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Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: It is evident in the Senator's home town of Mullingar where a shell of a building has been left idle.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: It has been left idle for 11 years.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: That is spin.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: I support the amendment to the Order of Business proposed by Senator Brian Hayes and I sincerely hope Senators O'Brien and Wilson will vote for it. It is important that they should in the interest not only of the people of Monaghan but also the people of the entire State. It is scandalous that the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children has permitted new theatres and top quality...

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: Those sums would provide significant support to the health service if they were properly allocated. Beds, community care facilities and so on could be provided. What the Government is doing is shameful. I support the amendment to the order of Business. It is important that the House should debate this issue this evening. We cannot wait eight weeks for a report on this because the people want...

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: We are waiting eight years for proper health services, which the Government has not delivered. The Government has let the people down.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: We want services, not facts.

Seanad: National Sporting Facilities: Motion. (12 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: Will Senator Mansergh elaborate on the National Aquatic Centre fiasco?

Seanad: National Sporting Facilities: Motion. (12 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. When Senator Mansergh momentarily left the Chamber earlier, I thought he had gone to get his guitar to sing "Congratulations" to the Government.

Seanad: National Sporting Facilities: Motion. (12 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: The electorate is singing "bye bye Government" and "bye bye Bertie". That is the message I hear as I travel up and down the country. It is difficult to understand whether this motion is designed as a late attempt for Ireland to host the Olympic Games in 2012, or a pre-Olympic bid to attract visitors and athletes attending the Olympic Games in London to Ireland. It may be the usual Government...

Seanad: National Sporting Facilities: Motion. (12 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: Someone must be aware of the situation with regard to Longford's swimming pool and this lie must be nailed once and for all. On an occasion when a former Minister with responsibility for sport, Deputy McDaid, was in Longford, he stated to a local elections candidate that it would be delivered within a year. Almost four years have passed since then and it still has not been delivered.

Seanad: National Sporting Facilities: Motion. (12 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: I am conscious of the lack of a Minister in my area of Longford-Westmeath. If there were a Minister in the constituency, it would be delivered.

Seanad: National Sporting Facilities: Motion. (12 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: Funding for our elite athletes is also derisory. We saw the row last year when many top athletes were not provided with funding. Senator Mansergh referred to past Governments. We have more money than at any time in history. We are in the era of the Celtic tiger yet money is not being spent in the appropriate manner on sporting facilities.

Seanad: National Sporting Facilities: Motion. (12 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: It was evident last year that the Government had tightened the purse strings of the Irish Sports Council. The Government's record to date on the provision of recreational facilities and youth clubs for teenagers has been dismal. In particular, community-based groups in larger cities and suburbs claim they are frustrated at the shortage of resources to maintain and expand existing youth...

Seanad: National Sporting Facilities: Motion. (12 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: I am disappointed that capital funding for the Longford swimming pool and leisure project is not listed among the 15 centres gaining funding from the sports capital programme. Last but by no means least, I congratulate the Longford masters on their fine achievement in winning the all-Ireland final.

Seanad: National Sporting Facilities: Motion. (12 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: Deputy Kelly is a long time swimming with the birds and Senator Moylan knows that.

Seanad: National Sporting Facilities: Motion. (12 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: Did the Minister omit Longford?

Seanad: National Sporting Facilities: Motion. (12 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: On a point of order——

Seanad: National Sporting Facilities: Motion. (12 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: I understand Longford swimming pool was included for capital funding. It is not on the list.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Oct 2005)

James Bannon: As a former secretary of the Local Authority Members' Association, I was extremely disappointed this morning to read the mean attack on local public representatives throughout the country.