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Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statement 2020 and Special Report 111 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (30 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: We are in the middle of a housing crisis that did not happen overnight. It has been building since 2014. There was a lot of criticism. I was one of the people criticising the early disposal of some of the assets. If they were retained for a little bit longer, they may well have delivered a better outcome. If we look back, there are some that we could point to where that would certainly be...

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statement 2020 and Special Report 111 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (30 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Why is Mr. McDonagh counting in the way he has outlined? It looks like he is bigging up what NAMA has delivered directly.

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statement 2020 and Special Report 111 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (30 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Finally, I wish to ask Mr. McDonagh about the wind-down of NAMA, which must provide a report to the Minister by the end of the year. I presume Mr. McDonagh will have that available. Does that include how leases will be dealt with? Will it include, for example, how the wind-down will happen from the point of view of the administration? Will bonuses, incentives, or anything like that be...

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statement 2020 and Special Report 111 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (30 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Are there incentives or bonuses?

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statement 2020 and Special Report 111 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (30 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: The 12,700 units NAMA has delivered to date represent approximately 63% of its own target. Why has NAMA fallen so far short of its target?

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statement 2020 and Special Report 111 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (30 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: I wish to follow up on what the Chairman said about the banks and amateur lending. That was at a time when we were told that people would not get out of bed for less than €500,000 and that if we paid peanuts, we would get monkeys. All of a sudden, we are being told there is an impediment to the banks because of the salary cap that has been imposed, which is very revealing. Mr....

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statement 2020 and Special Report 111 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (30 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: What about Fingal?

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statement 2020 and Special Report 111 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (30 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Is it zoned? Is there planning permission for any of these?

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statement 2020 and Special Report 111 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (30 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: As Mr. McDonagh mentioned, some of this has been going on since NAMA was set up in 2009. It would have been shortly afterwards that NAMA became active on some of these. Tens of millions of euro have been spent on legal fees. I can understand why that would be so and NAMA has also defended cases in courts. Has there been any scenario where NAMA has had to dispense with the services of any...

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statement 2020 and Special Report 111 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (30 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: I am very familiar with the site in Celbridge, which is a critical site in the context of the deficits in schools, including one special needs school where there are serious issues. It is infuriating to think these incredibly important pieces of land are not being brought into use. Mr. McDonagh stated NAMA is working with the people involved here. What is the impediment to dealing with...

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statement 2020 and Special Report 111 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (30 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: That is not the case on the site in Celbridge.

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statement 2020 and Special Report 111 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (30 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: The Harcourt Square site with the Garda headquarters was bundled with others. The OPW has now had to embark on a building on Military Road, where there is a very tight timeline and there could be penalties. It could end up being way more costly. In hindsight, should that have been separated out? What were the issues there with regard to the State acquiring it at the time? It is probably...

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statement 2020 and Special Report 111 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (30 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Is there any one that Mr. McDonagh regrets, such as Battersea or the like, where he feels NAMA would have got more for it?

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statement 2020 and Special Report 111 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (30 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: I am just using it as an example. There must be one that Mr. McDonagh has some regrets about.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (30 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 170. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated yield in local property tax from strategic housing developments by county in each of the years 2021 to 2023. [47442/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (30 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 171. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount, by county, in forgone local property tax in respect of exempted properties from 2013 to date. [47443/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tax Code (30 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 180. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which he will ensure that baselines in respect of local property tax will be equitable in the context of existing and forecasted population growth; and the way in which a local authority may retain increased revenue over redirecting it to an equalisation fund. [47444/21]

Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Four days before the previous general election, the current Minister with responsibility for energy went public about wind energy development and the significant development that was needed before data centres were built. I refer to the following article that appeared on Extra.ie: Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has said he will push for massive offshore wind power capacity to be developed...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (29 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 102. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount paid to a company (details supplied) in respect of its role as independent auditor of Ervia in each of the years 2014 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and the amount paid to the same company in respect of its role as independent auditor of Irish Water. [46949/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Contracts (29 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 103. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the role of independent auditor of Ervia and Irish Water held by a company (details supplied) will be extended beyond 2021 or if an open tender will ensue. [46950/21]