Results 1-20 of 51 for nama speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Asset Management Agency (25 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 70. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of properties currently held by NAMA; the value of all such property disposed of to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10887/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Asset Management Agency (25 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to the utilisation of NAMA as a means of solving the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10888/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Operations (13 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 100. To ask the Minister for Finance if a land-locked site (details supplied) will be examined by NAMA with a view to enabling the necessary details and procedures to be progressed in order to facilitate housing development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46882/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Property Construction (3 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 53. To ask the Minister for Finance if a land locked site (details supplied) will be examined by NAMA with a view to enabling the necessary details and procedures to be progressed in order to facilitate housing development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40241/19]

Topical Issues Matters (8 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: ...in rent in student accommodation in a city that has designated rent pressure zone, leading to real fears that the students will be homeless for the academic year; (12) Deputy Mick Wallace – to discuss the Data Protection Commissioner's ruling against NAMA regarding the O'Flynn group; and (13) Deputy Robert Troy – to ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to address...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: NAMA Social Housing Provision (13 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 1271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if NAMA may again be approached with a view to the possible availability of extra housing to meet the pressing needs of local authority housing applicants throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33671/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Naas Town Centre (12 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: ...issue in the House, there have been some positive developments but they are extremely slow. Despite countless meetings and discussions in recent times with the local authority, the legal people, NAMA and the receiver's representatives, who have all been helpful and positive in what they have to do, one matter is outstanding. I refer to the legal issues concerning rights of way, which I...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: NAMA Social Housing Provision (25 May 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 128. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if NAMA may again be approached with a view to the possible availability of extra housing to meet the pressing needs of local authority housing applicants throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25151/17]

Topical Issues Matters (18 May 2017)

Bernard Durkan: ...;v - the eligibility status of farm land affected by wildfires; (8) Deputy Gino Kenny - the shortage of myalgic encephalomyelitis, ME, specialists here; (9) Deputy Mick Wallace - the sale of Project Shift by NAMA; (10) Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin - the shortage of second level school places for children with special needs in the Newbridge area; (11) Deputy Jackie Cahill - the use of the agri...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Jan 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 116. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if NAMA might be again approached with a view to the possible availability of extra housing to meet the pressing needs of local authority housing applicants throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2319/17]

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Social Justice Ireland (26 May 2016)

Bernard Durkan: ...any other problem. This is the primary problem we face and, notwithstanding the issues raised by EUROSTAT, it should be possible to resolve it. I support the suggestions that have been made. NAMA may have a contribution to make. We all agree that we should achieve what we can through NAMA and by other means. I am a great believer in the provision of local authority housing by...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Focus Ireland (26 May 2016)

Bernard Durkan: ...not do so now the problem will escalate. This issue can be addressed through a multiplicity of approaches, including modular house provision, the purchase of existing houses, the use of suitable NAMA houses and the dedication of the various local authorities. In this regard it has come to my attention that because of an over-reliance over the past ten or 15 years on the private sector to...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Asset Management Agency (12 May 2016)

Bernard Durkan: NAMA purchases the properties and leases them through the local authority.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Asset Management Agency (12 May 2016)

Bernard Durkan: Is there an obligation on NAMA to inquire as to the likely future use of a property following on disposal? In other words, would it not be wise and in the interests of NAMA and the taxpayer for NAMA to inquire as to what is likely to happen to a property, be that houses already built or potential development land, including, for example, whether a buyer intends to hold onto the property...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Asset Management Agency (12 May 2016)

Bernard Durkan: Does NAMA not have a different obligation? Does it not have a responsibility to the State that a normal open market seller does not have? For example, NAMA does not have to accept the highest bidder. If the purchaser wanted to go on holidays on the basis of his profits over the next 20 years, NAMA does not have to accept that given that there is a requirement, over which NAMA has some...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Asset Management Agency (12 May 2016)

Bernard Durkan: The overhanging question is one that I am still at sea about. Where NAMA has acquired a property that achieved a hugely inflated cost or value - I am not certain which, but I would think it was cost - by virtue of repeated speculation beforehand, is NAMA expected to make a profit? In other words, if that property comes onto the market, it has the impact of inflating property prices...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Law Society of Ireland (10 May 2016)

Bernard Durkan: .... I will relay to the committee something I was told and our guests may address it if they wish. A property valuer informed me that during the initial stages of National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, coming into operation, when properties were being bought at reduced prices - 46%, 48% or whatever the percentage was of the full price - those properties were actually only worth about 10%...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Interim Report of Committee (26 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: The only problem is that we may have some questions to ask directly of NAMA ourselves, as elected public representatives. We may be able to come to a judgment as to what is realistic, achievable and attainable, what NAMA's responsibility might be and how it might be extended to accommodate the kind of housing situation we are faced with. I am not certain that we should have a general debate...

Topical Issue Debate: NAMA Portfolio (2 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: ...of the arbitrators who are dealing with an issue of arbitration which, hopefully, will conclude in January. I now raise the issue with the Minister of State in the context of the extent to which NAMA is involved in the scenario and the extent to which it can engage positively with the various authorities, including the local authority, with a view to moving the development forward at the...

Topical Issue Debate: NAMA Portfolio (2 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply. Time is critical and now is the time for NAMA to look at the assets it controls in Naas and to consider to what extent it can facilitate a reactivation of the development that is holding up development of the town centre because it has much wider implications and affects the entire town and outlying regions. While we are on the job,...