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Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Arthur Spring: The Minister of State has asked a good question.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Arthur Spring: She is extending community employment schemes.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Arthur Spring: The Deputy should look at the numbers.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Arthur Spring: I would like to point out a couple of key figures that influenced the way the budget was put together. Every journalist and every house in this country should know that the adjustment was €2.5 billion not €3.1 billion, as per the first request of the troika. We should also look back further to when Fianna Fáil agreed a memorandum of understanding with the troika, signed...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Mortgage Loan Book (24 Oct 2013)

Arthur Spring: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance if persons with mortgages with the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation are being offered the opportunity to purchase the mortgages at a discount. [45389/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (5 Nov 2013)

Arthur Spring: 617. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the ESB pension scheme with particular concern to the €1.8 billion deficit in the scheme; when the status of the scheme changed from defined benefit to defined contribution in the company's annual report; and the action being taken to address the current pension deficit. [46379/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (5 Nov 2013)

Arthur Spring: 646. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of years service of acting in a position within a local authority must be fulfilled in order for that person automatically to be appointed to that position. [47041/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (5 Nov 2013)

Arthur Spring: 804. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is appropriate that a person (details supplied) in County Kerry should go to court in view of the fact that the fine was paid just past the deadline. [46603/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (5 Nov 2013)

Arthur Spring: 824. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in relation to their transfer request within the Prison Service. [46958/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of the Ombudsman Investigations (7 Nov 2013)

Arthur Spring: 113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the mechanisms in place for questioning a decision of the Ombudsman; and his views on whether or not the process is transparent and accountable. [47479/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (7 Nov 2013)

Arthur Spring: 244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the works to be carried under the National Cycle Network Programme 2014-2016 will be tendered to small and medium-sized businesses or carried out in-house by local authorities; the person who will be awarded the funding. [47491/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Arthur Spring: I welcome Ms Feehily to the meeting. When did Revenue first become aware that a property tax was to be introduced in Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Arthur Spring: When the troika arrived?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Arthur Spring: What was the projected target in terms of compliance?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Arthur Spring: In terms of the targets expected under the budgetary process, what percentage of uptake was expected by Government?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Arthur Spring: I believe the expected uptake was 70%. Ms Feehily said earlier that compliance was 90%. When one drills down into the figures-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Arthur Spring: The figure of 70% plus is the target expected under the budgetary process. Some €50 million in additional taxes was collected last year. Compliance was ahead of what was predicted in the budgetary process. It is expected this will increase this year. I have two concerns. The predominant issue for us is the people struggling to pay their mortgages. The demographic indicates that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Arthur Spring: Does it have qualified marketing expertise in-house?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Arthur Spring: Why is Ms Feehily throwing her eyes to heaven?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Arthur Spring: I am asking questions.