Results 2,341-2,360 of 7,604 for speaker:James Bannon
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: I will deal with Senator White later.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: There are 100,000 individuals still waiting for a council house. An estimated 120,000 children live in consistent poverty. Over 230,000 children are living in relative poverty. There is no rail link to any airport anywhere in this country and after a decade of prosperity this simply should not be the case. The people of this country work hard. The Government should be spending better and...
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: Show the Minister the document you are presenting to Members today.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: It is particularly disappointing that the Bill makes no attempt to equip planning bodies with the necessary health and safety expertise that would help restore public confidence in the planning system and ensure that planning decisions are made with public health as the primary interest. When an incinerator comes up for planning permission in this country, why is it that the issue of public...
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: The national development plan in 1999 set aside â¬546 million for the construction of four light rail lines in Dublin to be completed during the lifetime of the programme, that is, up to 2006. The first two lines are already almost â¬200 million over this target and the Government has given no commitment to construct the originally planned further two lines.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: Senator O'Rourke does not like to hear the facts.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: The Government has spentââ
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: Give me your card and I will present it in the House too.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: Thank you, a Leas-Chathaoirligh. Senator White should withdraw that insult to the Chair.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: The Government has spent â¬36 million so far acquiring land along the two Luas lines. The final cost of building the two Luas lines was â¬750 million. The Minister for Transport, Deputy Cullen, recently announced the proposal to link the two existing Luas lines, at a cost of â¬70 million. This is a U-turn on a proposal which the Government earlier rejected. Last month, the Luas was found...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: Will the Deputy Leader arrange a debate on the mismanagement of public finances and the wastage by this Government? We have seen a series of fiascoes by the Government such as PPARS, e-voting and the health care crisis. Recently we read that helicopter flights taken by the Taoiseach around the country last year cost in the region of â¬650,000. One trip between Dublin and Wicklow cost...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: It has not.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: I want a debate on the wastage. I thought the Progressive Democrats were the watchdog party in Government.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: The Senator should dream on.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: The Senator is living in cloud cuckoo land.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: The Senator might be right there.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: That is nonsense. The Senator should come to Westmeath and see the state in which the Government has left the hospital there for 11 years.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: I am disappointed in Senator Ormonde, who has no respect for councillors.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: Is that where the incinerator will be built?
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: On a point of order.