Results 301-320 of 1,974 for speaker:Arthur Spring

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (10 Mar 2015)

Arthur Spring: 429. To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive's plans for a day centre (details supplied) in County Kerry; the way the executive plans to cater for patients and staff in the event that the facility closes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10391/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (10 Mar 2015)

Arthur Spring: 433. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the issuance of an invoice to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if the invoice will be retracted considering the unusual cause of the need for the medical attention involved. [10414/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Proposed Legislation (5 Mar 2015)

Arthur Spring: 167. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide an update on the after-care Bill 2014 in respect of the further entitlement of young persons to State care when leaving residential State care. [9659/15]

Family Home Mortgage Settlement Arrangement Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Mar 2015)

Arthur Spring: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill tonight, not to provide people with false hope, as Deputy Buttimer said, but to provide them with some hope. Deputy Michael McGrath has been engaged with this issue over a number of years. For the last four years, it has been one of the topics I have held closest to my heart. I come from the younger generation most affected by negative equity...

Family Home Mortgage Settlement Arrangement Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Mar 2015)

Arthur Spring: In apportioning blame for the mess we are in, one cannot say that the directors of the banks before 2007 are not culpable.

Family Home Mortgage Settlement Arrangement Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Mar 2015)

Arthur Spring: One cannot say that those in the institutions governing the State are not culpable. The enormity of the crash was a result of the way the economy was run on construction and credit. It was a fallacy which has resulted in the privatisation of debts on the people who are carrying this forward. I refer in particular to my generation which I call "Generation Jinxed" as so many have left the...

Leaders' Questions (3 Mar 2015)

Arthur Spring: That is ridiculous. It is Fianna Fáil's fault.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Rates (3 Mar 2015)

Arthur Spring: 540. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if persons who are in receipt of invalidity pension or illness benefit and previously purchased a commercial vehicle in a period when they availed of the exemption arrangements where persons on illness benefit or invalidity pension could get permission to work part-time for rehabilitative or therapeutic purposes and keep...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Drugs (26 Feb 2015)

Arthur Spring: 170. To ask the Minister for Health his views on expanding the medical card scheme to cover alternative medicines and treatments for persons suffering from multiple sclerosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8518/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Drugs (26 Feb 2015)

Arthur Spring: 171. To ask the Minister for Health his views on expanding the medical card scheme to cover alternative medicines and treatments for persons suffering with progressive diseases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8519/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (26 Feb 2015)

Arthur Spring: 225. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to re-introduce a tenant purchase scheme, or any similar type scheme, for occupants of local authority houses nationwide. [8523/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Criteria (24 Feb 2015)

Arthur Spring: 583. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the circumstances under which a local authority may withhold payment of rent to a landlord who has agreed to participate in the rental accommodation scheme. [8084/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Quality (24 Feb 2015)

Arthur Spring: 602. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if funding will be made available for localities (details supplied) currently being provided with inferior quality drinking water due to their geological conditions but which water technically qualifies as acceptable, according to the European Union (Drinking Water) Regulations 2014; if he will address the matter; if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 Feb 2015)

Arthur Spring: 389. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the waiting time in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry to receive an appointment for an eye operation in the South Infirmary / Victoria University Hospital Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7013/15]

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2015)

Arthur Spring: It is free.

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2015)

Arthur Spring: One cannot premeditate a rant.

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2015)

Arthur Spring: I identified Tralee.

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2015)

Arthur Spring: I thank Deputy Troy.

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2015)

Arthur Spring: If I may clarify something, it was because the Minister of State, Deputy Harris, was not here at the time.

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2015)

Arthur Spring: Hear, hear.