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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Report on Licensed Moneylending Industry: Central Bank of Ireland (29 Jan 2014)

Arthur Spring: Nevertheless, they are still calling to the house. That is the gig.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Report on Licensed Moneylending Industry: Central Bank of Ireland (29 Jan 2014)

Arthur Spring: My final question is for Mr. Murphy. In the case of the licensing, what does the €2,000 escalate to?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Report on Licensed Moneylending Industry: Central Bank of Ireland (29 Jan 2014)

Arthur Spring: Mr. Murphy said many of the companies were not profitable. I cannot get my head around that. Will Mr. Murphy provide the figures on bad debts?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Report on Licensed Moneylending Industry: Central Bank of Ireland (29 Jan 2014)

Arthur Spring: I am not being smart, but if I owned a moneylending company I would be siphoning money out of it through salaries or whatever. There are many mechanisms. A company can pay royalties or whatever it wishes. The members of the deputation know what I am talking about. That is done to keep the profitability low and to provide the Central Bank with profit and loss accounts and balance sheets...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Report on Licensed Moneylending Industry: Central Bank of Ireland (29 Jan 2014)

Arthur Spring: Of the 40 moneylending firms, how many are sole traders?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Report on Licensed Moneylending Industry: Central Bank of Ireland (29 Jan 2014)

Arthur Spring: We could do with that because if a sole trader is operating, he or she could be stripping money out of it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Report on Licensed Moneylending Industry: Central Bank of Ireland (29 Jan 2014)

Arthur Spring: Therefore, there is no interest on interest.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (30 Jan 2014)

Arthur Spring: 55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether a person (details supplied) should be allowed to submit their passport records to Student Universal Support Ireland as proof of independent living from their parents, [4690/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Redeployment (30 Jan 2014)

Arthur Spring: 93. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry could be considered for redeployment outside her Department to vacant positions in other Government Departments. [4696/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Introduction (4 Feb 2014)

Arthur Spring: 490. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which water charges will commence nationally; the time frame after that date that the first bills will be issued; if Irish Water will be using interim meter readings prior to that date to gauge average water usage per household; and if his Department will provide this data to CER when setting the charge. [5657/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Yield (4 Feb 2014)

Arthur Spring: 478. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the increase in revenue generated from motor tax as a direct result of closing the motor tax exemption loophole on 1 October 2013. [5550/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (4 Feb 2014)

Arthur Spring: 479. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will estimate the current level of motor tax evasion; if a strategy to increase enforcement is necessary; and if the option of replacing tax discs with an electronic system utilising automatic number plate recognition, similar to that recently announced in the UK, has been considered. [5551/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenway Projects (4 Feb 2014)

Arthur Spring: 759. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the details of the route of the north Kerry line which was one of the two applications for a greenway project submitted by Kerry County Council. [5381/14]

Order of Business (19 Feb 2014)

Arthur Spring: One of the mortgage providers has decided it is appropriate to give 100% mortgages again. In light of the fact that there is a quagmire of mortgage distress in the country at present and people are still suffering from its effects, when will the banking inquiry take place and when will the terms and conditions be discussed in the House?

Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2014)

Arthur Spring: We need Judge Smithwick back again.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (20 Feb 2014)

Arthur Spring: 116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the parent's pension contributions in relation to a child's student grant application that can be disregarded; if the pension contributions have to appear on the parent's P21; and if so, the panels of the P21 must the pension contributions be found on. [8877/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (20 Feb 2014)

Arthur Spring: 126. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the criteria involved in assessing non-DEIS schools which qualified for the school meals programme prior to 2005, under the following schemes, school completion programme, designated disadvantaged, home school community liaison, giving children an even break and early start; and if any non-DEIS schools have been included in the scheme since 2005....

Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2014)

Arthur Spring: Is that Jerry McCabe?

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (25 Feb 2014)

Arthur Spring: 497. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will be allocating funding for group sewerage schemes in County Kerry in view of the recent flooding and the resulting health hazards which can be avoided by the introduction of GSS as opposed to septic tanks; and if he anticipates penalties from Europe as a result of newly introduced standards regarding pollution....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Applications (25 Feb 2014)

Arthur Spring: 507. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are financial or medical exceptions to the housing grants scheme which permit a person aged under 66 to qualify for the housing adaptation grant for older people. [9684/14]