Results 1-6 of 6 for nama speaker:Gerard Craughwell
- Seanad: Skellig Star Direct Provision Centre and the Future of Direct Provision: Statements (30 Jul 2020)
Gerard Craughwell: .... It went to small villages in which hotels were closed up because of the economic crisis that began in 2008. It quietly and sneakily went into these villages and did deals with hotel owners, NAMA or anyone else involved in order to bring these most unfortunate people to these villages. We really did not care for the people who came into this country. We treated them as a problem and...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Construction Contracts (14 Oct 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: ...or other parts of the world. One subcontractor whom I met outside this morning had been told that the payments he had been awaiting since last April could not be made because of a difficulty with NAMA. That is unacceptable behaviour. From meeting the Minister of State in the House several times, I know that he has a genuine interest in seeing jobs created and secured.It is totally and...
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Apr 2015)
Gerard Craughwell: ...on their insurance cover. They are asking whether their houses comply with fire safety regulations and have questions about the planning authority and the responsibilities of the Government and NAMA. There is also the issue of the unfinished properties in the estate which are attracting anti-social behaviour. I will forward the list of queries to the Leader by e-mail and ask that he...
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2014)
Gerard Craughwell: ...to the Taoiseach and relevant Ministers? There is no reason the money saved by the Exchequer as a result of the strike should not be given over. A person could buy a block or two of apartments off NAMA for that amount and house quite a number of people. The issue of rent controls came up during the debate and I am not convinced by the Minister's reply. He said a committee would examine...
- Seanad: Homelessness: Statements (3 Dec 2014)
Gerard Craughwell: ...I have lived, I have heard people saying we cannot ignore the homeless at Christmas. What is the difference between 25 December and 26 December? If a person is homeless, there is none. We were recently told NAMA is going to return a profit. Do we need the profit? If there are buildings, whether residential or commercial, which can be turned into family accommodation, let us do that....
- Seanad: Tourism Industry: Statements (26 Nov 2014)
Gerard Craughwell: ...my former role as president of a union, I have been privileged to travel all over the world. One of the issues that annoys me intensely is the way many of our hotels that have been taken over by NAMA are allowing their assets to deteriorate. In some of the finest hotels in Ireland there is paint peeling off the wall and poor and dirty furniture. We can do much better. I recently booked...