Results 1-18 of 18 for nama speaker:Trevor Ó Clochartaigh

Seanad: National Housing Co-operative Bill 2017: Second Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...few suggestions from the Minister of State on how to improve this Bill which is very disappointing at a time when we realise there is such a crisis. If we have the wherewithal in the Department of Finance to devise the animal that is NAMA, that can organise a fire sale of bargain basement proportions for vulture funds to come in and buy up properties in the State, surely we have the...

Seanad: National Housing Co-operative Bill 2017: Second Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...% mortgages to be given by the banks. For Fianna Fáil to be crying crocodile tears at this point is not good enough. We know Fianna Fáil cannot be trusted on these issues. This model, which is a NAMA for the small people, is an important one. Sinn Féin supports the model in principle but we will be bringing forward amendments on Committee Stage. It is about time the...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...parties were dragged kicking and screaming to set up the inquiry in the first place. It was pointed out previously that this inquiry was not fit for purpose. There are also concerns around other institutions such as NAMA. The House has an important role to play and the person who should show leadership on this issue and come in to address the House is the Taoiseach. He should come to...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tacaím le chuid de na rudaí a bhí ráite ag an Seanadóir Barrett maidir leis an chúis nach bhfuil NAMA sásta labhairt le coiste Chomhthionól ó thuaidh. It should be conveyed to the Minister for Finance, and to the Government, that if anything can be done to exert influence over NAMA to appear before the Committee for Finance and Personnel in the...

Seanad: Moore Street Area Renewal and Development Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Jun 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...relatives of the 1916 leaders and those who have supported them in their campaign over many years has ensured that Nos. 14 to 17 Moore Street have been saved so far from the bulldozers. Sinn Féin has always believed that it is totally irrational to allow a developer in NAMA to set the agenda in regard to the development of one of the most historic quarters of Dublin city. There are...

Seanad: Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (10 Jun 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...IBRC published its progress report. I urge the Minister and Government party Senators to read our amendment and rethink their approach now rather than require us to return to the matter at some future date. This is not the first time we have lacked transparency in financial matters. NAMA was excluded from freedom of information provisions and its lack of transparency is regularly...

Seanad: Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Statements (28 May 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: That is a good question. It certainly was not Sinn Féin. We have heard many assurances, which could have been photocopied from those we were given about the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, and Irish Water when they were being set up. This quite patently is the wrong deal for Ireland and we know that the Labour Party knows it but it does not have the courage to act on that...

Seanad: Water Services: Motion (21 Jan 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...available to the Government. There is a number of anomalies; I came across one over Christmas which the Minister of State might investigate. A number of estates in County Galway have fallen into NAMA or have seen developers renege on promises to manage estates where all of the houses have not been built. A couple of tenants in such estates are left footing the Bill for the water and...

Seanad: Commemoration Planning: Statements (13 Nov 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: When in government, Fianna Fáil could have issued a compulsory purchase order and acquired Moore Street and the surrounding historic lanes from NAMA. The current Government could, if it wanted, do exactly the same. However this is not happening. Instead, a bankrupt private developer was allowed to let this priceless historic quarter descend into a state of abject disrepair and decay....

Seanad: Arts and Culture Sector: Motion (8 Oct 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: When in government Fianna Fáil could have issued a compulsory purchase order and acquired Moore Street and the surrounding lanes of history from NAMA. As we know, this did not happen and instead a bankrupt private developer was allowed to let this historical quarter descend into a state of abject disrepair and decay. Surely, if ever there was a metaphor for the decay and corruption at...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Direct Provision (8 May 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The figures I have been given show that in 2012 the Department spent €63.5 million on direct provision. My question regarding NAMA arises from the fact that properties in NAMA are ostensibly State-owned properties. If any of the companies contracted by the RIA to provide accommodation to asylum seekers are under the aegis of NAMA, are we not simply giving moneys from one arm of the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Direct Provision (8 May 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...such as opting into the EU reception conditions directive during the Irish Presidency? Given that the system is privatised, which may be the nub of the problem, how many of the properties currently managed by NAMA are used as accommodation centres for asylum seekers under the direct provision system? Perhaps the Minister would itemise those properties as it is important that we get a...

Seanad: Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Feb 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...tíre. Ba chóir go mbéadh náire. go deimhin, ar na Seanadóirí atá tar éis vótáil ar son an rud seo. Táimid ag breathnú ar na fiacha atá ag dul a bheith an maidir leis an athrú seo ó NAMA go dtí an IBRC. Táimid ag cur ina choinne seo agus táimid ag iarraidh ceisteanna a árdú faoi cá dtiocfaidh na fiacha seo ag deireadh thiar thall. Ní ionann an scríobh síos seo...

Seanad: Rent Supplements: Motion (4 Jul 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...to reduce the expenditure on rent supplement; — put in place a scheme whereby rent supplement is paid directly to landlords, rather than to tenants; — make as much use as possible of suitable NAMA accommodation in order to meet the needs of those currently in receipt of rent supplement, and to acquire vacant NAMA properties for social housing purposes; and — direct HEOs, formerly...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...of services in my own county council has stated that only two local authority houses will be built in County Galway this or next year. Furthermore, we still do not know what is happening to NAMA's housing stock. This is a serious issue and a full debate on housing should also consider social protections and rent supplement payments.

Seanad: NAMA and Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Transparency Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Jun 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an mBille seo thar ceann Sinn Féin. Cuirfidh muid fáilte roimh rud ar bith a chinnteoidh go bhfuil an eagraíocht ar a dtugtar NAMA níos oscailte agus níos trédhearcaí. Tacaím le cuid mhaith den mhéid a dúirt an Seanadóir Michael D'Arcy maidir leis an imní atá ar dhaoine os rud é nach bhfuil an dream atá...

Seanad: Small Business: Motion (28 Mar 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...being put into the banks. The issue of dealing with late payments is also a crucial one. Small businesses need certainty on when they can expect to get paid. The public sector and, critically, NAMA, must shape up. A strict regime of prompt payment should be brought into being. The Government should also seek to ensure that being self-employed does not mean being left without a safety...

Seanad: Social Protection: Statements, Questions and Answers (17 Nov 2011)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...to the attention of the Minister. This anomaly should be examined. Does the Minister agree that rent allowance should not be cut given the over-supply of housing at the State's disposal through NAMA? Does the Minister believe social welfare cuts are counter-productive and that instead of cutting social welfare rates, investment in jobs is necessary? The Minister is aware that Sinn Féin...