Results 161-180 of 236 for nama speaker:John McGuinness

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Sep 2014)

John McGuinness: I remind members again that if they have any suggestions or questions in respect of the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, they should contact the clerk please.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Sep 2014)

John McGuinness: If members have specific areas within NAMA that are of concern, they should give those questions to the clerk and we will have a comprehensive list of queries. On that basis we can then conduct our meeting and its report.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Sep 2014)

John McGuinness: In terms of my position on NAMA and the developers, I raised publicly the idea of listening to some of those people who have dealt with NAMA because there are reports in the newspaper constantly that something was sold under value. I am not saying they are right or wrong but it would be interesting to hear from people who dealt with NAMA to see if there is anything we can learn from it. It...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Sep 2014)

John McGuinness: The last matter that arises relates to NAMA and its report. Have we scheduled a meeting?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Sep 2014)

John McGuinness: I asked about NAMA and its report. We had not scheduled NAMA's appearance before the committee on that particular work programme. I asked that we would do so in order to get updates.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Jun 2014)

John McGuinness: ...for appropriate follow up. We might also raise this matter later this morning with the Accounting Officer. No. 3B.6 is correspondence dated 12 June 2014 from Mr. Nicholas Furling, Pageant Holdings Limited re proposed NAMA funding of Scotch Hall, to be noted and a copy forwarded to NAMA for a note on the issues raised. We will ask NAMA to respond promptly with a comprehensive note on...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Jun 2014)

John McGuinness: ...opening statement from the Department of Health is to be noted and published, as is the HSE opening statement. Item 4.1 is the reports and statements received to date, including item 4.1, concerning NAMA. These accounts are to be noted and our attention is drawn to the going concern note, 2.1, and to the note on the impairment charge, 3.1. We dealt with these last week. The work...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

John McGuinness: The NAMA report will be published next Tuesday or thereabouts. That is a special report and we will deal with it on 29 May. We have to visit NAMA. Can we do so prior to that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Apr 2014)

John McGuinness: Are the minutes of the last meeting agreed? Agreed. Arising from the minutes, NAMA has confirmed that the latest possible time for members to meet its representatives next Tuesday is 11.30 a.m. We can either agree to that or seek another date. It is Tuesday morning.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)

John McGuinness: The meeting is in public session. Are the minutes of the meeting of 13 March 2014, agreed? Agreed. On matters arising from the minutes, NAMA has been in contact with the committee suggesting a meeting in NAMA's office on Tuesday, 15 April at 11 a.m. Is that date and time agreed? It is the only time available. Would noon or later in the afternoon be preferable if possible?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committtee (27 Feb 2014)

John McGuinness: ...first item is the minutes of the meeting of 20 February 2014. Are those minutes agreed? Agreed. I will now deal with matters arising from that meeting. At last week's meeting, we agreed to visit NAMA. The chairman of NAMA is currently away but a meeting will be arranged in the coming weeks where we will get a briefing and a walk through on their operations. That meeting will be the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Feb 2014)

John McGuinness: We should wait until the Comptroller and Auditor General has looked at it. That would be my immediate reaction. We suggested Wednesday week for our meeting. NAMA has made it clear to us on a number of occasions that we are welcome to go over to its office to hear a general briefing. We should take up its offer because the extent of the work is such that we had better cover every single...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Feb 2014)

John McGuinness: ...- are to be noted. The next item is the committee's work programme, which will have changed slightly due to decisions that we made this morning concerning the sub-committee, the visit to NAMA and the other matters that were raised by members. The work programme may have to be changed.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jan 2014)

John McGuinness: ...the issue next week. No. 3 is correspondence received since our meeting of 23 January 2014 from Accounting Officers and Ministers. Correspondence dated 22 January 2014 from Mr. Martin Whelan of NAMA is with regard to further information requested at the committee meeting of 20 December 2013, to be noted and published.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jan 2014)

John McGuinness: We would have to ask NAMA for it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Jan 2014)

John McGuinness: ...12 December, 17 December, 19 December and 20 December. Are the minutes of the meetings agreed? Agreed. Are there any matters arising from the minutes? I refer to the meeting of 20 December with NAMA. There is a clarification on the evidence given by the Comptroller and Auditor General in respect of EU approval for the loans transfer and the fact that while it is not finalised, it has...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
NAMA - Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012 (20 Dec 2013)

John McGuinness: Has NAMA rung and asked to find out? Are the witnesses curious about who is looking over their shoulder? I would want to know.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
NAMA - Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012 (20 Dec 2013)

John McGuinness: NAMA is in constant contact with the Garda on these issues but has not heard anything arising from the latest round of material out there. I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee at short notice. We have asked various questions and received the clarification necessary. It is something we will return to in the new year. I wish those in the Public Gallery, the media and...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
NAMA - Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012 (20 Dec 2013)

John McGuinness: ...used and the value of the property. What is the extent of the knowledge that developers, buyers or interested parties would have on the rents being paid by current occupants of buildings in the NAMA portfolio?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
NAMA - Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012 (20 Dec 2013)

John McGuinness: How is that information shared within NAMA? It is known by an individual dealing with the portfolio-----