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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (12 Jun 2013)

Arthur Spring: 102. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the way new policies on public procurement will affect small and medium enterprises in view of the concerns expressed by the Small Firms Association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28365/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Genetically Modified Organisms (12 Jun 2013)

Arthur Spring: 195. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his position in relation to GMO/GE crops in view of the increasing number of countries worldwide banning such crops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28361/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (11 Jun 2013)

Arthur Spring: 118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the imposition of a no-fly zone for Syria. [27498/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (11 Jun 2013)

Arthur Spring: 119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent lifting of the EU arms embargo on Syria. [27499/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Laundering (11 Jun 2013)

Arthur Spring: 186. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount the Revenue Commissioners estimate has been lost to the Exchequer as a result of fuel laundering in the past three years. [27495/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (11 Jun 2013)

Arthur Spring: 265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the special needs assistant/pupil ratio in the special schools in counties Limerick, Kerry and Cork. [26988/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies Code of Conduct (11 Jun 2013)

Arthur Spring: 481. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on whether it is contrary to the strategic interest of Irish indigenous companies involved in the seaweed extraction business that on 1 March 2013 a decision was made by the Board of Údarás to sell a company (details supplied); the way this decision will affect the supply of seaweed material to Irish companies;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (11 Jun 2013)

Arthur Spring: 993. To ask the Minister for Health his views that there is an equitable treatment of diabetes patients in rural areas outside Dublin; and if there is a satisfactory level of services such as the equitable provision of insulin pumps in such areas. [27496/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (11 Jun 2013)

Arthur Spring: 994. To ask the Minister for Health in the context of the centralisation of the switchboard for ambulance emergency calls, his views on whether the call centre should be compartmentalised by region, with each section containing staff with excellent geographic knowledge of a particularly region and locality. [27497/13]

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2013)

Arthur Spring: The time will be worth it.

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2013)

Arthur Spring: I compliment the Minister on doing an excellent job in her portfolio in unprecedentedly difficult times for our economy. The element of fairness is upheld in this Bill. Comparison with EU countries suggests Ireland's system of social transfers is the most effective in reducing poverty. When we look at social welfare we often think of the fact that 2.2 million people in Ireland are in...

Order of Business (30 May 2013)

Arthur Spring: They disagree with everything.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)

Arthur Spring: It affects those whose income is over €65,000.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)

Arthur Spring: Is this on section 1?

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)

Arthur Spring: This is out of order.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (29 May 2013)

Arthur Spring: It is worth putting on the record that none of us wants to be here at a time of economic crisis discussing the introduction of property taxes. It would be much more appropriate to do so in a more economically stable time. How much money was the State able to generate in the previous tax year from the household charge? Have the Revenue Commissioners made any comparison and contrast between...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (29 May 2013)

Arthur Spring: With regard to the overall compression in the economy it is very relevant. During the boom years, or the false times of the Celtic tiger, how much money did Revenue generate from property-related taxes such as capital gains tax and stamp duty in comparison to what it projects will be made from property taxes now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (29 May 2013)

Arthur Spring: For half a year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (29 May 2013)

Arthur Spring: They include shares.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (29 May 2013)

Arthur Spring: What is it down to now?