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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of National Lottery: Discussion (11 Mar 2015)

Arthur Spring: I am happy to hear it. It gives Mr. Griffin tacit knowledge and lets him know what is happening. I am glad that he understands that if the customer and the retailer are not happy, PLI will not make money and the groups that usually benefit from the lottery will not benefit. I have a question for the regulator. In the event that consumer confidence is eroded to the point where there is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of National Lottery: Discussion (11 Mar 2015)

Arthur Spring: Will Mr. Sloyan elaborate on the key drivers in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of National Lottery: Discussion (11 Mar 2015)

Arthur Spring: Has Mr. Sloyan stepped in yet to protect the lottery's good name?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme Implementation (12 Mar 2015)

Arthur Spring: 279. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the feed-in tariffs available for renewable energy producers; if a new policy is being formed regarding the photovoltaic sector, with particular regard for less than 6 kW-hour producers and, second, less than 11 kW-hour producers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10877/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (24 Mar 2015)

Arthur Spring: 240. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the circumstances which will allow a person rejoin a community employment scheme when the person's permitted time as an employee of the scheme expires. [12005/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (24 Mar 2015)

Arthur Spring: 285. To ask the Minister for Finance the efforts made to reduce the standard variable rate offered by the Irish banks to mortgage holders, many of whom are struggling to stay out of arrears; when Irish mortgage holders can expect to be paying the mean Euroarea standard variable rate of interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11951/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (24 Mar 2015)

Arthur Spring: 636. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 389 of 17 February 2015, if he will review the reply in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who is waiting to receive an appointment for an eye operation in the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital Cork in view of new information provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11551/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (24 Mar 2015)

Arthur Spring: 915. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a scheme which will allow local authorities to purchase private houses which have been put up for sale by the owner. [12006/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (25 Mar 2015)

Arthur Spring: 106. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress of the criminal law (sexual offences) (amendment) Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12217/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (25 Mar 2015)

Arthur Spring: 196. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that hotels in the Killarney area of County Kerry are currently experiencing difficulties accessing high-speed affordable broadband which is now a salient offering for customer satisfaction and a key determinant in rating agencies assessments of Kerry hotels; and his plans to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (26 Mar 2015)

Arthur Spring: 155. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action that is being taken to prevent and to prosecute persons for the cloning of vehicle licence plates. [12462/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (31 Mar 2015)

Arthur Spring: 485. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of medical card reviews issued by the Health Service Executive to persons under 70 years of age for each month since January 2013 to date in 2015. [13154/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (31 Mar 2015)

Arthur Spring: 486. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of medical card reviews issued by the Health Service Executive to persons over 70 years of age for each month since January 2013 to date in 2015. [13155/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service Staff (31 Mar 2015)

Arthur Spring: 611. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the terms and conditions that exist for fire fighters in respect of the payment of pension entitlements by local authorities. [12730/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service Staff (31 Mar 2015)

Arthur Spring: 612. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the pension entitlements local authority fire fighters are entitled to as a result of paying a pension levy. [12731/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service (31 Mar 2015)

Arthur Spring: 613. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a risk assessment was conducted on the potential outcomes of the implementation of the national directorate for fire and emergency management Keeping Communities Safe document. [12732/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (31 Mar 2015)

Arthur Spring: 701. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to allocate funding for the upgrading of the R556 and R551 between Abbeydorney and Ballyduff in County Kerry, as the state of the road is not safe for drivers. [12729/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety (2 Apr 2015)

Arthur Spring: 242. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management will publish the risk assessment associated with the keeping communities safe document. [13845/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety (2 Apr 2015)

Arthur Spring: 243. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management will publish the isochrone drive time maps associated with the keeping communities safe document. [13846/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety (2 Apr 2015)

Arthur Spring: 244. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will publish the details concerning the keeping communities safe document and ancillary documentation. [13847/15]