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- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: Okay, thanks for that. Is the relationship NAMA has with sales agents throughout the State generally a good one?
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: How many sales agents are in the particular county where this portfolio was held?
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: A reasonable number. Ten, 20, 30?
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: Nationally, there would multiples of that number of sales agents.
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: Regarding this portfolio, the sales agents in that particular county and nationally all refused to engage in dealing with this.
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: A number? Or all?
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: Both within the county and nationally. No one would take it on.
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: Was there a reason given why they would not take it on?
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: Would it be exceptional that sales agents would refuse work in this way?
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: Was any attempt made by anyone other than the receiver to verify what had been said?
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: Nor would I. Mr. McDonagh said that, back in 2012, there were attempts to intimidate two other staff members. Will Mr. McDonagh elaborate a little on the nature of the attempts?
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: And that was reported to An Garda Síochána.
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: Was an investigation opened by the Garda?
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: Can Mr. McDonagh give more information regarding the nature of the intimidation against the receiver?
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: That was not reported to the Garda at the time, was it?
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: What action was taken by the board of NAMA when it was fed back that the receiver faced this intimidation?
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: Did NAMA take the easy road out of this in giving a discount of 97.5%?
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: There was no easy road. In the last minute I have, I will express my concern that the message going out today is that, when dealing with a State body such as NAMA, intimidation works.
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: Intimidation clearly worked in this situation.
- Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)
John Brady: Staff working for NAMA were intimidated back in 2012. The receiver was intimidated. No action was taken in terms of Garda investigations. Ultimately, a 97.5% discount was awarded. That is rewarding thugs and intimidation and it was facilitated by Mr. McDonagh and the board of NAMA.