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- Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Oct 2012)
Arthur Spring: That is not the way to govern properly.
- Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Oct 2012)
Arthur Spring: Honesty is required in order that one can go towards recovering the Irish flag and the sovereignty of the people of this country. That is what the debate is about and that is what this House is about.
- Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Oct 2012)
Arthur Spring: Two minutes is rather brief. Our majority might be just too big at times, but that is a reflection on those on the other side.
- Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Oct 2012)
Arthur Spring: They will not be spared by the time I am finished. I want to begin by quoting Mr. Stan McCarthy, who spoke yesterday in regard to the announcement of 900 jobs. Things are not so good in Kerry that we can give jobs to Kildare, despite what some might think. He said the future for agriculture looks bright. He also said in response to a question about what had happened in recent years that...
- Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Oct 2012)
Arthur Spring: The Deputies who are putting their hands up destroyed the country.
- Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Oct 2012)
Arthur Spring: The issue is access to credit.
- Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Oct 2012)
Arthur Spring: In any debate on the eurozone and fiscal responsibility, I am always grateful for the RTE archives which show that I was opposed, for many reasons, to Ireland's joining the euro. I was privileged to study economics in a Scandinavian country where the many pitfalls into which we have fallen were emphasised. Ultimately, we have ended up in a position in which we do not want to be. As a...
- Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2012)
Arthur Spring: Will we tell the troika to go home? That will collapse the country.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2012)
Arthur Spring: Deputy Adams should check the numbers.
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (10 Oct 2012)
Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Social Protection with reference to Page 20 Section 42 of the Pathways to Work strategy, her plans for contracting with the private sector; and if any cuts to existing local employment services are envisaged. [43590/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (9 Oct 2012)
Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has any estimate of the total value of taxes lost to the State as a result of the 10,686 people who were non-resident for tax purposes in 2010, as per information from the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43221/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (9 Oct 2012)
Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has any estimate on the total value of taxes lost to the State as a result of the 10,686 persons who were non-resident for tax purposes in 2010, as per information from the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43339/12]
- Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)
Arthur Spring: When will the Personal Insolvency Bill return to the House? Many people would like to know in light of the fact that AIB has increased mortgage rates.
- Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2012)
Arthur Spring: Perhaps the Deputy could teach the Tánaiste how to cover it up.
- Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2012)
Arthur Spring: He sacrificed nothing.
- Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2012)
Arthur Spring: There is the Deputy's truth.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Oct 2012)
Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the withdrawal of special needs assistants in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41834/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (2 Oct 2012)
Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry is a resident of the Health Service Executive South Region; if they are entitled to attend respite care on a full time basis; if the HSE South Region refer a person to a different HSE region for respite care; if any reciprocal agreements are currently in place between HSE regions; and if he will make a statement on...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report September 2012: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 Sep 2012)
Arthur Spring: Please do not open that debate.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report September 2012: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 Sep 2012)
Arthur Spring: May I intervene for one moment?