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Financial Resolutions 2014 - Financial Resolution No. 8: General (Resumed) (16 Oct 2013)

Arthur Spring: Hear, hear.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Financial Resolution No. 8: General (Resumed) (16 Oct 2013)

Arthur Spring: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2013)

Arthur Spring: Nonsense.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Arthur Spring: What has Deputy McGrath been doing for the past half an hour?

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Arthur Spring: Open the book.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Arthur Spring: A total of €9.4 billion.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roadworthiness Testing (15 Oct 2013)

Arthur Spring: 449. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the rise in fees on 7 October 2013 for commercial vehicle road worthiness testing; and if the rise was publicised in advance. [43100/13]

Order of Business (10 Oct 2013)

Arthur Spring: Send him a membership form for Fianna Fáil.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (10 Oct 2013)

Arthur Spring: 52. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 189 of 24 September 2013, if the Central Bank of Ireland set in place a time frame for financial institutions who have been notified by customers to resolve issues in relation to the misselling of PPI prior to July 2007; the course of action available to customers if they believe the financial institution is not...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consumer Protection (10 Oct 2013)

Arthur Spring: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 01 October 2013, the options that are available to the consumer if an international insurance company licenced in Ireland which plans to cease operation fails to provide at least two months notice to affected consumers to enable them to make alternative arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (9 Oct 2013)

Arthur Spring: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry qualifies as a child dependent on their parent's claim, and therefore entitled for free fees for third level based on the fact that they are aged 22 years and enrolled in full-time education, despite the fact that they are just short of meeting the three years residency criteria. [42677/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (8 Oct 2013)

Arthur Spring: 464. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the progress of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill 2013 [42317/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Oct 2013)

Arthur Spring: 516. To ask the Minister for Health if the child and adult mental health service will recognise and accept reports from qualified medical persons on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41797/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry Issues (1 Oct 2013)

Arthur Spring: 191. To ask the Minister for Finance the period of notice that an international insurance company licensed in Ireland is obliged to give to a consumer prior to that company's withdrawal from the Irish market; if the company is obliged to notify the consumer directly as opposed to notifying the brokers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40620/13]

Private Members' Business - Cuts in Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Sep 2013)

Arthur Spring: Last Monday night, I attended an INTO meeting in the Brandon conference centre in Tralee, which was attended by approximately 350 parents and teachers who are concerned about education. This is a difficult time but we must not show self-pity. We must accept that despite austerity not being our policy, an austerity budget will be introduced as a consequence of the economic mismanagement of...

Private Members' Business - Cuts in Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Sep 2013)

Arthur Spring: I am referring to the people who are governing Northern Ireland. They may be hard to take for Sinn Féin Deputies but the points I make are fact. Not one of them is wrong, yet we have people from Northern Ireland coming down here and telling us we are mismanaging our country.

Private Members' Business - Cuts in Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Sep 2013)

Arthur Spring: This country is trying to solve its problems. It has autonomy and will gain full autonomy. I have differences with many Deputies, including on the forthcoming adjustment. I do not agree with a budget cut of €3.1 billion and would prefer a figure closer to €2.5 billion. I ask back bench Deputies from both coalition parties to push for such an outcome-----

Private Members' Business - Cuts in Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Sep 2013)

Arthur Spring: -----as the lower figure would allow for a smaller adjustment in education than is being suggested. If the final figure is €2.5 billion rather than €3.1 billion, the reductions in expenditure should be implemented in Departments other than the Departments of Education and Skills and Health.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Arthur Spring: I want to stick with the questions if I can. The questions solely revolve around this matter, namely, whether Professor Honohan has the ability to force AIB, Bank of Ireland and Permanent TSB - all the banks that are licensed by the Governor of the Central Bank on behalf of the people - to draw down every single penny they have been identified as using.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Arthur Spring: It is a specific question.