Taoiseach 'understands concern' about reports that housing tsar will retain €430k Nama salary

Taoiseach 'understands concern' about reports that housing tsar will retain €430k Nama salary

Brendan McDonagh will lead a new ‘Strategic Housing Office’ within the Department of Housing to oversee housing policy.

Government’s choice of new housing tsar raises concerns

Social Democrats TD Rory Hearne has today written to Minister James Browne to express concern over the proposed appointment of Brendan McDonagh as the government’s new housing tsar. Deputy Hearne, who is the party’s housing spokesperson, said: “In my letter, I reminded the Minister that Mr McDonagh’s main role in NAMA was overseeing the fire sale of assets. This resulted in the eviction of thousands of people into homelessness through its receiv…