Results 5,261-5,280 of 7,604 for speaker:James Bannon
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: It is particularly disappointing that the Bill makes no attempt to equip planning bodies with the necessary health and safety expertise that would help restore public confidence in the planning system and ensure that planning decisions are made with public health as the primary interest. When an incinerator comes up for planning permission in this country, why is it that the issue of public...
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: The national development plan in 1999 set aside â¬546 million for the construction of four light rail lines in Dublin to be completed during the lifetime of the programme, that is, up to 2006. The first two lines are already almost â¬200 million over this target and the Government has given no commitment to construct the originally planned further two lines.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: Senator O'Rourke does not like to hear the facts.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: The Government has spentââ
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: Give me your card and I will present it in the House too.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: Thank you, a Leas-Chathaoirligh. Senator White should withdraw that insult to the Chair.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: The Government has spent â¬36 million so far acquiring land along the two Luas lines. The final cost of building the two Luas lines was â¬750 million. The Minister for Transport, Deputy Cullen, recently announced the proposal to link the two existing Luas lines, at a cost of â¬70 million. This is a U-turn on a proposal which the Government earlier rejected. Last month, the Luas was found...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: I second my colleague's amendment to the Order of Business. I ask the Leader to invite the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism into the House to debate the Government's regional tourism plan because revenue and occupancy rates declined for many bed and breakfast accommodation and hotel owners throughout the country in the past 12 months. A hotel owner told me she had an 84% occupancy rate in...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: The problem with the register of electors is the insufficient level of staff in local authorities. I spoke with local authority officers who are responsible for the register of electors and they have claimed there is a significant shortage of staff to deal properly with the register. This issue must be addressed. It is a staffing problem in most local authorities.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: There is a debate about that going on in the constituency too.
- Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: I wish to give one minute of my time to Senator Ulick Burke.
- Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: We call for practical and workable nitrates regulations to be introduced. My motion deals with the issue that the Minister has failed to meet and negotiate with the farming organisations. The legislation introduced by the Minister is damaging and will not improvewater quality, which is the objective of the directive.
- Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: The Minister has let us down. The farming organisations have informed me that he has not engaged in meaningful consultation with them. He was told that in Ballymahon in my county last week. He now blames farmers for the fact that the regulations are not being introduced earlier.
- Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: The Minister is playing funny tactics. Farmers across the country demand that this be resolved in a logical and scientific way as a matter of urgency. It is important to remember that this Government is trying to introduce by the back door a draconian new licensing system for farms and farmers. This is a diversion from the Government's promise following decoupling that it would give farmers...
- Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: This will cost the Minister many votes in rural Ireland. At last week's World Economic Forum in Switzerland, which the Minister attended, it was reported that water quality in Ireland is one of the best in Europe. It achieved 100% and was deemed equal with Sweden and Switzerland. The Minister continues to deny that fact.
- Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: It is people's livelihoods with which we are dealing.
- Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: The Deputy is the Minister and there has been bad scientific information.
- Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: Senator Callanan is accusing farmers of undermining the environment. I am surprised at him.
- Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: That is spin.
- Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)
James Bannon: Farmers need help, not spin.