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Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)

Arthur Spring: ...who would seek to see people's pensions protected. He has never done anything wrong by the State or by the people and he is a man around whom we would all put credit. Unlike some others who have destroyed pensions in this county, he is a man of integrity. It would be incredible if we were to say that a member of the Independent Alliance had sought the nomination of one their cronies to a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)

Arthur Spring: ...an examination as to whether the directors, at that point in time, were in breach of their fiduciary duties? One of the kerbstones of the directorship of a bank is to protect the asset, yet they destroyed the assets. The assets would not exist without the State having intervened.

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: ...that position? In their estimation, is it appropriate that these senior people are remunerated with lucrative pensions in light of the fact that under their stewardship the banks were essentially destroyed? I put this question to both Dr. Somers and Mr. Spring.

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: I am trying to get to the crux of the issue. Who was responsible for destroying Bank of Ireland?

Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: The Deputies who are putting their hands up destroyed the country.

Private Members' Business. National Monuments: Motion (22 May 2012)

Arthur Spring: ...and the rest of it being demolished. That is not the case. I do not believe that anybody here who would allow that to happen. With no disrespect to Deputy McLellan, the possibility of it being destroyed or demolished is not something any of us would countenance on this side of the House. We need to be as objective about it as we can be. I do not think that any political party should...

Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Apr 2012)

Arthur Spring: ...knowledge, decided not to go into the euro and has since protected its capacity to grow. What we are talking about here is intergenerational debt. People older than I who sat in this Chamber have destroyed our economy and burdened me and my contemporaries with enormous debt. I do not want to see the next generation of Irish people burdened with the same debts. Looking at the treaty...

Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Apr 2012)

Arthur Spring: ...people in the Opposition parties are being very irresponsible on this matter. On the other hand, I commend the Fianna Fáil Party which, unpopular as it has been in recent times, has opted not to destroy the country. It is doing the prudent thing by the people in this matter. However, there are some who are clearly opposing the treaty for their own political gain. That is reckless...