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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy (16 Jan 2013)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of renewable energy that biomass will represent in meeting our EU targets for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57948/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Communications (16 Jan 2013)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations across the State that engage with citizens through social media; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57938/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Communications (16 Jan 2013)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations across the State that have set-up social media pages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57939/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Communications (16 Jan 2013)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations in County Kerry that engage with citizens through social media and have established social media pages. [57940/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Communications (16 Jan 2013)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of crime prevention officers across the State that engage with citizens through social media; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57941/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Communications (16 Jan 2013)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of crime prevention officers across the State that have set-up social media pages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57942/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Renewable Energy (16 Jan 2013)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his position on biomass as a renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57949/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (16 Jan 2013)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in County Kerry in receipt of the single farm payment scheme in 2012. [57950/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (16 Jan 2013)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in receipt of a single farm payment totalling €2,000 or less; €2,000-€5,000; €50,000-€70,000; €100,000 or more. [57951/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Development (16 Jan 2013)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the matters discussed at the meeting of EU Fisheries Ministers in Brussels during the week of December 17-21, 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57952/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Obesity Levels (16 Jan 2013)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has any planned initiatives to address the teenage obesity issue highlighted in the report Growing Up Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57943/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2013)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Health his views on the findings of the National Advocacy Service, published October 2012, that disabled persons being moved out of institutions and into the community without adequate planning resulted in increased doses of prescription medication for some; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57955/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (16 Jan 2013)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the review the Health Service Executive has undertaken after an audit found that 7,000 old-age pensioners had not had their eligibility reviewed for more than ten years; the number of medical cards that have been revoked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57956/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Management System (16 Jan 2013)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the electronic claims management system that has been rolled out to six sites to replace the paper-based process; the locations at which this system will be rolled out to next; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57957/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion (20 Dec 2012)

Arthur Spring: In the interest of further transparency, I believe the Clerk to the Committee wishes me to acknowledge a relationship. Mr. Dick Spring is my uncle and we are currently talking to each other, and I hope we will be talking after this meeting. In a spirit of fairness, I am putting the same questions to them as I put earlier to the witnesses from Bank of Ireland. The resale of the bank will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion (20 Dec 2012)

Arthur Spring: Does that mean the preference would be to go to the private markets to get the bank into a position to repay the State?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion (20 Dec 2012)

Arthur Spring: To that end, in relation to the market value of the bank, the market value will be determined by the loans that exist, particularly the mortgage loans that exist. Built into the loans that have been given for 30, 35 and 40 years is a margin and the margin will be disposable income of my generation more than, with all due respect, the generation of Dr. Somers. I am not of the belief that any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion (20 Dec 2012)

Arthur Spring: The point is that there was never the level of arrears or stressed mortgages in Dr. Somers's generation as there is at present. That is the acid test. My last question is in relation to the role of the witnesses as public interest directors. They ultimately have a responsibility to the shareholders. The point has been made that 48 staff of the senior management grade have stood down or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion (20 Dec 2012)

Arthur Spring: Some of us were superheroes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion (20 Dec 2012)

Arthur Spring: We acknowledge that, but ultimately that does not do anything for those who are over burdened by imprudent lending.