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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Statement of Strategy 2011-2014: Discussion with Department of Finance (7 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: Are we addressing this issue with the European Central Bank? I refer to the article published in Die Welt last week on the funding of Spanish banks in comparison with Irish banks, which indicated an anomaly exists whereby Irish banks are being charged more than Spanish banks. There appears to be one rule for them and another for us. I advocate pressing the ECB to give Ireland a break by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Statement of Strategy 2011-2014: Discussion with Department of Finance (7 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: It has been proven that the wealthiest invest more money out of the country and import more luxury goods into the country.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Statement of Strategy 2011-2014: Discussion with Department of Finance (7 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: Are we addressing it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Statement of Strategy 2011-2014: Discussion with Department of Finance (7 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: Is Ireland seeking more funds from the European Central Bank?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Statement of Strategy 2011-2014: Discussion with Department of Finance (7 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: Is Ireland seeking more funds from the European Central Bank?

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: Are you looking at me?

Order of Business (8 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: When will the workplace relations Bill will be brought before the House?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: I welcome the Minister and his officials. I wish to deal with two issues. The first is the cost of funds to our banking system at present. I also wish to hear about the Minister's strategy for the ultimate sale of the banks and how the cost of funds will play into that. The ECB is reducing the amount of funding it is providing to our pillar banks. There are many strategies one can use to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: What is the Minister's preference between the private investor as opposed to the ESM taking a shareholding in it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: The cost of funds deriving from deposits is far higher than the cost of funds directly from the European Central Bank. Representatives of the pillar banks appeared before the committee last week and they said they cannot envisage interest rates, particularly those applicable to mortgages, going down in the short, medium or long term. To the contrary, they envisage them increasing. That...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: I am glad it has been recognised because I have been saying that for a long time. The cashflow model that sells the bank ultimately needs to reflect the fact that people in the most debt will not be burdened with the largest margins.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: The Government has never run a bank before.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (13 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether the fuel allowance payment should be restructured to allow for a sliding scale rather than a flat cut-off point, to prevent situations arising whereby a person who receives an income which is even less than one euro over the threshold misses out on the whole of the €520 payment. [49812/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (13 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Health the projected increase in the over 65 year old population in the coming decade; if any funds or moneys are being set aside or are being planned to provide this section of the population with the future facilities and care that will be needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49532/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Blind Person's Allowance (13 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Health the qualifying criteria a person (details supplied) in County Kerry failed to meet in order to be registered as blind when applying for the blind welfare allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49872/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (13 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Health if the 1.25 WTE podiatrist position at Kerry general hospital Tralee, which was sanctioned in April 2012 as part of the National Footcare Programme, will be filled as envisaged by the Health Service Executive’s National Clinical Programme for Diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50119/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authority Services (13 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an assessment of the outcomes that result from the pedestrianisation of main and secondary streets in regional towns in particular for retail and tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49753/12]

Credit Union Bill 2012 (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: I would like to share time with Deputies Dowds, Nolan and Maloney.

Credit Union Bill 2012 (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: Over the last day or so, I have listened to Deputies speaking about this legislation as if it will cause the demise of this country's credit unions, which have 3.1 million members. On the contrary, we are trying to provide for lending and deposit institutions that are stronger, more regulated and more prudent. Like 3.1 million people throughout the country, I am a member of a credit union....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Bodies (14 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills following the formal establishment of Quality and Qualifications Ireland, when will new applications for training provider registration be processed and if any further guidelines, frameworks and the development of codes need to be establish prior to applications being accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50228/12]