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Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)

James Bannon: On a point of order. Has Senator Leyden asked the Minister to investigate his own officials?

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)

James Bannon: Apparently allegations were made to that effect.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)

James Bannon: The Senator has asked the Minister to investigate his own officials.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)

James Bannon: I understood from what Senator Leyden said that he was asking the Minister to investigate his own officials.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)

James Bannon: Senator Leyden is asking the Minister——

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)

James Bannon: This is a very serious issue within the Department.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)

James Bannon: A very serious issue.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)

James Bannon: Will the Minister respond to——

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)

James Bannon: Allegations and requests have been made by Senator Leyden with regard to a conflict of interest.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)

James Bannon: The Senator should not misinterpret people.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)

James Bannon: Can the Leader inform the House or find out when the report of the Barr tribunal will be published? The tribunal was established in 2002 to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of John Carthy at Abbeylara, County Longford. I understand that it was signed off on in early 2005 and we were informed the report would be before the House by 1 November 2005. Why is there a delay?...

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)

James Bannon: I support the call for a debate on rail transport. Freight depots across the country are being downgraded, which happened in my town of Longford and elsewhere in the midlands. As other Senators said, a proper rail infrastructure would take many heavy goods vehicles off our roads.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)

James Bannon: We should have a debate on the issue and money should be invested in our rail freight services.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)

James Bannon: And the canals.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Mar 2006)

James Bannon: Will the Leader invite the Minister for Education and Science to the House to debate the school transport system? Following the horrific accident last year in County Meath, we were promised the current fleet of buses would be phased out and replaced but, in many areas, the system is in complete chaos. The Leader may be aware that in our constituency children leave home at 7 a.m. to catch a...

Seanad: Agrifood Sector: Motion. (29 Mar 2006)

James Bannon: What is the Minister doing about beef imports? They rose by 60% last year.

Seanad: Agrifood Sector: Motion. (29 Mar 2006)

James Bannon: When will the Minister introduce the food labelling requirement?

Seanad: Agrifood Sector: Motion. (29 Mar 2006)

James Bannon: Who else takes responsibility? Is the Deputy not the Minister for Agriculture and Food?

Seanad: Agrifood Sector: Motion. (29 Mar 2006)

James Bannon: I welcome the Minister to the House. She always comes in here smiling even though she has all agricultural enterprises in a very depressed state. In her short term in office, she has dismantled several sectors of the agricultural industry.

Seanad: Agrifood Sector: Motion. (29 Mar 2006)

James Bannon: Every recent Fianna Fáil Private Members' motion has loudly sounded the bells of the next general election. Each toll has heightened despite——