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- Seanad: Immigrant Workers: Motion. (4 May 2005)
James Bannon: The Government has been in power for more than seven years and done nothing about it.
- Seanad: Immigrant Workers: Motion. (4 May 2005)
James Bannon: I welcome the Minister to the House to debate this important issue. From being a relatively poor country dragged into prosperity on the back of the EU, Ireland now has the second highest minimum wage in the EU, a fact about which the Government boasts. However, this is no excuse for complacency when our immigrant workers, who contribute to our economic growth, sometimes find themselves...
- Seanad: Immigrant Workers: Motion. (4 May 2005)
James Bannon: While 77% of those polled believe that Irish people living illegally in the United States should be allowed to remain there, only 66% believed that non-nationals awaiting decisions on residency applications should be allowed to remain in Ireland. The unhappy picture presented by this poll is that while we as a nation were quick to accept the largesse of other countries and still hope to do...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2005)
James Bannon: Since the current Minister for Health and Children took over the portfolio, conditions in the health service have gone from very bad to disastrous. I ask the Leader to invite the Minister for Health and Children to explain to the House the state of the ambulance service in the midlands. I was contacted yesterday by the daughter of a seriously ill and elderly lady for whom an ambulance could...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2005)
James Bannon: I am very disappointed by Councillor Dooley's slur on the medical profession.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2005)
James Bannon: The breakdown of law and order was raised by Senators Finucane and O'Toole.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2005)
James Bannon: Criminal gangs target vulnerable areas on a nightly basis.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2005)
James Bannon: Yesterday morning someone was tied up during a robbery. A similar incident occurred in Cork last week. There is a problem with law and order in this country.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2005)
James Bannon: There are no ambulances available.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2005)
James Bannon: I support Senator Brian Hayes's call for a debate on suicide. I also seek a debate on the ever-increasing levels of heroin use in every part of the country. Heroin use is now occurring in villages and smaller towns where it was unheard of ten years ago. We need more localised services to deal with the drug problem throughout rural Ireland. Services are mostly located in the large urban...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2005)
James Bannon: The Senator should bring it up at the parliamentary party meeting.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2005)
James Bannon: The Taoiseach has done a very bad job.
- Seanad: Anti-Social Behaviour: Motion. (11 May 2005)
James Bannon: The Minister is speaking as if he is a Member of the Opposition.
- Seanad: Anti-Social Behaviour: Motion. (11 May 2005)
James Bannon: The Minister is in a position of power and he has not delivered.
- Seanad: Anti-Social Behaviour: Motion. (11 May 2005)
James Bannon: The Minister should have been in Ballymahon last Monday morning to see what happened a family there.
- Seanad: Anti-Social Behaviour: Motion. (11 May 2005)
James Bannon: That is more propaganda.
- Seanad: Anti-Social Behaviour: Motion. (11 May 2005)
James Bannon: It is important to have a responsible Minister.
- Seanad: Anti-Social Behaviour: Motion. (11 May 2005)
James Bannon: The crime situation was outlined by Senator Brian Hayes earlier.
- Seanad: Anti-Social Behaviour: Motion. (11 May 2005)
James Bannon: When will the Minister honour his commitment?
- Seanad: Anti-Social Behaviour: Motion. (11 May 2005)
James Bannon: The Minister is the worst coward in the House. Every community in rural Irelandââ