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NAMA accountability and Irish Water oversight

Summary

John McGuinness renews an invitation for Deputy Wallace to appear before the Public Accounts Committee, seeks an interim report on cases discussed publicly, and asks for legislative oversight of Irish Water. The Ceann Comhairle rules the requests out of order and directs him to use parliamentary questions.

In view of what was said earlier on NAMA, the invitation stands for Deputy Wallace to appear before the Committee of Public Accounts and it would be helpful to the committee in view of a lot of the anger, frustration, secrecy and-----

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

I think you have made your point.

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-----arrogance around NAMA. That stands. Regarding the six cases mentioned in "Prime Time" last night, will the Minister bring forward an interim report-----

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

We cannot discuss television programmes.

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-----to give us an opportunity to deal with the confidence issue raised in the process? The Taoiseach raised the issue of Irish Water and discussed it earlier. Will he amend the legislation to ensure-----

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

No, the answer is-----

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-----Irish Water comes under the control of the Comptroller and Auditor General?

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

Sorry, it is not in order. He knows it is not in order.

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It requires legislation.

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

Irish Water is not a matter under promised legislation. Let us be fair to everybody.

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It requires legislation.

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

Table a parliamentary question.

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