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- Seanad: Development of BMW Region: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)
James Bannon: Bring back Charlie.
- Seanad: Development of BMW Region: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)
James Bannon: Have the Members opposite not had enough of Charlie?
- Seanad: Development of BMW Region: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)
James Bannon: I compliment the Leader of the House for facilitating us with a debate on the mid-term review of the BMW region and I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I wish the Minister for Finance, the Taoiseach and the entire Cabinet were here to hear Senator MacSharry relate the neglect by the Government of the BMW region. He listed statistics in a range of areas from infrastructure through...
- Seanad: Development of BMW Region: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)
James Bannon: I am not surprised by Senator Leyden's statement. He always speaks nonsense, not only here but also in the constituency.
- Seanad: Development of BMW Region: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)
James Bannon: What happened to Roscommon?
- Seanad: Development of BMW Region: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)
James Bannon: Will the Minister of State be sending out a new set of leaflets?
- Seanad: Development of BMW Region: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)
James Bannon: What about the leaflet drops?
- Seanad: Regional Transport Policy: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)
James Bannon: The Minister of State does not jump the gun.
- Seanad: Regional Transport Policy: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)
James Bannon: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Callely, to the House. The Minister, Deputy Cullen, must have run for cover. His absence in this House prior to and since Christmas, and since the debacle on the e-voting project, has been noted.
- Seanad: Regional Transport Policy: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)
James Bannon: The poor man is lost in his tracks somewhere along the line.
- Seanad: Regional Transport Policy: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)
James Bannon: If it were April fools' day, we would smell a rat. What better day to debate transport policy than in the wake of the Minister of State's pre-emption of the Minister, Deputy Cullen's, hardly credible announcement on transport initiatives? There is an old saying that if we all pulled in the same direction, we would topple over.
- Seanad: Regional Transport Policy: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)
James Bannon: The Minister of State should be congratulated on having world stability on his mind but I am not sure about the Government parties. The Minister, Deputy Cullen, must watch his back because Opposition Members are not the only ones after his job. The Minister of State gave a clear indication today that he is after his job and he wants to bury him sooner rather than later in the area of...
- Seanad: Regional Transport Policy: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)
James Bannon: A team effort how are you. The Ministers are all pulling in different directions. I used to see goats in my part of the country doing that.
- Seanad: Regional Transport Policy: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)
James Bannon: Even as we speak, there is a similar arrangement between the Minister of State and the Minister, Deputy Cullen. However, less adherence to the old saws and more attention to cohesive policy would benefit the Government and, by extension, the citizens it purports to serve. It is important that this policy looks after the needs of our citizens. We had an important debate earlier on the mid-term...
- Seanad: Regional Transport Policy: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)
James Bannon: They have heard it all before. The Minister of State's ten year projection was nothing more than a figment of his imagination and a promise waiting to be broken. We have had evidence of this time and again since the last general election. Infrastructure and transport issues are top of the list in rural and urban areas. While proportionately southern and eastern regions have been the winners...
- Seanad: Regional Transport Policy: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)
James Bannon: That happened last year. The Minister, Deputy Cullen, has only guaranteed funding for this initiative until 2006 after which it will have to stand alone, so to speak. That is not possible as this service caters for many elderly people. This is a great initiative and it should be maintained. The Government should have a lifelong commitment to its provision. The Government is blinkered in its...
- Seanad: Regional Transport Policy: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)
James Bannon: The Minister of State has admitted that this is more than a pilot initiative.
- Seanad: Regional Transport Policy: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)
James Bannon: The Minister has admitted that this is more than a pilot scheme; it will and should continue to operate. That is the view of the people we serve. I am disappointed the Minister of State is treating this as a pilot initiative. It is extremely successful. Senator Wilson is nodding his head in agreement. It has been successful throughout rural Ireland. Several programmes on national and local...
- Seanad: Regional Transport Policy: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)
James Bannon: Everything is on the way.
- Seanad: Regional Transport Policy: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)
James Bannon: We should have law and order. What the electorate wants from any Government is honesty but we have not got that from this Government because it has reneged on all its promises.