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Order of Business (25 Feb 2009)

James Bannon: In so far as any assurances can be believed by this Government, the legislative programme assures us that the qualifications, education and training Bill will be published in 2010. In light of the growing unrest in the third level sector, can the Bill be brought forward and published this year?

Order of Business (25 Feb 2009)

James Bannon: Everything is next year.

Citizenship Applications. (25 Feb 2009)

James Bannon: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to review the eligibility criteria for a citizenship application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7671/09]

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (25 Feb 2009)

James Bannon: Up and down the country farmers young and old have been plunged into a cashflow crisis. Last week I had three young farmers in my clinic looking for references to take with them out of the country to Canada to try to earn money to pay for their slatted shed because of the Minister's behaviour. Farmers took a disproportionate hit in last year's budget when the Minister abolished the...

Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32. (26 Feb 2009)

James Bannon: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the threat to the welfare of the Irish farming industry, which has been thrown into a cashflow crisis by the failure of the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to honour his commitment to reimburse loans taken out for the building of slatted sheds under the farm waste...

Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32. (26 Feb 2009)

James Bannon: I am glad he is here this morning to hear this.

Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32. (26 Feb 2009)

James Bannon: He has misled farmers.

Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

James Bannon: There is a proposal to establish a single national inland fisheries authority to replace the Central Fisheries Board and the seven regional boards. When will the fisheries (amendment) Bill be brought before the House because people involved in the industry are concerned about the long delay in establishing this central authority?

Decentralisation Programme. (3 Mar 2009)

James Bannon: Did the Taoiseach mention 40 locations or sites throughout the country? When the decentralisation programme was announced, it was announced with a great fanfare of publicity by the then Minister of his own Department——

Decentralisation Programme. (3 Mar 2009)

James Bannon: ——that 10,000 civil servants would be moved to 53 locations throughout the country. At that time, those on this side of the House said the Government had done no costings or risk assessment. Does the Taoiseach accept at that time the Government, of which he was a member, deceived the electorate in the run-up to the local and European elections in 2004? Regarding space which has been...

Decentralisation Programme. (3 Mar 2009)

James Bannon: What about the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, which was supposed to go to Athlone or Mullingar?

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (3 Mar 2009)

James Bannon: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the war being waged on the over 70s, and strongly condemn the threat caused by the Government to their well-being, which caused some to refuse to hand back their medical cards by yesterday's deadline for fear that they will not be able to afford medical care, including home help and...

Investment of the National Pensions Reserve Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Mar 2009)

James Bannon: One of the main features of the National Pensions Reserve Fund Act 2000 was to ensure the National Pensions Reserve Fund could not be used by the then Government or future governments for any other purpose besides the meeting of pension costs, with a built in statutory prohibition on drawdowns prior to 2025. A measure barring governments from using the pretext of "exceptional circumstance"...

Investment of the National Pensions Reserve Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Mar 2009)

James Bannon: I am not contradicting my argument. This is typical waffle uttered by Fianna Fáil Ministers. The Minister of State is not tuned into the legislation. The Government's actions vis-á-vis the Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Banks were a huge blow to public sector workers, with the ensuing pension levy controversy set to run and run. It is incomprehensible to low and middle income workers...

Investment of the National Pensions Reserve Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Mar 2009)

James Bannon: The big guys at the Galway tent and so on embarrass the Minister of State and the Government.

Investment of the National Pensions Reserve Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Mar 2009)

James Bannon: That is what has crippled the country and has us in the mess we are in.

Investment of the National Pensions Reserve Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Mar 2009)

James Bannon: The Taoiseach refers to a global crisis but the mess has been created by Fianna Fáil, which has been in power for 20 of the past 22 years. The party will not pull the wool over the eyes of the public on this issue. The Minister of State might be looking after his brother's interest but the people understand the position much better than him. Low and middle income earners who, in light of...

School Accommodation. (3 Mar 2009)

James Bannon: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for affording me time to speak on this important matter, namely, the need for the Minister for Education and Science to expedite a new school building for Forgney national school, County Longford, which was given the go-ahead in 2006, in light of the recent highly alarming engineer's report, which indicates that the 42-year old wooden pre-fab structure in which the...

School Accommodation. (3 Mar 2009)

James Bannon: It cannot be repaired.

School Accommodation. (3 Mar 2009)

James Bannon: This school cannot be repaired as it is rotten. The timber is rotten. This is unacceptable.