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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (13 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Health if the 1.25 WTE podiatrist position at Kerry general hospital Tralee, which was sanctioned in April 2012 as part of the National Footcare Programme, will be filled as envisaged by the Health Service Executive’s National Clinical Programme for Diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50119/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authority Services (13 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an assessment of the outcomes that result from the pedestrianisation of main and secondary streets in regional towns in particular for retail and tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49753/12]

Order of Business (8 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: When will the workplace relations Bill will be brought before the House?

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: Are you looking at me?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: I am glad it has been recognised because I have been saying that for a long time. The cashflow model that sells the bank ultimately needs to reflect the fact that people in the most debt will not be burdened with the largest margins.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: The Government has never run a bank before.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: I welcome the Minister and his officials. I wish to deal with two issues. The first is the cost of funds to our banking system at present. I also wish to hear about the Minister's strategy for the ultimate sale of the banks and how the cost of funds will play into that. The ECB is reducing the amount of funding it is providing to our pillar banks. There are many strategies one can use to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: What is the Minister's preference between the private investor as opposed to the ESM taking a shareholding in it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: The cost of funds deriving from deposits is far higher than the cost of funds directly from the European Central Bank. Representatives of the pillar banks appeared before the committee last week and they said they cannot envisage interest rates, particularly those applicable to mortgages, going down in the short, medium or long term. To the contrary, they envisage them increasing. That...

Pensions and Retirement Lump Sums: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (7 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: What about vouched expenses?

Pensions and Retirement Lump Sums: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (7 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: It is clear that some of the signatories to this Private Members' motion have brought it forward with the best of intentions. I do not doubt their sincerity. We have an issue with pensions. I share the sentiments of colleagues in the Labour Party that we need to get this right. Our colleagues in the Technical Group have had plenty of time to mull over this and should have done better. ...

Pensions and Retirement Lump Sums: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (7 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: They are all over the place and way off the mark in terms of coming in here to have a go at Government. As regards the payment of various allowances etc., what are those in receipt of the Leader's allowance of €40,000 per annum doing with it? I have yet to see one poster erected by any of the signatories to this motion which indicates they will vote "Yes" in the children's...

Pensions and Retirement Lump Sums: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (7 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: All allowances which the Labour Party receives are audited and spent on political campaigns and the betterment and development of the country.

Pensions and Retirement Lump Sums: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (7 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: The Technical Group is way off the mark. Its members take home twice as much money as the rest of us and need to account for it.

Pensions and Retirement Lump Sums: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (7 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: People want leaders to lead and want politicians to make decisions. It is important we focus on addressing the mess in which we find ourselves and stop kicking the football around. The Irish people will forgive decisions but they will not forgive a mess being kicked around with no purpose. The people know there is no fantasy government under which everything will be better. They have Sinn...

Pensions and Retirement Lump Sums: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (7 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: Let us have some "Yes" campaign in respect of the referendum next Saturday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Statement of Strategy 2011-2014: Discussion with Department of Finance (7 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: Are we addressing this issue with the European Central Bank? I refer to the article published in Die Welt last week on the funding of Spanish banks in comparison with Irish banks, which indicated an anomaly exists whereby Irish banks are being charged more than Spanish banks. There appears to be one rule for them and another for us. I advocate pressing the ECB to give Ireland a break by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Statement of Strategy 2011-2014: Discussion with Department of Finance (7 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: It has been proven that the wealthiest invest more money out of the country and import more luxury goods into the country.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Statement of Strategy 2011-2014: Discussion with Department of Finance (7 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: Are we addressing it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Statement of Strategy 2011-2014: Discussion with Department of Finance (7 Nov 2012)

Arthur Spring: Is Ireland seeking more funds from the European Central Bank?