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This report reviews NAMA’s management and disposal of a portfolio of loans called Project Nantes. The report also examines whether the sale infringed upon the requirements of section 172 of the NAMA Act.

Section 226 of the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009 requires the Comptroller and Auditor General every three years to assess the extent to which NAMA has made progress toward achieving its overall objectives. This is the third progress report. It considers NAMA’s progress in relation to achievement of its key objectives and targets up to the end of 2018.

This report assesses how the Department implemented the recommendations contained in the C&AG’s special report number 82, Financial Management and Reporting for Fishery Harbour Centres and reviews the Department’s governance arrangements for implementing the recommendations.

This report outlines the key functions of the NTMA and its performance in managing these functions during 2019. The report also highlights any new developments during the year and is prepared in accordance with section 12 of the NTMA Act 1990 (as amended).

This report outlines the purpose of the Post Office Savings Bank Fund and tracks trends in its performance in the time since 2011.

This report provides an update in relation to the governance, reporting arrangements and performance of the escrow fund for 2019. The report also outlines the current status of the EU Commission state aid case.

This report summarises transactions in 2019 on the Exchequer Central Fund, highlighting key trends; the key assets and liabilities of the State and the national debt; and future commitments in relation to public private partnership arrangements in place at the end of 2019.

This report examines three site purchases in the Dublin area to establish whether a well-defined business case was in place and how the Department of Education and Skills ensured value for money was achieved in relation to the purchase price. The three sites were bought for a combined total of just over €67 million and accounted for just over half of the Department’s expenditure on sites between 2014 and 2018. The Department is seeking to maximise the potential value of the sites by locating both a primary and a post-primary school on each of the two sites and is examining its policies in relation to site utilisation generally.

Between 2008 and 31 December 2018, the net cost of banking stabilisation measures taken by the State was estimated to be €41.7 billion. This figure takes account of the State’s residual investments in banks and NAMA’s retained earnings, among other elements. The cost of servicing the long-term associated debt is estimated at between €1.1 billion and €1.3 billion per annum. The State is not expected to recover further significant funds from its investment in IBRC, or generate a surplus on its investment in AIB.

This report summarises the transactions on the Central Fund and highlights some key trends. Because the Finance Accounts do not inlcude a balance sheet, the summary position in relation to key assets and liabilities, including the national debt, is also set out.