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Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: Senator Mansergh has supported the fleecing of the motorists.

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: Fianna Fáil councillors are telling people they are being forced on them.

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: We need a trustworthy system and not what is being concocted by Fianna Fáil, the Progressive Democrats and the Minister in regard to e-voting. The public does not trust them on the issue.

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: I agree.

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: The Minister of State is fleecing motorists to pay for e-voting. The reality is that what he will take in as a result of this Bill will be less than half what e-voting will cost.

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: The Minister of State should look at the wastage throughout the city, to which I referred in my speech. He did not answer that point.

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: The Minister of State forgot our heritage in the European Elections (Amendment) Bill.

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: That is nonsense.

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: It is nonsense. The Minister of State is talking from both sides of his mouth.

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: We are being short-changed. Look at what we received from the National Roads Authority compared to the rest of the country.

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: Look at the condition of the road from Longford to Westport.

Seanad: Rural Transport Initiative. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: I welcome the Minister of State. Longford Community Resources is a joint Leader partnership company covering the entire county. Surveys undertaken in Longford indicated a great need for a rural transport service in the county, particularly the northern part, which is a CLÁR-designated area. In 2002 the north Longford transport working group was formed, which consisted of representatives from...

Seanad: Rural Transport Initiative. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: I am shocked and disappointed but not surprised at the Minister of State's opening remarks.

Seanad: Rural Transport Initiative. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: He blamed Leader in Longford, which is very unfair of him.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: I welcome the Government's U-turn and change of heart on rural planning. It is important we debate this issue.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: I support the call for a debate on this issue. We need to debate the staffing of local authorities following this decision because there is a substantial shortfall in the planning departments of most of them. There is a huge backlog of planning applications which need to be dealt with and it is important that local authorities have personnel in place.

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: The hikes of 12% last year and 5% this year in motor taxation were discussed in detail on Second Stage. However, the millions of euro lost through people failing to pay motor tax must be addressed. The Government needs to get tough on motor tax dodgers. A survey published a number of years ago highlighted that the Exchequer loses millions annually and it is unfair on people who pay their...

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: I understand the law in that regard. Such people are guilty of making two false declarations. First, they have the cheek to go into a Garda station and declare the car is off the road and then they sign a declaration form in the presence of a garda. That is wrong and that law needs to be examined. It is unfair to the gardaí who sign the forms because they cannot be on everyone's back on a...

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: I thank the Minister of State. We have had disagreements during the debate on the Bill. It is a little rich to expect people to pay extra taxes when we do not crack down on tax evaders. I am delighted the Minister of State has indicated that he will do all in his power to crack down on tax evaders. Law which allows people to evade paying tax is bad law. I thank the Minister of State for...