Results 1-20 of 33 for nama speaker:Jerry Buttimer

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: There is extensive correspondence from NAMA on that. It states, first, that NAMA has no role in relation to either the formulation or implementation of public health policy and it believes it would be inappropriate for any officer of NAMA to comment on Government policy in this area; and, second, NAMA is precluded under sections 99 and 202 of the NAMA Act, similar to restrictions on other...

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (22 May 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will instruct the National Assets Management Agency and if necessary amend the NAMA Act to ensure that any sale of NAMA controlled property is done in an open and transparent manner unlike the recent sale of NAMA controlled land in Douglas, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25128/12]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (11 Jan 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the ongoing refusal of the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, to release funds to pay the former employees of a company (details supplied), the contact there has been between him and NAMA and, in particular, the dedicated unit within his Department which liaises on a daily basis with NAMA; and if he will make a statement on the...

National Asset Management Agency: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: The concept of NAMA was created by the Members opposite. It is the legacy of Fianna Fáil's period in office and of the financial and property crisis this country had to endure. Many of us in this House wish we did not have NAMA at all. It is a stark reminder of a country that was in turmoil and in the midst of uncertainty. That dark period has changed, despite what some of the...

Employment Rights (11 Jan 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: ...to turn its back on its workers, or to strip away a company so that it can ride scot free into the sunset. It cannot ignore its legal responsibilities. I know the previous Government restructured NAMA and we are now seeing that the way it was restructured is wrong. NAMA has much to answer for in the wider spectrum, but also in this case. I would like to see NAMA representatives explain...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Did NAMA make direct contact with the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation or other organisations representing workers? Did representatives of the INMO meet representatives of NAMA?

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: ...retain jobs. It is about homeowners who come into offices every day and are struggling. They are afraid the bank will repossess their home. The uncertainty over the potentially enormous cost of NAMA for all of us is one of the reasons we should reject NAMA as it stands. If we are asking the public to fund a bailout of the banks, the Minister should sketch a clear road map explaining...

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: ...message about an alternative banking system which would provide a lifeline for this country. The Minister referred to cash flow and credit which must be made available as a consequence of NAMA but I do not see it happening. Senator Ross said the Bill represented a bailout for the banks and he is not wrong. This is akin to the Minister and his ministerial colleagues going on a trip to Las...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Like other speakers, I call for a debate on NAMA. Like Senator Ross, I compliment the Minister on going on a tour of Europe and selling Ireland because it is the mess his Government got us into that he is now trying to rectify. I welcome the success of the bond issue because it is important to restore confidence in the market. I want the Leader to invite the Minister for Finance in here....

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Given his contribution, I wonder if Senator Ó Domhnaill is for or against NAMA.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: It will not mention shortcuts, no money, NAMA, unemployment, drug abuse, debt——

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Plan 2014: Minister for Health and HSE (14 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Has NAMA indicated a willingness to work with Government in that context?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: We asked NAMA to come before the committee.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I do not want to be critical in that Senator O'Malley and I will have a good battle but I must make the point that nowhere in the legislation is it prescribed that NAMA should get credit flowing again, thereby generating employment and confidence. The Minister of State, Deputy Roche, may nod to heaven, but I do not mind.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: ...It appears that there is confusion about this matter. The free legal advice centres, FLAC, have revealed that many sub-prime lenders are not signed up to this pledge. As Senator Fitzgerald said, NAMA provides for protection of bondholders, but when will we protect the most vulnerable home owners who did not create the current catastrophe? When will we go after the people who caused this...

Employment Rights (25 Jan 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: ...that a deal was done but at the 11th hour one of the parties reneged and walked away. The situation is that 32 people were denied their entitlements by the owner of a company who has engaged with NAMA. I appreciate that the Minister has engaged with the LRC on the matter, but what can we do for these workers who are being denied their rights and entitlements? This group of people have...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: .... The culture in our banks has not changed. This morning, Allied Irish Banks gave the two fingers to the people, who bailed it out through the bank guarantee scheme, recapitalisation and NAMA. They have told us it is business as usual and that it does not matter anymore.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: ...the issue of the person in University Hospital Galway. I am happy to raise that issue with the Minister. She also raised the issue of Apple. We will debate that next week in the House. On NAMA, there is a commission of inquiry under way and there will also be a debate in the Committee of Public Accounts. The Senator is also right in regard to the area of health. The crisis in health...

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Jul 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: ...a particular project. The synergy between the local authority, the executive, our councillors, the Department and the LDA must be about working together. Senator Burke is correct. I believe NAMA was a gargantuan error and it made significant errors and we must learn from it with the Land Development Agency. If I heard Senator Warfield correctly in his contribution, he said he was...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: ...and jumping to its tune. A consensus is a process involving meaningful interaction between the three parties. Fine Gael proposed an alternative budget last year, as well as an alternative to NAMA and bank recapitalisation. The Government did not accept one suggestion from Fine Gael, whether it related to job creation, the environment or legislation in this House. As Senator O'Toole...