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Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (17 May 2006)

James Bannon: The Senator should go and speak to farmers in any part of the county. He is somewhat removed from the farming community in recent years.

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (17 May 2006)

James Bannon: He does not have his finger on the pulse like I have or he would know the situation in rural Ireland. In 2005, some 3,000 tonnes of plastic waste were left uncollected on farms, despite the fact that farmers had paid a levy for its collection. When this is included with the farm plastic, which is illegally imported into the country — an estimated 30% of the total — and sold to unknowing...

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (17 May 2006)

James Bannon: His aim, and indeed that of the Government, seems to be the destruction of Irish farming, for which they could yet be single-handedly responsible. That may be said of several Ministers.

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (17 May 2006)

James Bannon: Senator Dardis gets angry when it hurts.

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (17 May 2006)

James Bannon: Farmers need the support of a strong Government, and Fine Gael will provide that.

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (17 May 2006)

James Bannon: Our farmers need the protection of a strong Government. They are certainly not getting it from Fianna Fáil or the PDs.

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (17 May 2006)

James Bannon: Waste facilities throughout the country are not up to scratch, with a lack of emphasis on recycling and problems arisingwith refuse collection and private wastefacilities. Changing Our Ways of September 1998 set out the broad policy approach to waste management in Ireland: "Policy is based on the integrated approach, based on the international recognised waste management hierarchy of...

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (17 May 2006)

James Bannon: ——via the motorway to witness the amount of litter strewn around. The same is true of any county road, back road or cul-de-sac.

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (17 May 2006)

James Bannon: I accept people have filthy habits but the Government is doing very little to resolve this matter. Cameras should be put in place on those back roads and culs-de-sac to eliminate the problem of litter because it is having a serious impact on the tourism industry and the environment. It is important that the Minister of State give up the cheap talk and act on the problem.

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (17 May 2006)

James Bannon: With an extra charge involved.

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (17 May 2006)

James Bannon: It is a rip-off of the farming community.

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (17 May 2006)

James Bannon: When?

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (17 May 2006)

James Bannon: Is the Senator accusing Friends of the Earth of creating waste?

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 May 2006)

James Bannon: I welcome Senator White's change of mind on this issue because we know the stealth taxes introduced by the Government are having a crippling effect on local authorities.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 May 2006)

James Bannon: I have a series of questions. Society has become more violent and crime-ridden on the Government's watch. Break-ins and violent incidents are an everyday occurrence. Yesterday in my local authority electoral area, there was a bank raid in Ballymahon during which bank staff and citizens were terrorised.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 May 2006)

James Bannon: Yes I have. Policing——

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 May 2006)

James Bannon: I am calling for a debate on crime levels. The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform must protect citizens and not give lectures on crime. People want protection. I support the calls for a debate on Aer Lingus and Eircom. Will the Leader be advising the constituents of Longford and Westmeath to buy shares in Aer Lingus like she advised them to buy shares in Eircom?

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 May 2006)

James Bannon: On a point of order, did the Leader of this House use unparliamentary language a few moments ago towards me?

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 May 2006)

James Bannon: I want the record to be checked.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 May 2006)

James Bannon: It is a serious incident. She will not blackguard me in this House in the way the Taoiseach blackguarded the people of Ireland last week.