Results 341-360 of 1,974 for speaker:Arthur Spring

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (16 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Health the qualifying conditions which nationals of EU and EEA countries, including Switzerland, would have to meet in order for them to be entitled to a medical card if they become an ordinary resident here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44525/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Correspondence (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has been in contact with the Northern Ireland Secretary for State, Theresa Villiers, recently regarding the corporate tax rate in Northern Ireland; if there will be any change in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45266/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Local Training Initiatives Expenditure (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the allowances and funding that are currently provided to local training initiatives by FÁS in relation to training for participants and grants for supervisors, materials and administration; the amount FÁS may allocate to a local training initiative to cover the audit fees, as an audit is required by the Revenue Commissioners; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Development (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the level of engagement and integration between the institute of technology colleges and Industrial Development Agency in the current national and international employment opportunities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45269/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated number of households with an income in excess of €100,000 in receipt of child benefit. [45048/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimate number of households with an income in excess of €100,000 in receipt of child benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45272/12]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Incentives (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the invention grants in renewable energy that exist for students, companies and individuals here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45264/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regional Authorities (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered reconfiguring the regional authorities that were laid out in the Local Government Act 1991 (Regional Authorities) (Establishment) Order 1993 as the current configuration has caused counties, such as County Kerry, to become disadvantaged in comparison to County Limerick and the border, midlands and west...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Accidents (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the policies being pursued to reduce the number of farm accidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45268/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive budget for home help services in County Kerry is on target. [45049/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the SouthDoc service in County Kerry in view of the financial difficulty that has recently been highlighted in the media as well as the 2007 cuts to overall funding for the service and the 2009 10% pay cut to workers in the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45265/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties in using the Bus Éireann website; his plans to make it more accessible for users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45270/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure - Finance Vote Group: Discussion with Minister for Finance (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: I have two questions, with the first relating to the promissory note and the second relating to mortgage arrears. Fianna Fáil, and Deputy Michael McGrath in particular, may have paid the Minister a compliment in acknowledging that the budget does not include repayments on the promissory note for last year and perhaps this year. Will the Minister indicate if in a worst case scenario we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure - Finance Vote Group: Discussion with Minister for Finance (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: What is the worst case scenario if we must make repayments? Is it over €9 billion?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure - Finance Vote Group: Discussion with Minister for Finance (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: If repayments must be made, where will the funds come from?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure - Finance Vote Group: Discussion with Minister for Finance (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: It is not agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure - Finance Vote Group: Discussion with Minister for Finance (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: What about the €3 billion payment that would occur, as per the agreement by the last Government?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure - Finance Vote Group: Discussion with Minister for Finance (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: That will be borrowed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure - Finance Vote Group: Discussion with Minister for Finance (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: What about the €3 billion for last year? That would be borrowed as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure - Finance Vote Group: Discussion with Minister for Finance (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: That is if we can get our hands on it. If we cannot get our hands on it, in a worst case scenario it might have to go into the budget.