr. McGuinness satisfied with the information that was given to him? If not, why did he not look further into it?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Josepha Madigan: I appreciate that.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Josepha Madigan: We have spoken about the draft memorandum of understanding. I think Mr. McGuinness could have looked behind the latter at that stage. I think his failure to look further behind it was incongruent with the role that has been accorded to him. I think it was below par.