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THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Committee is to seek “full information” from NAMA in relation to allegations of alleged illegality at the State’s bad bank.
Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast this morning, the chair of the committee, John McGuinness, said he is “anxious” to get information about the reports that a former NAMA official gave confidential information to individuals who should not have received it.
Hearings are likely to take place with NAMA and Department of Finance officials in the New Year.
NAMA confirmed yesterday that it has reported a second former employee to gardaí for allegedly sharing information unlawfully. One of these cases is in the public domain, while the other has been described as a mid-ranking employee.
McGuinness said there would be a significant impact if the reported issues are not dealt with, telling Newstalk: “It will have a huge negative impact on the economy and property prices if this matter is not properly clarified.”
The Fianna Fáil TD said that the committee will also be speaking to the Department of Finance and will be seeking “any information, emails or letters” from it “that would inform us regarding individual cases or their collective relationship to NAMA and property sales”.
He added that there has been “huge criticism of the lack of transparency in relation to NAMA” and its activities, saying the PAC is “anxious through its investigation to inform the public as to what exactly NAMA is doing and to allow them to put their side of the story”.
Earlier on the same programme, Transport Minister Leo Varadkar said that the Oireachtas Finance Committee would be the appropriate forum for NAMA to be asked “the hard questions” in relation to the allegations.
On Monday, the Fianna Fáil senator Daragh O’Brien said he had information that showed impropriety by employees of NAMA, including the leaking of information, saying this would “rock NAMA to its core”.
A statement released by the agency in response said that “if the Senator or any other party has evidence of any impropriety, they are legally obliged, under Section 19 of the Criminal Justice Act 2011, to bring it to the immediate attention of the Garda Siochána”.
That message was reiterated by the Taoiseach and the Finance Minister Michael Noonan yesterday.
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They should do this with pensioners and knitting.
Given THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, the spider didn’t build a web, it built a hammock, where it lay all day and watched the caffeine spider go.
The crack cocaine spider figured building webs was for suckers, waited till the caffeine spider was exhausted, then came up behind it and popped a cap in its ass. Nice web, Mr. Crack Spider.
When winter came, the marijuana spider had no place to live, it ended up in the crack web as the crack spider’s bitch.
Ha ha!
I wonder what the Irish spider would do after a few pints of Guinness ? Probably a straight web to the pub !!
True story this;- ‘ The Roughty bar ‘ in Kenmare, – an American came in & ordered a pint of ‘ real Irish Guinness ‘, The barman was just topping the pint when a little spider fell off the tap, onto the head of the pint.
Barman puts pint up on the counter to the Yank,
Yank says “hey, I ain’t drinkin’ that, there’s a spider in it…!! ”
Barman says sorry, & flicks the spider off the head.
Yank says; ” hey, – I still ain’t drinkin’ that…!! ”
Barman says;- ” What the hell is wrong with you, – you won’t drink it with the spider, – you won’t drink it without the spider……!! “…
The spider in my house at the moment is on speed!! I knock the webs down and he’s coming along behind me building them back up! the little sh&te!
I recommend you squash him so..!
Innocent animal.
There is nothing innocent about spiders.
he’s on speed!!
Spiders kill flies, the real bad guys.
Don’t hate the player, hate the game.
That spider probably had a bad upbringing.
very true Kardia! there is a spider web that wouldn’t look out of place in spider Beverly Hills in my garden shed and he’s just waiting for those filthy blue bottles to arrive! he’s huge and I reckon he’s partial to the odd splif or two. he just sits there looking all chilled just waiting for his spider chicken bucket!
Ha ha
Was the marijuana web an actual web or an artist impression of what the spider said he would create some day?
I think, out of these, I’d rather have the Marijuana world thankyou :)
Scary, the world we have is probably the Caffeine one :(
On my second mug of coffee sa I raed Tihs :)
The house spider Tegenaria pictured doesn’t spin webs, instead it makes a funnel and attacks prey straying near the entrance. Coffee time.
Was this a World Wide experiment ?
Look it up on the web :P
I don’t know 1 Web developer who can get through the day without coffee.
My dream of setting up a web based business has just been shattered.
The video of this experiment
Jasus, and i drink about 6 cups of coffee a day in work. Its just as well im not expected to produce decent quality spiders webs. … I wonder would the quality of my output improve if i cut back on the coffee. …. Ummm … Food for thought.
Sitting on my bed looking in my mirror felt like little strands of my hair were itching my face when all of a sudden a huge fecker of a spider climbs over my mouth!!!!! Threw it across the room and nearly killed myself trying to get out of my bedroom at the same time!!! Didn’t see where it landed but I’m fully sure it’s waiting for revenge:(
And here I was thinking caffeine could improve performance, janey mac!
This is older than time
Now why would you want to interfere with them in the first place? Weird!
Sorry I have dabbled in my time but I hav never taken chloral hydrate or Benzedrine
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