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Promissory Notes Arrangement: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2013)

Arthur Spring: From the outset the bank guarantee, the promissory notes and the regulation of the Central Bank were all bad deals for the country. As the previous speaker said, it is one hell of a deep hole out of which we are trying to dig ourselves. The economist Seamus Coffey said about the ECB deal:The is little doubt that the new arrangement is anything other than a gain for the State. And unless...

Promissory Notes Arrangement: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2013)

Arthur Spring: There is no Government that it is aligned to nor is there any Opposition party about to enter government that it is aligned to. Overall, the country is in a difficult position but we will work our way out of it. It will not be easy come the next budget or the budget after that but I believe that we are in wartime economics. Perhaps some people are speaking too much without having knowledge...

Promissory Notes Arrangement: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2013)

Arthur Spring: What about the employees?

Magdalen Laundries: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Feb 2013)

Arthur Spring: First, I thank the Minister and Minister of State for bringing this to the attention of the House tonight. It is fitting that we have finally closed a chapter for our society in which the State and church were interdependent to the point at which nobody could answer the question of whether one or the other was involved in delivering a process that is ultimately a tragedy. As a person of a...

Topical Issue Debate: Redundancy Payments (14 Feb 2013)

Arthur Spring: I bring to the attention of the House the fact that I am a former employee of this organisation with former working colleagues in the House, some of whom are friends of mine. This is an issue of fairness and justice for people who were not responsible for the downfall of Anglo Irish Bank or Irish Nationwide and who have been working for the State on behalf of citizens and taxpayers to put...

Topical Issue Debate: Redundancy Payments (14 Feb 2013)

Arthur Spring: With all due respect to the Minister of State, the issue is one of fairness. In the event that compulsory redundancies become necessary, it is proposed that the terms set out will be applied to these redundancies. That is the core issue. Directors and senior management have received redundancies or have been paid off. I intend to make this fight on another day. They have received...

Topical Issue Debate: Redundancy Payments (14 Feb 2013)

Arthur Spring: It was always going to be wound up.

Mortgage Restructuring: Motion [Private Members] (19 Feb 2013)

Arthur Spring: I thank Sinn Féin for tabling the motion. This is serious politics and it is about time we had a proper discussion about the matter. More importantly, it is time we had some ideas and solutions as to how to rectify the problem. It is the biggest problem facing my generation. We have been knee-deep in the mortgage crisis for almost five years and the toll of the crisis has...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Aid (19 Feb 2013)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total amount of regional aid money given to the Border Regional Authority for start-up of small, medium and large businesses during the present regional aid map 2007-2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8661/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Aid (19 Feb 2013)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total amount of regional aid money given to the West Regional Authority for start-up of small, medium and large businesses during the present regional aid map 2007-2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8662/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Aid (19 Feb 2013)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total amount of regional aid money given to the Midlands Regional Authority for start-up of small, medium and large businesses during the present regional aid map 2007-2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8663/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Aid (19 Feb 2013)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total amount of regional aid money given to the Mid-East Regional Authority for start-up of small, medium and large businesses during the present regional aid map 2007-2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8664/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Airports Passenger Statistics (19 Feb 2013)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers that travelled through Kerry Airport in each of the following years: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. [8660/13]

Meath East By-election: Issue of Writ (5 Mar 2013)

Arthur Spring: Tell us about the rest of the legacy.

Meath East By-election: Issue of Writ (5 Mar 2013)

Arthur Spring: We will give the Deputy a fool's pardon.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Division (5 Mar 2013)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 519 of 15 June 2011, the type of documents that need to be provided by a group (details supplied) to him in order that he could appoint trustees to the commonage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11119/13]

Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)

Arthur Spring: We got rid of 60 Fianna Fáil Members.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)

Arthur Spring: Shame on Deputy Martin.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)

Arthur Spring: It was the right answer.

Health Insurance: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Mar 2013)

Arthur Spring: In these recessionary times it is true that people of all demographics are opting to leave their current private health plan or not sign up to one at all. The private health insurance market peaked in 2008, along with many other things in this society, when approximately 2.3 million people signed up to private plans. That number has declined ever since and at the moment there are 2.1...