Results 1-20 of 30 for nama speaker:John Curran

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Social Housing Provision (25 Sep 2018)

John Curran: 134. To ask the Minister for Finance if all the properties leased for social housing by NAMA's national asset residential property service are deemed to be off-balance sheet; the additional number of social housing units it is hoped to provide by this approach over the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38882/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Portfolio (7 Sep 2018)

John Curran: 90. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of housing units delivered by NAMA to date; the details of these units by scheme; the further units that will be made available by NAMA by scheme for the remainder of 2018 and 2019 as part of its target to deliver over 23,000 housing units by the end of 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36515/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (7 Sep 2018)

John Curran: 155. To ask the Minister for Finance if the 2009 cap which applied to banks that had transferred assets to NAMA restricting their use of deferred tax assets to 50% of their corporation tax, which was removed in 2014, will be reintroduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36540/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (23 Jan 2018)

John Curran: 175. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the situation in which the cap introduced in 2009 which applied to banks that had transferred assets into NAMA restricting their use of deferred tax assets to 50% of their corporation tax and was removed in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3280/18]

Quarterly Report on Housing: Statements (6 Jul 2017)

John Curran: ...hoarding has been and certainly continues to be an issue and I am concerned the rate of the vacant site tax will not be enough to get the results we are striving for. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd stated that when NAMA appeared before the committee, it indicated that it had offered local authorities 6,700 units but only approximately 2,500 were accepted. The local authorities had a variety of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Regulation (29 Jun 2017)

John Curran: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance if the cap introduced in 2009 which applied to banks that had transferred assets into NAMA restricting their use of deferred tax assets to 50% of their corporation tax and which was subsequently removed in 2014 will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30536/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Portfolio (17 Jan 2017)

John Curran: 327. To ask the Minister for Finance if he, in conjunction with NAMA, will review the properties offered by NAMA to local authorities for social housing; the reasons given by local authorities for rejecting many of these properties; the number of these properties still available which could now be offered again to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1871/17]

Report of the Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Motion (7 Jul 2016)

John Curran: ...a work programme, we looked across this issue under nine specific headings: social housing; the private rented sector; private housing; mortgage difficulties; housing finance; the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA; homelessness; meeting specific housing needs; and legal issues. I will briefly outline the key issues that arose in some of those areas and some of the key recommendations...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Jun 2016)

John Curran: ...from the Minister's point of view is whether there is an opportunity to have a similar model to provide funding for either approved housing bodies or local authorities, but very much on the NAMA-NARPS model. Could the Minister please explore the point a little further?

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Jun 2016)

John Curran: On one point of clarification, the Minister mentioned the off-balance sheet models. The NTMA indicated that the NAMA NARPS model could be replicated outside NAMA as an off-balance sheet project. I want to clarify that point. A range of issues were raised by Deputies Coppinger, Butler and Cowen.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Jun 2016)

John Curran: The Minister indicated that NAMA has the potential to deliver 20,000 and that 2,000 units would be provided under Part V.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Jun 2016)

John Curran: I thank the Deputy. There is only one speaker left, that is, Deputy Wallace. If the Minister does not have the exact response to some of Deputy O'Dowd's questions in respect of NAMA, there will be representatives of the four local authorities before the committee today who may have further details-----

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Jun 2016)

John Curran: The Minister is neither NAMA nor the local authorities.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the County and City Management Association (2 Jun 2016)

John Curran: Would the representatives from the other local authorities like to comment on the NAMA and other issues?

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Treasury Management Agency and Department of Finance (31 May 2016)

John Curran: ...Kelly, I wish to clarify something because you hit on a point that has come up specifically in respect of National Asset Residential Property Services. Let us call it NARPS 2 because it is outside NAMA and it is a new model. The committee's understanding is that accessing the funds is not the issue but rather the technical construction of NARPS 2 is the problem. You are saying now, Mr....

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Social Justice Ireland (26 May 2016)

John Curran: The point has been made that NAMA already has a special purpose vehicle which is off balance sheet in terms of the properties it is providing.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Asset Management Agency (12 May 2016)

John Curran: ...criticise or make charges against a person outside the House or an official either by name or in such a way as to make him or her identifiable. I welcome from the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, Mr. Frank Daly, chairman, Mr. Brendan McDonagh, chief executive, and Mr. Martin Whelan, head of public affairs. Their submissions have been received and circulated to members. I invite...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Asset Management Agency (12 May 2016)

John Curran: I thank Mr. McDonagh. Before I call Deputy Bernard J. Durkan, I wish to follow up on one of the points made by Deputy Barry Cowen. Regarding the special companies NAMA has set up, it has invested approximately €160 million and the properties have been leased to voluntary bodies and so forth. Is the funding mechanism used off the State's balance sheet?

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Asset Management Agency (12 May 2016)

John Curran: NAMA has embarked on this project. I am expanding on where it could go.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Asset Management Agency (12 May 2016)

John Curran: My specific point relates to the indication that NAMA will return to the State a surplus in the near future. What are the constraints on NAMA in advancing this special vehicle in order that it might become more active in and engage more in the housing market, given the extent of the crisis?