Results 41-60 of 306 for nama speaker:Mick Wallace

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Mick Wallace: When the assets were moved to NAMA for more than €30 billion it was not expected that the agency would just get its €30 billion back. The assets were valued at over €74 billion before they went to NAMA. That was their book value in the banks. It was expected that they would reach somewhere in between, at least, which would put the figure around €60 billion. The...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Mick Wallace: Can the Taoiseach stand over that? How does NAMA get away with treating the constitutional officer responsible for public audit in the State so badly?

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Mick Wallace: Does the Taoiseach not think the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, should answer the questions and not get NAMA to answer questions about it? Does the Taoiseach think it is okay for the Minister for Finance to send NAMA the questions, so it can answer the questions? One could not make it up. What is going on in this place?

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Mick Wallace: Tomorrow, it will be a year to the day since the setting up of the commission of investigation into the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, under Mr. Justice Cooke. The second interim report landed on the Taoiseach's desk last week, which shows that NAMA does what it likes. Mr. Justice Cooke asked NAMA for the 40,000 documents it gave to the Comptroller and Auditor General for his...

Other Questions: NAMA Operations (16 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: The Minister says it is a matter for the board of NAMA, but is it one for him, given that NAMA publicly rubbished the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Séamus McCarthy, when he published his report? If he had been Minister at the time, would he have challenged NAMA on its treatment of Mr. McCarthy?

Other Questions: NAMA Operations (16 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: ...of the issues surrounding Project Eagle. We found out that some of Cerberus' money had ended up in an Isle of Man bank account. Does Minister think that in that case he is responsible for holding NAMA to account?

Other Questions: NAMA Operations (16 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: 10. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has discussed the Data Protection Commissioner's ruling on NAMA and a group (details supplied) with the NAMA CEO and chairman; the reason NAMA has not appealed the ruling; the steps NAMA is taking to ensure it is in full compliance with data protection law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21446/18]

Other Questions: NAMA Operations (16 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: This question relates to the ruling by the Data Protection Commissioner on NAMA and the O'Flynn Group. Could the Minister tell me whether he has discussed the ruling with the NAMA CEO and chairman? The last time we spoke about this, the Minister informed me the board of NAMA is currently considering the ruling of the commissioner and will respond to it. Could the Minister tell me whether...

Other Questions: NAMA Operations (16 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: ...read the report. It would have made interesting reading for the Minister for Finance. If he had read it, he would have noted that the disdain and - for want of a better word - ignorance showed by NAMA not just for the O'Flynn Group but also for the Data Protection Commissioner, in particular, was a bit scary. I would be concerned if the Minister did not have concerns about that area. ...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Criminal Prosecutions (16 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: 7. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had discussions with the NAMA chairman or CEO regarding a court case involving a former NAMA official charged with leaking information that the DPP decided not to prosecute; if so, the details of the discussions; if no other instances of leaking have occurred within NAMA, his further views on whether the Data Protection Commissioner should...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Criminal Prosecutions (16 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: My question relates to the recent decision of the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, not to prosecute former National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, official Mr. Paul Pugh for the leaking of confidential information. Can the Minister shed some light on the case? Has he spoken to the NAMA chairman or CEO about it? Is the Minister concerned that leaking is going unpunished?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Criminal Prosecutions (16 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: The Minister says that he cannot hold the DPP to account, but he should be able to so hold NAMA. The decision of the DPP raises a lot more questions than answers. We have to wonder what caused the body to feel that it could not prosecute. When did NAMA first find out that Mr. Pugh had been leaking information, and when did they report it to An Garda? These are answers the Minister should...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Criminal Prosecutions (16 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: I wrote to the Data Protection Commissioner about this case. Her office seems to be the only wing of the State at present that has any interest in holding NAMA to account. The Minister might be able to help me with this. The Data Protection Commissioner asked me whether the information leaked by Mr. Pugh contained personal data. This is critical to allowing the DPP to investigate. Will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Social Housing Provision (16 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: 31. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to co-operate with the Minister of Housing, Planning and Local Government with a view to using the remaining land NAMA has control of to build social and affordable housing; if he will direct NAMA to cease selling land it controls under section 14 of the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Public Private Partnership on Capital Infrastructure: Statements (26 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: ...does not do so because it could not care less about the Act. According to the law, companies are obliged to report wrongdoing to the Garda. At the same time, it is grand if they do not do so because at most they will receive a slap on the wrist. NAMA has not even been given a slap on the wrist. The same applies in the case of the Construction Contracts Act 2013. This legislation...

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: I am not making allegations. I am stating facts. I want the Taoiseach to dig deeper. Not only does NAMA have a tendency to play a bit footloose with criminal law, but it seems to care little for the data protection law. Two months ago, the Data Protection Commissioner found that NAMA was in breach of its obligations under data protection law regarding requests for data from the O'Flynn...

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: ...does not create an independent body with the necessary legal power to enforce the Bill's provision. Sadly, the legislation may have come too late for some organisations. We know for a fact that NAMA's chairperson and chief executive were aware of corruption taking place within the organisation to which they turned a blind eye. When it was discovered that a NAMA employee had been...

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (18 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: ...along with the rest of us. I do not know how he found time to do so many things as the text messages were so long. It was mad, but they were always very interesting. We had many discussions about NAMA and both agreed that it was a horror scene. His experience in the banking world meant that much of the time he knew where the bodies were buried. It gave him great insight and he...

Other Questions: Vacant Sites (27 Mar 2018)

Mick Wallace: ...and guess who has the most sites on it. It is Dublin City Council because it is a public body. The HSE has two and the Office of Public Works, OPW, has two. The National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, has a site on it. The landbanker is not being caught by this Bill. It does not work. It is not a proper land tax. Does the Minister have an interest in this? It is the biggest problem...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: NAMA Operations (27 Mar 2018)

Mick Wallace: NAMA's approach to the control and retention of data borders on the criminal. There have been two cases in the past month in this regard. In one case, NAMA has been heavily criticised for its approach to data and information held within the agency. The Data Protection Commissioner found that NAMA was in breach of its obligations under data protection law in its response to a request for...