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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (4 Oct 2023)

Imelda Munster: 164. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a breakdown of spending, in tabular form, of the two allocations made to the Drogheda implementation board of €167,884 from the dormant accounts fund in 2022 and €268,407 from the dormant accounts fund in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42932/23]

School Transport 2023-2024: Statements (3 Oct 2023)

Imelda Munster: As sure as there will be an overcrowding and trolley crisis in our hospitals this winter, which will unfortunately be the same as it is every year, there was a school bus capacity crisis this year, which is the same every year. It is not a new issue; it is a Government issue. The Government and the Minister know this but still they allow these problems to persist. Now and as always, the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Pension Provisions (3 Oct 2023)

Imelda Munster: 169. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason that a former Army Private, who retired in February 2012 with 34 years of service, has a 31-year pension, but when they turn 66, their pension falls back to a 21-year pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42708/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (3 Oct 2023)

Imelda Munster: 223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, given the unprecedented traffic gridlock caused by the closure of the Obelisk Bridge for works, he will liaise with Louth County Council, TII and the M1 toll operators, to offer Eircode-based M1 toll passes, or any other workable solution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42709/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (3 Oct 2023)

Imelda Munster: 224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, noting the availability of online maps and route planners, there is consideration being given to removing the SPSV exam which comprises two separate modules: the Industry Knowledge Module and the Area Knowledge Module; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42710/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (3 Oct 2023)

Imelda Munster: 558. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to detail the funding streams that an organisation (details supplied) can apply to for a mobile wheelchair pool hoist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42711/23]

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: I will go back to the €265,000 sale. It was confirmed that it was a brother of the debtor and that brother had no debts. Did NAMA do a background check on whether they had any involvement in the lands, the housing estate developments or whether they had ever gained any profits from any of it?

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: Did NAMA do a background check?

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: Right, but did NAMA do that background check-----

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: -----or was it just word of mouth? Did NAMA do a thorough background check?

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: I know he was not a debtor. Out of curiosity, was NAMA not concerned about somebody Mr. McDonagh said had either caused staff to feel intimidated or where the receiver resigned because of intimidation? Was NAMA not concerned about selling the debts off to a brother of that person who, according to Mr. McDonagh, may have been involved in either the intimidation of the receiver and other...

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: NAMA had already given the 97% reduction so-----

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: Had NAMA not paid €4.3 million?

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: Even if NAMA had overpaid the bank for whatever reason, there is a considerable difference between €4.3 million and €265,000.

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: Mr. McDonagh is concerned about the litigation. Did he gloss over the fact that there was a very close relative, a brother, of somebody? NAMA staff felt threatened. Its receiver had resigned. The decision was to sell it to him anyway and gloss over that because-----

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: However, the act of intimidation still occurred irrespective of whether they were current staff.

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: However, NAMA would already have had to tell the Minister that it bought it for €4.3 million and was then flogging it at €265,000.

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: However, looking at that, it could be said that NAMA had already lost €4.3 million.

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: In the greater scheme of things, €200,000 in litigation costs-----

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: It is still a fair way off €4.3 million.