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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (11 Oct 2016)

Noel Rock: 367. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider making more medications available over the counter rather than prescription based in an effort to lower medical costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29293/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (11 Oct 2016)

Noel Rock: 368. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider a programme to educate the public regarding the importance of following the recommended dosage of medications on packets or from their general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29294/16]

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

Noel Rock: I thank Mr. Daly for taking so much time to answer questions today. I will not detain him for too long. I am conscious that he is probably missing himself on the "Six One News" right now.

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

Noel Rock: No matter what I say, I will not end up on it. In any event, I will go through some questions relating to the process, I will probably leave the value-for-money aspect for now because that has been comprehensively covered and then I might have a few extraneous questions relating to Mr. Cushnahan and a few other matters. Is it correct that Lazard was appointed as adviser without a tender...

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

Noel Rock: Did NAMA give them a written brief in this instance? It seemed to be inferred earlier that their pitch book to a certain extent was, in effect, the written brief. Is that the case?

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

Noel Rock: Did they seek to get a valuation of the underlying lands sought, and if not, why?

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

Noel Rock: I suppose this allows me to move on neatly enough here. In terms of finding the buyers then, when was PIMCO initially informed there would be a sales competition?

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

Noel Rock: Do we have the minutes for that board meeting?

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

Noel Rock: It says that in it, okay. Mr. Daly or Mr. McDonagh stated earlier that there was no e-mail to the Taoiseach from Fortress seeking-----

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

Noel Rock: I am familiar with Mr. McDonagh's e-mails and I have seen a copy of those. On the same day they did e-mail the Department of the Taoiseach?

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

Noel Rock: Why would they have done that also?

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

Noel Rock: I have forwarded it to the secretariat and Mr. McDonagh can be provided with a copy.

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

Noel Rock: In a previous appearance before the Committee of Public Accounts, Mr. McDonagh stated, "When we appointed Lazard, then Lazard approached the nine biggest funds in the world - the guys who would have fire power and capital to be able to buy a portfolio like this" and then he listed the nine firms, including Fortress, that he stated had been approached, but it obviously seems, based on the...

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

Noel Rock: I am finding this hard to understand. Did Lazard approach Fortress or not? If so, why did Fortress need to approach Mr. McDonagh?

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

Noel Rock: Okay, I will accept that. In terms of the Northern Ireland advisory board - this is a question for Mr. McDonagh or perhaps Mr. Daly - what was the background to that advisory board? How exactly did it come about? Why was it formed? Why was there a board with a specific geographic remit?

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

Noel Rock: Was it known at the time that Mr. Cushnahan was connected to approximately 50% of the debtors in the portfolio?

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

Noel Rock: If that was not known, does the witness think that was poor due diligence?

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

Noel Rock: Does the witness feel as though, in retrospect, the establishment of a Northern Ireland advisory board was regrettable?

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

Noel Rock: Based on my reading of the notes, it seems that the last advisory board meeting happened on 7 October 2013 and that seemingly no attempt was made to involve them in the sale of pretty much everything in the portfolio. Maybe it was not the last meeting and there were others that are not noted. Does the witness think that is odd?

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

Noel Rock: Okay. That must be a misunderstanding based on the notes. I think that is it and I thank the witness for his time.