Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael)

I wish to see the Seanad working. This morning I telephoned the Cathaoirleach and the Leader of the House to discuss a revolutionary, or radical, change in this House, namely, how we might invite people to come to the Chamber who would be accountable and answer questions. I compliment the Leader for stating he will seek to have Standing Orders amended through the Committee on Procedure and Privileges, CPP, to achieve that. That is what I call progress.

For that reason, and in the public interest, I raise the issue of NAMA and what precisely it is achieving. I have learned that the business plans required by NAMA are completely unworkable, some being hundreds or thousands of pages long. Some businesses are charging between €40,000 to €240,000-----