National Asset Management Agency
Dail Éireann — 2025-12-18
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Simon Harris (FG), Wicklow

I say this respectfully and I do not want to be overly argumentative on the final day of the Dáil before Christmas, but it is unfair to say the Garda is not interested. The Garda in this country take very seriously any issues brought to its attention and if the Deputy has an issue with the Garda, there is a structure there. I just do not like those blanket statements, "The Garda is not interested" and "NAMA is not interested". It is a very serious thing to come to the floor of the Dáil, reference individual citizens of our State's tax details and numbers - I am not sure that is in order - and then basically accuse people of fraud, including State agencies. Everyone has an entitlement to his or her good name. There are very robust procedures in place. If the Deputy believes any illegality has been committed, he should go to An Garda Síochána. The Garda is always interested in all matters related to that. I am satisfied, as Minister for Finance, that based on the information the Deputy has provided to the Department of Finance and to NAMA, that NAMA has acted at all times appropriately and in accordance with its statutory remit. That is what I am telling the Deputy here on the floor of the Dáil. I have also said, and reiterate, that in regard to any residual activity, including court cases - the Deputy referenced cases and I do not know whether they are live or not - responsibility for that will transfer to the NTMA. Perhaps that is another route through which the Deputy can raise his query.

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Sitting date: 2025-12-18