Results 141-160 of 306 for nama speaker:Mick Wallace

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Operations (4 Apr 2017)

Mick Wallace: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the NAMA policy of deleting e-mails of former staff who are not deemed business-critical will impact on the ability of any future commission of investigation into NAMA to fully examine all evidence available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16450/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Operations (4 Apr 2017)

Mick Wallace: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the NAMA policy of deleting e-mails of former staff who are not deemed business-critical is in line with the governance standards of State bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16449/17]

Report of the Committee of Public Accounts re National Asset Management Agency’s sale of Project Eagle: Motion (29 Mar 2017)

Mick Wallace: ...it to be all about him but people say it is not all about him. I think, however, it might suit the Minister to have it about himself because he has been very fond of taking the focus away from NAMA where the focus should be. Let us talk about NAMA. I read the report twice, then went back over it and marked it. The committee report states:The Committee's view is that the Sale of...

Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Bill 2017: First Stage (8 Mar 2017)

Mick Wallace: ...is putting them at a disadvantage, to say the least. The recent influx into Ireland of vulture funds such as Cerberus, which has bought a substantial amount of debt from our banks and from NAMA, is adding to this problem. To put it in perspective, Cerberus has bought €13.5 billion of par debt loans from NAMA over the past three years. It has bought well over €20 billion of...

Other Questions: State Banking Sector Regulation (28 Feb 2017)

Mick Wallace: ...€25 billion for a fraction of what they are worth and it has wreaked havoc. How can the Minister claim he is not responsible for anything the National Asset Management Agency does? To whom is NAMA responsible, if not the Minister for Finance? Is the Minister telling the House he does not have any influence or control over what NAMA does? It beggars belief that no one has taken...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Operations (28 Feb 2017)

Mick Wallace: 60. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will initiate an external review of NAMA's legal department, further to evidence given at the Committee of Public Accounts concerning non-disclosure agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10010/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Commissions of Investigation (28 Feb 2017)

Mick Wallace: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance if figure of €10 million for a commission of investigation into NAMA changed or altered in any way following the release of the 2017 Revised Estimates, which included estimates for a relevant commission of investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10009/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Operations (28 Feb 2017)

Mick Wallace: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reassess the role given to NAMA to address the current housing crisis; if consideration will be given to suspending the NAMA plan to build 20,000 houses by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10012/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Board (28 Feb 2017)

Mick Wallace: 73. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to fill the one remaining position on the NAMA board under section 19 of the NAMA Act 2009, with due consideration for the expertise and experience listed in section 19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10011/17]

Other Questions: Homeless Persons Supports (23 Feb 2017)

Mick Wallace: ...housing. To expand on my point about affordable private housing, we have State land. Local authorities can provide housing for €200,000 and sell it to people at that price rather than asking NAMA to do deals with developers to sell it for €300,000. I do not understand why the Government will not do that.

Other Questions: Private Rented Accommodation Standards (23 Feb 2017)

Mick Wallace: ...having more of the social housing stock built by local authorities. The Minister spoke about the three areas of social, private and affordable rental. What about affordable private? Getting NAMA to do deals with Cairn Homes, Hines and those fellows means we are looking at units coming in at more than €300,000. With affordable private, where the State is involved directly,...

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Mick Wallace: ...that we had confidence in the Taoiseach's Government. The lack of fairness during the past six years and the failure to deal honestly with corruption in the hierarchy of An Garda Síochána and NAMA are too striking. However, this matter is not just a matter of justice for Maurice McCabe and other whistleblowers. Maurice McCabe would be the first to stress why he put his head...

US Executive Order on Immigration: Statements (15 Feb 2017)

Mick Wallace: ...we are genuinely interested in honesty this would be a very different place. The manner in which the Fine Gael and Labour Party Government and the current Government have defended what has gone on in NAMA and defended the Garda Commissioners-----

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2017)

Mick Wallace: Honesty gets you nowhere. Just ask NAMA.

Establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the National Asset Management Agency: Statements (1 Feb 2017)

Mick Wallace: ...valuations were allowed. This all suited PIMCO, and later Cerberus, who bought the same information from the boys. It was never a competitive process. PIMCO's gig became Cerberus's gig only, and NAMA's ridiculous decision to sell it in one lot suited the fixers just fine. Did Ronnie Hanna declare any conflict he might have with Northern Ireland connections from his days with Ulster Bank...

Establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the National Asset Management Agency: Statements (1 Feb 2017)

Mick Wallace: ...Accounts is an investigative body is rubbish. The Comptroller and Auditor General looked at one dimension of one sale, and the Committee of Public Accounts is looking at it also. It cannot access NAMA's papers. It cannot possibly hold NAMA to account. NAMA representatives went before the Committee of Public Account eight times and said what they liked. It is absolute rubbish. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (19 Jan 2017)

Mick Wallace: 24. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider initiating discussions with the Minister for Finance with a view to suspending the proposed NAMA plan to build 20,000 houses by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2173/17]

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

Mick Wallace: 81. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider suspending all operations of NAMA pending the outcome of all current investigations into the sale of Project Eagle by NAMA, including those by the National Crime Agency, Securities and Exchange Commission, the FBI and the Committee of Public Accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1720/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (17 Jan 2017)

Mick Wallace: ...Finance if he will provide an estimate of the tax loss to the Exchequer for the years 2013, 2014 and 2015; the details of the persons or bodies that hold section 110 tax status in relation to the NAMA policy of selling loan portfolios to investment funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1719/17]

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Mick Wallace: ...Deputy saw the figures on the empty units in Dublin. A huge number of them are in the possession of different financial sectors. The Deputy was complaining about the local authorities as against NAMA offering them units. If there is a battle between the merits of how NAMA behaves and how our local authorities are behaving, NAMA will not win. The Deputy referred to the fact that the...