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Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Feb 2006)

James Bannon: Yes, I have an important question for the Deputy Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Feb 2006)

James Bannon: I would support a debate on job cuts and the high costs to businesses of insurance, levies and other taxes imposed by the Government. This is very serious for businesses employing people in Ireland today. I want to see an end to the stealth taxes the Government has imposed in recent years.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Feb 2006)

James Bannon: These taxes are a key factor in——

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Feb 2006)

James Bannon: ——the decision to locate elsewhere.

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2006)

James Bannon: Senator Ó Murchú referred to the great courage of the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children in taking on the health portfolio a year and a half ago. The general consensus among citizens of the State is that she has let us down in improving the health services and in the issue of the repayment of the nursing home charges.

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2006)

James Bannon: I will deal with that now. Throughout the country the Health Service Executive has failed to appoint chief medical officers.

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2006)

James Bannon: This is a situation which pertains to my county.

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2006)

James Bannon: I am looking for a debate on the issue of improving the health services. The Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children has failed to do so. There is a situation in my county where——

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2006)

James Bannon: ——people with disability cannot claim their rights because there is no chief medical officer in the midlands as we speak. This is a matter highlighted, not alone by the members of the Opposition but by Fianna Fáil and Progressive Democrats councillors in the midlands.

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2006)

James Bannon: I would like the Leader to invite the Ministers for Arts, Sport and Tourism and Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs to the House for a debate on rural development and tourism. Policies need to be introduced to improve economic and social conditions in small villages and towns which lack tourism infrastructure. The provision of funding and grant aid for off-farm enterprises has been...

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2006)

James Bannon: No grant assistance is available despite promises by the Government to provide funding. There is nothing there for people who seek funding for off-farm enterprises.

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2006)

James Bannon: Senator Minihan is on a sinking ship.

Seanad: Employment Support Services. (15 Feb 2006)

James Bannon: I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for taking this important matter on community employment mainstreaming. I ask him to provide us with an update on funding for community employment project staff on whom the Irish Wheelchair Association relies for the provision of care and driving personnel for core and essential services within its resource and outreach centres in 62 locations...

Seanad: Planning and Related Issues: Statements (Resumed). (15 Feb 2006)

James Bannon: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. While I welcome the opportunity to speak on planning issues, I regret that this is the only business of the House today. This House should be legislating on important issues, including planning and not simply making statements that have no binding influence. That said, there is much to be discussed on planning, an issue with which the Government...

Seanad: Planning and Related Issues: Statements (Resumed). (15 Feb 2006)

James Bannon: The Government, in all its mealy-mouthed arrogance, has hijacked this scheme to cover up the complete and utter mess it has made of the public finances and this House must make its revulsion of that arrogance clear.

Seanad: Planning and Related Issues: Statements (Resumed). (15 Feb 2006)

James Bannon: The Government has stripped back funding for vital infrastructure and is forcing councils to do its dirty work. The national development plan is €9 billion over budget and seven years late. The Government has failed to give the cash originally allocated to the national development plan when it was published. The incredibly high level of development levies that will be forced on home buyers...

Seanad: Planning and Related Issues: Statements (Resumed). (15 Feb 2006)

James Bannon: This Government stands accused on the issue of planning. Its unfair approach, attitude and inability to manage land has led to frustration and anger. I have no doubt this anger and frustration will be expressed when the next general election is called in the not too distant future. The public and young people are waiting in the long grass to give the Government its answer and I have no doubt...

Seanad: Planning and Related Issues: Statements (Resumed). (15 Feb 2006)

James Bannon: We are hearing them from Bertie's lick.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

James Bannon: I ask the Leader to invite the Minister for Agriculture and Food, Deputy Coughlan, to debate the bureaucracy that is putting farmers, particularly young farmers, out of business. Red tape is forcing farmers to comply with silly regulations, and the entire payment can be denied because of a simple error. That is totally wrong. The Minister must also address the issue of Brazilian and...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

James Bannon: It is important that the Minister addresses this situation at EU level.