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

Arthur Spring: 245. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management, through the local chief fire officers, is attempting to utilise section 26 of the Fire Services Act 1981 to implement the keeping communities safe document, and to transfer complete and overall responsibility for the provision of the fire and rescue...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (15 Apr 2015)

Arthur Spring: 148. To ask the Minister for Finance the level of oversight and input his Department and the Central Bank of Ireland have in retail banks setting interest rates. [14280/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Powers of Attorney (15 Apr 2015)

Arthur Spring: 383. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce legislation to resolve the issue of children of adults with dementia being denied access to see their parent by the adult's carer, who happens to be in their own home and the sibling of those denied access to their parent, due to a breakdown of the sibling relationship; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Administration (15 Apr 2015)

Arthur Spring: 632. To ask the Minister for Health if there is an appeals process available to a medical card patient if a general practitioner removes that patient from his or her General Medical Services list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14862/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Exemptions (15 Apr 2015)

Arthur Spring: 746. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a person who is in receipt of invalidity pension or illness benefit, and previously purchased a commercial vehicle in a period when the person availed of the exemption arrangements where persons on illness benefit or invalidity pension could receive permission to work part-time for rehabilitative or therapeutic...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety Regulations (15 Apr 2015)

Arthur Spring: 811. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the procedures the housing sections of local authorities have in place to safeguard against the spread of domestic fires in terraced houses due to interconnected flammable materials existing between dwellings. [14690/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Insurance Cover: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Arthur Spring: On this occasion Cork and Kerry are quite alike, without having as many All-Ireland medals. That is particularly so in Tralee, Ballylongford and the Cashin, which are prone not only to river flooding but also to tidal flooding. The enormity of the infrastructure that is required to protect it is such that it is probably beyond comprehension both financially and geographically. I wish to...

Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2015)

Arthur Spring: I thank the Whip's office for giving me an opportunity to speak to the Bill. I am very much in favour of advancing anything to do with general practitioners. As I come from a household in which my mother was a nurse and my father, a GP, I understand the role played by the GP in society. I am very much of the opinion that in an advanced society people should have access to medical care. ...

Fair Pay, Secure Jobs and Trade Union Recognition: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Apr 2015)

Arthur Spring: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this issue, particularly having met many of the Dunnes Stores workers in recent weeks. This matter is going to affect society on many fronts, not just in terms of work but also in the context of how people lead their lives. I agree with much of what was said by Deputies Catherine Murphy, Clare Daly and Maureen O'Sullivan. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (16 Apr 2015)

Arthur Spring: 137. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting period for a person who has been removed from a general practitioner's general medical services list at the request of the general practitioner to be re-instated on a new list list with an alternative general practitioner. [15026/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Ulster Bank (29 Apr 2015)

Arthur Spring: I am trying to place a construct on my thesis on family homes and the way in which banks are trying to restructure their balance sheets. What would be the valuation of Ulster Bank if it were to obtain a market capitalisation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Ulster Bank (29 Apr 2015)

Arthur Spring: A figure is known.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Ulster Bank (29 Apr 2015)

Arthur Spring: If RBS is looking at Ulster Bank as being part of its overall portfolio, it will have a value attributed to it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Ulster Bank (29 Apr 2015)

Arthur Spring: It must place a value on the bank.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Ulster Bank (29 Apr 2015)

Arthur Spring: I will make the question a little easier for Mr. Brown. Has the value of Ulster Bank increased or decreased over the five years since 2010?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Ulster Bank (29 Apr 2015)

Arthur Spring: Has the bank's balance sheet repaired itself over the past five years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Ulster Bank (29 Apr 2015)

Arthur Spring: In that case, its value will have increased.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Ulster Bank (29 Apr 2015)

Arthur Spring: While that has obviously been factor, the mortgage market is improving and the value of the assets, namely, the loans backed by the security on the properties in question, has increased in the past five years. Ultimately, therefore, with the loans now worth more, Ulster Bank must be worth more.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Ulster Bank (29 Apr 2015)

Arthur Spring: I acknowledge that but there has been an improvement in the property market.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Ulster Bank (29 Apr 2015)

Arthur Spring: It is improving, however.