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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 (29 Sep 2016)

Peter Burke: I will move on to Lazard and its engagement with NAMA. This obviously is a very narrow focus in my view, just from reading the report, but in terms of NAMA's engagement with it in terms of the initial briefing it gave, there does not seem to be written evidence of it. Why is this?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)

Peter Burke: Just to be clear because I am getting confused on this, does NAMA have a written brief that it gave Lazard? It is a "Yes" or "No" answer.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)

Peter Burke: But there is no explicit brief between both.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)

Peter Burke: Again, what we are hearing back and forth is that a lot of discussions were allegedly taking place, but it is very hard for us looking in to assess them when there seems to be a huge lack of documentation to back up these discussions. It concerns me that the record-keeping throughout the whole process seems to be very poor. I do not think that is acceptable for such a high-level...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)

Peter Burke: In terms of Project Arrow, the report contains a comparison in terms of the information that was available to it. I think there were 2,800 documents for 850 properties for Project Eagle in comparison to 22,000 documents for 1,900 properties for Project Arrow. The whole information process seems to be very exclusive from that.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)

Peter Burke: Was there a reason for that?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)

Peter Burke: I want to focus on the discount rate. In terms of property sales in NAMA, prior to Project Eagle how often was a 10% rate used? We have set out the policy in terms of the 5.5% rate, but Mr. McDonagh said there was flexibility. How often was this flexibility exercised?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (29 Sep 2016)

Peter Burke: If he could when he is answering, will Mr. McEnery give a flavour of the type of properties that had a 5.5% discount rate so we can get a comparison?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (29 Sep 2016)

Peter Burke: I wish to apologise as I have another committee meeting that is taking place at the same time. I compliment the Minister of State on his work. I wish to raise the rural areas in south Westmeath and other rural areas that are affected by flooding. Has a cost benefit analysis been published in respect of the various proposed works that are intended to be carried out? It has been said at...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Applications (29 Sep 2016)

Peter Burke: 66. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will expedite an application for free legal aid for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28019/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (28 Sep 2016)

Peter Burke: 244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if counties Longford and Westmeath will be excluded from the development of a lakelands tourism strategy by Fáilte Ireland despite being in possession of a prime location and geographical relevance to the brand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27570/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (28 Sep 2016)

Peter Burke: 245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason County Longford would be included in Ireland's Ancient East tourism strategy when it is not in proximity to the east, shares limited cultural traits to the trail and especially at a time when a lakelands strategy is in development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27571/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (28 Sep 2016)

Peter Burke: 246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the county known as the lakeland county would be excluded from a tourism strategy based around the concept and attraction of lakes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27572/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (27 Sep 2016)

Peter Burke: 555. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a procedure in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26494/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (16 Sep 2016)

Peter Burke: 756. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25643/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (16 Sep 2016)

Peter Burke: 1009. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a child (details supplied) currently on the waiting list for 13 weeks for an operation. [24402/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services Provision (16 Sep 2016)

Peter Burke: 1244. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which services at Mullingar Midlands Regional Hospital compare to those at Portlaoise, Wexford and Kilkenny hospitals in relation to number of births, staff ratios and funding allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25399/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (16 Sep 2016)

Peter Burke: 1653. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the broadband plan for rural Westmeath and in particular Ballynagall Little, Coole, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24683/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (16 Sep 2016)

Peter Burke: 1804. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the sports capital grant application system for 2016 will be opened, considering the delays associated with the adjudication and processing of applications and the urgent need of local and voluntary groups which are depending on the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25739/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Sep 2016)

Peter Burke: I wish to ask the Society of Actuaries in Ireland about the Setanta Insurance case, which has often been discussed in this regard. The insurance industry has assessed that it will incur a cost of €90 million if the Supreme Court case is carried through. It seems to be causing reputational damage in the eyes of foreign companies that are considering moving into Ireland. Qatar bucked...