Fine Gael blocked appointment this week over concerns it was kept in dark about process

Leadership aside, the biggest departure from what the commission recommended is that the new body will have no legislative power

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Tánaiste Simon Harris told Minister for Housing James Browne his party had been ‘out of the loop’

McDonagh gives the impression of being someone who does not suffer fools gladly and who believes the media by and large falls firmly into the category of fools

Brendan McDonagh might be paid less than he earns at Nama if appointed head of Housing Activation Office

Taoiseach accused of double standards over new agency chief’s salary, potential increases for heads of 30 semi-States

James Browne’s intervention on appointment has already led to a thinly veiled rebuke from a spokesman for Simon Harris

Housing Activation Office intended to speed up housing by bringing in local authorities, developers and utilities

Plans for new Strategic Housing Activation Office as well as asylum system overhaul and military radar due before Cabinet

Government considering steps to allow Land Development Agency to build more private housing at its projects

New role will head up the Strategic Housing Activation Office, which is being established in the Department of the Taoiseach in the coming weeks

The febrile post-Troika atmosphere contributed to the contentious decision to proceed with the sale of its Northern Irish portfolio after the leading bidder pulled out

State assets agency’s total contribution to date stands at €4.69bn which is expected to rise to €5.2bn by end-2025 wind-up

Nama signals that investors are now moving away from new commitments in Irish market

Decision expected imminently on successor to Conor O’Kelly

Additional transfers of €1.25bn to be made in coming years, agency says

Tuohy is third person fined by regulator since it took direct audit responsibility in 2016