Results 1-10 of 10 for nama speaker:Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: .... I will tell him. We would increase the capital budget. It is still 24% below 2008 levels. A new housing agency would be established that would run efficiently and make clear decisions. We would use NAMA and bank share proceeds to invest in social housing. We would look at the possibility of loans from credit unions. The issue of credit unions and so on must be addressed because...

Seanad: Housing: Statements (28 Sep 2017)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: ...people do not fall between the local authority housing lists and paying private rent every month of up to €1,000 or €1,500, which they just cannot afford. I want to ask the Minister about NAMA. What is the status of NAMA? I do not know and I hear different things. Is it holding on to properties and sites and not releasing them for social housing? Can we have a full...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: ..., as in co-operative organisations such as Clúid and Respond!. That seems to be the way it is moving forward, which is not good. I believe the Department is pushing that approach. In regard to NAMA, there has been funding available for seven years for purchasing houses but I still believe the Department is pushing the lease-to-rent idea. NAMA needs to be examined and we need to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Finance for Social Housing: Housing Supply Alliance (4 Jul 2017)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: ...sometimes be slow. Do the housing bodies have a regulation or rule that requires them to complete their work within a certain timeframe after they purchase a house or get a housing estate through NAMA? I know they have worked very well with NAMA. I compliment them on that. They have always taken on the houses. I know they have been working on this issue. Overall, we have to be...

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

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: It is estimated that the co-operative will have to raise at least €5 billion. If this money is to be raised through bonds, as was the case with NAMA, this will ultimately have to be guaranteed by the State. The Bill, as drafted, it is not clear on the function of the co-operative. It is unclear from the Bill whether the homeowner is activating the process or not, and how much...

Seanad: Rebuilding Ireland: Statements (21 Mar 2017)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: .... That is a major factor. In every local authority there are State-owned lands where building can take place. I accept that things got bad, lands went to the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, and that there were other issues, but every local authority in the country has land. I blame the Department for not playing its role and for a lack of information flowing between local...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Quarterly Progress Report Strategy for Rented Sector: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (9 Mar 2017)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: ...quickly, it would be good because one faces problems when one goes to one's local authority to find out about a vacant property or when one goes to a bank to find out whether the property is in NAMA. There are significant issues with trying to find out who owns a property. If the property is left derelict, it can lead to antisocial behaviour so it is very important to have quick...

Seanad: Derelict and Vacant Sites Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Feb 2017)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: .... When two or three properties in a housing estate are boarded up, one cannot find out who owns those properties. One goes into the local authority but it does not know. The properties are either in NAMA or have been repossessed by the banks. The Minister needs to put a system in place so that the local authorities have the staff to make sure that every vacant property or site is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Derelict Sites and Underused Spaces: Discussion (1 Feb 2017)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: While I agree completely with what Deputy Casey has said, I would be of the reverse mind on NAMA properties that were given to the local authorities. It is unacceptable that local authorities do not take some of these properties. I know of four or five houses in my native Carlow that could be taken back. This concerns the bigger picture on properties and sites that are either half-finished...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Derelict Sites and Underused Spaces: Discussion (1 Feb 2017)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: ...in place for houses that come back to local authorities. It is not the fault of the staff. Many of the problems with derelict houses, whether owned by the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, or the local authority, are health and safety issues. No one today has brought this up. Some houses in private or local authority estates which were bought in the Celtic tiger days and...