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Northern Ireland Issues. (14 Nov 2007)

James Bannon: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach the steps he will take to maintain the British-Irish relations fostered by Prime Minister Blair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20269/07]

Order of Business (14 Nov 2007)

James Bannon: The Health Information and Quality Authority published its report yesterday, which stated that 51 public hospitals did not receive a top rating of excellence. When can we expect legislation to enforce public hygiene in our hospitals? This is affecting patients right across the country.

Local Authority Auditing. (14 Nov 2007)

James Bannon: Local government is an essential element in any democratic state. It is the machinery by which important services are provided. Everyday when we get up and go outside our doors, we see the services put in place by local authorities, such as public lighting, road infrastructure, water services, sewerage systems etc.

Local Authority Auditing. (14 Nov 2007)

James Bannon: Each local authority has a local government auditor, director of financial services, a budget committee, finance committees etc. and each committee needs a secretariat. Are the new committees necessary? As additional staff are required to man the secretariats, will the embargo on local government staffing be lifted to accommodate their staffing requirements? The public wants a better...

Local Authority Auditing. (14 Nov 2007)

James Bannon: All council members on the finance or budget committees are accountable to their electorates. They have done a good job to a large extent and one would not accuse elected members of wasting funding. They have a hands on approach to how their counties or cities should be developed. How often does the Minister expect the new audit committees to meet?

Environmental Protection Agency. (14 Nov 2007)

James Bannon: Up to 30,000 tonnes of waste are not accounted for each year in this country. Can the Minister reassure the general public that this waste does not escape into our water supply system? What measures has he put in place to counteract this possibility?

Environmental Protection Agency. (14 Nov 2007)

James Bannon: Is he aware of the situation in south County Longford, where the water supply could be contaminated by inadequate sewerage treatment plants in several villages there?

Transport 21: Statements. (14 Nov 2007)

James Bannon: Do not speak of him too often.

Transport 21: Statements. (14 Nov 2007)

James Bannon: It is because of all the U-turns.

Transport 21: Statements. (14 Nov 2007)

James Bannon: I welcome the Minister. I am delighted to have an opportunity to speak on this important matter. Nearly every transport project due to be competed before 2010 under the Government's €34 billion Transport 21 plan is already delayed or late, depending on which spin is put on it by the Minister. It is emphatically predicted to miss its due date. We have evidence of that on several...

Transport 21: Statements. (14 Nov 2007)

James Bannon: There may be a crony there.

Child Care: Motion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

James Bannon: I support this motion and thank my colleague, Deputy Shatter, for raising this important issue. Whether the Minister hears it or not, the public has spoken. As a director and board member of the Legan Childcare Committee, I have my finger on the pulse of public opinion. The concerted outcry against the proposed new subvention scheme for funding community child care is deafening, and only...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (14 Nov 2007)

James Bannon: Question 88: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans he has to counteract the plans to cut funding for the Environmental Protection Agency, the Irish Heritage Trust and the Heritage Council in budget 2008. [28492/07]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (15 Nov 2007)

James Bannon: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance namely, the crisis in cancer care throughout the country which has been highlighted by an international study by the OECD published this week which shows that Ireland has one of the highest breast cancer death rates in the developed world and a 6% higher rate of deaths from prostate cancer...

Order of Business (15 Nov 2007)

James Bannon: With Ireland third from the bottom of 30 countries in the OECD for average download speeds and €4 billion required for a new State-wide fibre optic network, what legislation, if any, is pending to update Ireland's communications system?

Renewable Energy Projects. (15 Nov 2007)

James Bannon: I welcome the opportunity to raise this issue and am glad the Minister is in the House to reply. This is an important energy saving and environmentally sustainable process that requires a coherent policy: the development of slurry-generated electricity. The use of organic materials such as farm slurry could generate enough electricity to power one in every three homes at peak periods. By...

Tax Code. (20 Nov 2007)

James Bannon: I join my colleagues, Deputies Deenihan and Connaughton, in highlighting the need for the Minister for Transport to outline his plans to alleviate the hardship caused by the sudden removal of the refund of excise duty on fuel used in passenger transport services, which will seriously impact on the private transport industry and lead to increased fares and the closure of many businesses. It is...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (20 Nov 2007)

James Bannon: Question 87: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his intentions with regards to directing the new Commission on Taxation to examine the equity issue in relation to personal tax credits with a view to either justifying this ongoing discrimination or recommending that it be ended by the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28269/07]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (20 Nov 2007)

James Bannon: Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will discontinue the discriminatory treatment of farmers and other self-employed sole traders in relation to personal tax credits, particularly as the self-employed are taxed on a current year basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28268/07]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (20 Nov 2007)

James Bannon: Question 197: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps the Health Service Executive has taken to provide cancer care services for hundreds of patients who have, to date, been treated in Longford Westmeath General Hospital; when such steps were first taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29281/07]