THE National Assets Management Agency (NAMA) has told the High Court it has “no current intention” to sell properties in Britain and Ireland of developer David Daly over which it has appointed receivers.

I WAS dismayed to hear junior minister Martin Mansergh say the government jet and ministerial cars (with two garda drivers) were necessary for ministers to do their jobs.

I REFER to the recent statement by Minister for Education and Science Batt O’Keeffe that, prior to 2003, schools managed without any provision for substitution cover for short-term sick leave and school business and that this did not impede their capacity to participate in relevant activities or to run things properly.

Fewer British businesses are set to go bust this year than during 2003 as the UK economic recovery gathers pace, a report claims today.

The number of businesses going bankrupt in Britain is set to fall over the coming two years despite the rise in oil prices, research claimed today.