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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (11 Oct 2016)
Marc MacSharry: 382. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a treatment plan for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29386/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (11 Oct 2016)
Marc MacSharry: 447. To ask the Minister for Health the total annual spend currently on mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29676/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 Oct 2016)
Marc MacSharry: 455. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet representatives of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29694/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 Oct 2016)
Marc MacSharry: 456. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange for a State-funded free independent medical assessment for each girl suffering illnesses that they associate with the HPV vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29695/16]
- 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)
Marc MacSharry: Chairman, is it in order to direct questions to the officials arising from some of the answers they have given?
- 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)
Marc MacSharry: Ms Nolan mentioned that at a meeting that took place with the Comptroller and Auditor General she raised a concern about the 5% discount and the fact the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General had no expertise in this area. Were representatives from NAMA at that meeting?
- 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)
Marc MacSharry: Was it Mr. Reid and officials from the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General?
- 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)
Marc MacSharry: Is it safe to assume that the position of the Department of Finance would mirror that of NAMA rather than that of the Comptroller and Auditor General?
- 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)
Marc MacSharry: We will discuss the process in a minute. Will Ms Nolan answer my question?
- 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)
Marc MacSharry: Is that a "yes"?
- 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)
Marc MacSharry: I think it is. I feel I established from the questions I put to NAMA that in terms of the process it followed in preparation for this sale, it put its agent in place, having designed the process, and prescribed how the process would proceed. We also established last week the typical process that NAMA would follow when it was selling property. I used an example of selling ten houses in...
- 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)
Marc MacSharry: I appreciate that. I am only informing the Minister of what went on last week. We established last week that if we were selling two or three bed semi-detached houses in Limerick for a small developer in the Minister's constituency for €200,000, three valuations would have to be provided to go into NAMA. NAMA would assess the valuations and pick the one it thought best and typically...
- 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)
Marc MacSharry: Why do we have this process for selling two and three bed houses?
- 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)
Marc MacSharry: With respect, the Minister is a wily old fox at talking down the clock. I am a valuer and I know a little about it. The point is that if we are willing to seek valuations for less valuable assets, why would we not do it for the largest property transaction in the history of the State? Is it a case when properties are bundled together, it is a case of whatever somebody is prepared to pay?
- 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)
Marc MacSharry: Would it be a surprise? I was eight years of age when Deputy Noonan was appointed Minister for Finance for the first time. From his experience, does he agree that to require valuations for the sale of a three bed semi in Limerick and not to bother to get a valuation for the sale of €1.6 billion worth of assets is at best unwise?
- 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)
Marc MacSharry: The Minister's logic is that we should save the money it costs to run the National Valuation Office in view of the fact that the market is going to pay what it is going to pay. Why bother trying to value anything? Is the Minister content with and confident in the independence of the NAMA board?
- 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)
Marc MacSharry: Would it surprise him to know there have been two vacancies on the board for more than two years?
- 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)
Marc MacSharry: Bearing in mind section 2 of the Act on the interests of taxpayers, does the Minister not feel that they, as the ultimate shareholders in NAMA, are entitled to have maximum representation on the board as it undertakes works such as the disposal of €1.6 billion worth of assets?
- 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)
Marc MacSharry: Is it okay that NAMA has operated below the number designated by the Act?
- 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)
Marc MacSharry: Frank Daly came before many committees when he was chairman of the Revenue. Mr. Daly is always precise, very specific and to the point. Last week, he made a peculiar statement and sounded much more diplomatic and political than we have ever heard from him before. He said the board of NAMA decided to listen to the wishes of both Governments. What were the wishes of the Irish Government, as...