Results 1-20 of 36 for nama speaker:Brendan Howlin

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legal Costs (7 Jul 2015)

Brendan Howlin: The total of legal fees incurred by the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information (OCEI) to date in the case of NAMA v Commissioner for Environmental Information is €97,000.  It is expected that additional fees will be incurred in the coming weeks. The total of all legal fees incurred by the OCEI since its inception to date, including those for the NAMA case, is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: NAMA Operations (12 May 2015)

Brendan Howlin: The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) is a public body as defined in Section 6 of the FOI Act 2014, other than in relation to the records of the body detailed in Schedule 1 Part 1 para (x) of the Act. In general, the FOI Act came into operation 6 months following its enactment in the case of a public body such as NAMA, that was not subject to FOI under the 1997 Act but is...

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed). (4 Nov 2009)

Brendan Howlin: -----pertain to the Oireachtas committee on NAMA and the oversight of NAMA.

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2011)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy was not part of that. He was spared that ordeal. As he is aware, the NAMA legislation was passed by this House during an all-night session. I remind the Deputies opposite who spoke about rushed legislation that it was decided that the NAMA Bill could not wait until daylight. It had to be passed during the night. Deputy Wallace will be aware that a Wexford man - Dr. Bacon - was...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (20 Sep 2017)

Brendan Howlin: ...capacity or do we need more as per the broad spectrum of opinion now and, if so, will Government be providing additional acute beds within existing hospitals or in new hospitals? In regard to NAMA, having a bespoke organisation like NAMA that is already off-balance sheet provides a great advantage. I would not re-open a discussion with the European Commission on keeping it off-balance...

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2011)

Brendan Howlin: ...salary, and that nobody in the commercial semi-State sector should earn more than €250,000. The exception to that will be the National Treasury Management Agency and its subsets, one of which is NAMA. Deputy Fleming will be much more familiar with this than I am. Did he participate in the famous all-night sitting on the NAMA legislation?

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2011)

Brendan Howlin: ...fund is being wound down and does not have a long-term future. It will stay with the Minister for Finance because essentially it is a funding mechanism rather than an agency of State. Regarding NAMA and its remit, NAMA will remain under the aegis of the Minister for Finance. The board and its members were already dealt with in an amendment and I will have a role in determining those....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (20 Sep 2017)

Brendan Howlin: ...for a bespoke agency to drive a housing plan. I suggested a year ago - it was a strongly held view of mine in the latter period of my time in government - that it would be a suitable role for a reconfigured NAMA because it had access to capital and land banks and had negotiated with developers as a matter of course during the years. Will the Taoiseach outline his views on whether it...

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2011)

Brendan Howlin: The Minister for Finance will retain NAMA.

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2011)

Brendan Howlin: It is a matter primarily for the Minister for Finance, who is responsible for NAMA. He will ensure it continues to function in the best interests of the economy. I am sure the Minister, Deputy Noonan, will make any changes that are required in that context.

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (15 Dec 2011)

Brendan Howlin: The question of putting in place a policy in relation to rents receivable by Government Departments and associated bodies on the lines adopted by NAMA is under consideration in my Department in consultation with potentially affected Departments.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (10 Jan 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I also meant to mention NAMA. I will come back to the Deputy later.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ministerial Dialogue (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Howlin: NAMA is already building social housing now.

Financial Resolutions 2013 - Budget Statement 2013 (5 Dec 2012)

Brendan Howlin: Following agreement between the housing bodies and NAMA, I expect the flow of properties from NAMA for social housing to increase significantly next year and an additional €10 million will be allocated to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government to ensure we make real progress in delivering these units to those on social housing lists who need them. A range of...

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Oct 2009)

Brendan Howlin: ...in this case, it is a big risk. That is the view of capitalism and those who have been recognised internationally as the main spokespeople for the capitalist economy. What is proposed, however, in NAMA is that the State will overpay by design for so-called distressed assets on the basis of a new economic concept that I never heard before - the hope dividend. The new concept for economic...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ministerial Dialogue (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Howlin: .... We need to think outside the box if we are to solve the affordable housing problem. Based on my experience in government and on foot of my dealings with the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, at close quarters, I made a proposal almost two years ago that the latter be transformed into a housing delivery agency. It has the skill set and landbank, as well as access to capital and...

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: ...be allowed to operate on an equal footing with commercial companies which are not subject to freedom of information. I had long discussions with my friend and colleague, the Minister for Finance, on NAMA, the National Asset Management Agency. I accepted the case he made that the disclosure of full information relating to the remuneration of NTMA company staff would place the body at a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (10 Jan 2013)

Brendan Howlin: It will be a balance. I have held discussions with my colleague, the Minister for Finance, regarding these issues. The NAMA suite of companies - I will not list them all or their acronyms - operate in a very challenging commercial and economic environment. They handle deals that are commercially sensitive on a real-time basis. Important safeguards that ensure the well being of the State...

World Trade Organisation Negotiations: Statements. (1 Dec 2005)

Brendan Howlin: ...protecting Ireland's position, while having the generosity to ensure the dependence of the developing world on agriculture is fully recognised. I want to mention the non-agricultural market access, NAMA, issue. As an exporting country, Ireland wants ambitious market-opening opportunities for all our exports, particularly in respect of opportunities for the pharmaceuticals, chemicals,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Legislation (6 Nov 2012)

Brendan Howlin: ...bodies will be brought within remit as a result of my legislative proposals. Subject to specific conditions, this will include, for example, An Garda Síochána, public financial bodies (NTMA, NAMA, NPRF, and the NDFA), the Central Bank of Ireland, public bodies with important regulatory, quasi-judicial and investigative functions (to include the Office of the Refugee Applications...