Results 1-13 of 13 for nama speaker:Catherine Noone

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2017)

Catherine Noone: ...the meantime to highlight the issues he has raised would be worthwhile. I have already covered the points that Senator Lawless raised. I seconded Senator Conway-Walsh's request in respect of the NAMA Bill. That is agreeable. I compliment her on arranging a briefing for Members on muscular dystrophy. The Translarna drug is not something with which I am very familiar but I will...

Seanad: National Treasury Management Agency Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 Jul 2014)

Catherine Noone: ...be no change in its role of providing business services and staff to the National Asset Management Agency which will continue to have its own separate board. This is important, as unsteadying NAMA's processes could be detrimental to its work. The Bill also converts the NPRF into the Ireland strategic investment fund, ISIF, and gives it a statutory mandate to make commercial investments...

Seanad: Register of Lobbyists Legislation: Motion (26 Jun 2013)

Catherine Noone: ...latter is welcome and it will hopefully prevent the equivalent of a revolving door from developing within Departments. In that context, I refer to the recent events involving a former employee of NAMA who, in effect, is a gamekeeper turned poacher. We need to ensure that similar scenarios do not arise within the public sector. The primary focus of the register of lobbyists will relate...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Catherine Noone: ...to supply the business sector with quotations in advance of any services. That is a positive move and is welcome. Second, there is mention of placing downward pressure on commercial rents in NAMA properties to drive down the rate of vacancies and potentially save us from a situation like the one that occurred recently with the Lighthouse Cinema in Smithfield in Dublin where a perfectly...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)

Catherine Noone: ...average of €1 million. The type of investment envisaged is the purchase of low interest Government bonds, capital investment in Irish business and, in some cases, the purchase of property from NAMA. The second initiative is the start-up entrepreneur programme, which will provide immigrants with good business ideas in the innovation economy with exportable prospects and funding of...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2011)

Catherine Noone: It has been brought to my attention in recent weeks that contracts are being awarded by NAMA to UK and US art auction houses for the sale of assets owed by NAMA debtors. I know they are not shopping centres or assets of huge potential worth but they are, in many cases, extremely valuable assets. In one case, a very well known English art auction house made €500,000 on the sale of some...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2011)

Catherine Noone: ...Senator Michael Mullins in his comments on decentralisation. We knew it was crazy at the time, but we must make the best of the situation in which we find ourselves. In a way, we have our own NAMA stock of properties around the country with which, it would appear, we can afford to do nothing. We should discuss this issue soon in this House with a view to deciding on some way to use...

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2011)

Catherine Noone: ...Priory Hall. The provision of hotel accommodation for residents is an acceptable temporary measure, but it will not do in the long term. As Senator Mark Daly argued yesterday, we must demand that NAMA jump into the breach rather than asking or hoping that it will. I urge the Government to apply sufficient pressure to the agency in this regard. It is somewhat ironic that NAMA would not...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Sep 2011)

Catherine Noone: ...on one of the points he made. The Committee on Procedure and Privileges is reviewing the possibility of inviting leaders of different organisations and State bodies to the House. With regard to NAMA, yesterday we heard reports of it selling 22 pieces of Irish art in London in Christies or another of the big auction houses. That is not on. Our own auction houses are like any other...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Sep 2011)

Catherine Noone: I express my support for the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Hogan, who is in negotiations or talks with NAMA to try to get it to allocate some of its stock to social housing. That should be a key priority for NAMA and it is absurd that it is not. The housing list had 58,000 people on it in 2008 and it currently has 100,000 people on it. No doubt many...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Sep 2011)

Catherine Noone: I ask the Leader to ask the Minister, Deputy Hogan, to come to the House. As many colleagues have asked for this, it seems there is a need for it. Allocating some of NAMA's stock for social housing should be made a key priority without delay.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2011)

Catherine Noone: ...Committee on Procedure and Privileges to invite the leaders of various organisations to appear before us in the Seanad. One such leader - a point which today speaks for itself - is the chairman of NAMA. I understand this is currently under consideration. NAMA is the biggest financial enterprise ever undertaken in this country in our lifetimes and certainly in the course of the 24th...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2011)

Catherine Noone: Yes, but the question I am asking the Leader is whether he would be willing, once the committee has considered the issue, to ensure that one of the first people called before us is the chairman of NAMA.