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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (3 Jul 2014)

Arthur Spring: 138. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the publication of the climate action and low carbon development Bill; and the anticipated date of publication. [28796/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (3 Jul 2014)

Arthur Spring: 167. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide information on a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in the Irish asylum process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28894/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 Jul 2014)

Arthur Spring: 200. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to relocate diabetic services to a more suitable environment in Kerry General Hospital. [28852/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (3 Jul 2014)

Arthur Spring: 201. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to appoint a paediatric endocrinologist to Kerry General Hospital. [28853/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (3 Jul 2014)

Arthur Spring: 202. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to appoint a paediatric diabetes nurse specialist to Kerry General Hospital. [28854/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (3 Jul 2014)

Arthur Spring: 203. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to appoint additional consultant endocrinologists to Cork University Hospital. [28855/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (3 Jul 2014)

Arthur Spring: 204. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include a diabetic treatment medical device called the I-Port Advance to the updated GMS scheme or the long-term illness scheme. [28856/14]

Order of Business (8 Jul 2014)

Arthur Spring: The Deputy might tell us how to do it. He did a good job on that.

Order of Business (8 Jul 2014)

Arthur Spring: Do the Deputy's colleagues present comprise the full complement of the Fianna Fáil Party?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Jul 2014)

Arthur Spring: I would like to refer to an issue I have raised in the House over the last couple of months. I have a problem with credit cards being the modus operandiupon which licences are awarded. I do not know of any bookmaker at any race track who plugs in a credit card apparatus to take one's details. I believe that if one wishes to place a bet, one should have the money on one, or one should have...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Jul 2014)

Arthur Spring: I would like to point out that the debit cards I am talking about do not necessarily have to be laser cards. Some debit cards are associated with Visa and MasterCard, etc. In those cases, people cannot end up with the details in the way suggested by the Department.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Jul 2014)

Arthur Spring: The use of such cards gives one the data protection one might be looking for. The suggestion I have made would prevent many cases of addiction and abuse of the gambling system. It might encourage people to go back to the betting shops and engage in the social activity that gambling is supposed to be. The keyboard warriors might be less likely to lose the run of themselves if they are in a...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Jul 2014)

Arthur Spring: I agree with Deputy Michael McGrath. One is looking at, say, a 15 % return on €250,000 which would not really sustain a business. It might sound like much money in marginal terms but it is actually not an awful lot. For a small independent betting shop with no significant online base, accepting such bets is usually with individual customers who they know will not be overexposed. I...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Jul 2014)

Arthur Spring: These are small independent bookmakers who would not have significant turnovers. The cost of a remote licence would be onerous on them.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Jul 2014)

Arthur Spring: Does Deputy Doherty agree with the extension of the opening times, however?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)

Arthur Spring: Ten minutes for me and five for Deputy Conway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)

Arthur Spring: Mr. Sheridan informed Deputy Micheal McGrath that the expected liability in this case will be €35 million. Is that broken down between individual and corporate business in any way?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)

Arthur Spring: So all the business is lumped together. In view of the fact that there are 2,000 claims, this means that the €35 million averages out at approximately €17,000 per claim. With exceptions and limits, the fund will allow a maximum payment of approximately 65%.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)

Arthur Spring: That works out at a payment of €11,375. In simple terms, therefore, the average shortfall is going to be approximately €6,125 per claim. That bleeds into some €12.25 million of assets which is required from the company in order to fix up the shortfall that exists, as that is 35% of the overall liabilities. Mr. Casey talked about the ratios and provisions that had to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)

Arthur Spring: Does Mr. Casey know at this point in time?