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Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

James Bannon: I compliment the chairperson of the Irish Wheelchair Association, who brought many people in wheelchairs to the House to protest against the inadequacies in the current Bill. The Bill before us today, anticipated as a beacon of hope by our disabled citizens, is a major disappointment and has extinguished the light of that anticipation. The inalienable rights of all our citizens are enshrined...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

James Bannon: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and hope he has taken note of the comments made by Senator Mooney and others who have acknowledged flaws in this Bill. The Government rushed the Bill through the Dáil and guillotined many of the amendments tabled by the Opposition. I compliment Councillor Molly Buckley——

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jun 2005)

James Bannon: Will the Leader invite the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to the House for a debate on waste management? This has become a major issue at local and national level. There have been many initiatives to educate people about their responsibilities but there is a great deal of illegal dumping on national primary and secondary routes, and county roads, as well as other...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jun 2005)

James Bannon: Has Senator Feeney declared her interest in the matter?

Seanad: Nuclear Plants: Motion. (25 May 2005)

James Bannon: I welcome the Minister of State and the motion before the House. It is not often that I congratulate the Government——

Seanad: Nuclear Plants: Motion. (25 May 2005)

James Bannon: ——but I congratulate it now on its swift response to Fine Gael's call in the House last week for a debate on Sellafield.

Seanad: Nuclear Plants: Motion. (25 May 2005)

James Bannon: There is a great deal of public disquiet in Ireland, not only about the manner in which the Sellafield facility has reported incidents and accidents in recent times, but also about the weak response by the Government to such incidents. The time has come for all political parties to go to the European Court of Justice because this issue has serious implications for the entire Irish community....

Seanad: Nuclear Plants: Motion. (25 May 2005)

James Bannon: I would prefer it if Senator Ross were a little less rude.

Seanad: Nuclear Plants: Motion. (25 May 2005)

James Bannon: I wish Senator Ross would listen; he might learn a little. He should have some manners.

Seanad: Nuclear Plants: Motion. (25 May 2005)

James Bannon: Will five minutes be added to my time to compensate me for the time taken up by the interruptions made by Senator Ross, who is rude?

Seanad: Nuclear Plants: Motion. (25 May 2005)

James Bannon: As I said, we know that an appalling nuclear accident took place in 1957, shortly after the Sellafield plant opened. Important records about reprocessed material were routinely falsified over the years. Sellafield's main customers, Japan, Germany and Switzerland, have been frightened away as they have learned that Sellafield suffers from lax safety standards, as well as what is known among...

Seanad: Nuclear Plants: Motion. (25 May 2005)

James Bannon: I saw for myself what was happening there. Several times when I tried to pose questions that members of the public are posing to public representatives, I was told that my questions were out-of-date and that there was no need to ask them because safety could be guaranteed at Sellafield. I spent two days visiting the plant and returned to Ireland with a great sense of fear. If we needed any...

Seanad: Nuclear Plants: Motion. (25 May 2005)

James Bannon: I think I am entitled to an extension of time because of the rude interruptions by Senator Ross.

Seanad: Nuclear Plants: Motion. (25 May 2005)

James Bannon: Thank you.

Seanad: Nuclear Plants: Motion. (25 May 2005)

James Bannon: The extraordinary response from the UK Government to our current concerns is that radioactive discharges from Sellafield pose no threat to human health or the environment, that the Sellafield plant and associated transports are safe and secure and that the legacy waters arising from the UK's nuclear programme are being addressed through the establishment of the Nuclear Decommissioning...

Seanad: Nuclear Plants: Motion. (25 May 2005)

James Bannon: Senator Brady referred to other facilities across Britain that have not been highlighted to the same extent as Sellafield. We need action in regard to those plants and also those on the western coast of France. Serious consequences would result if accidents were to occur at those plants.

Seanad: Nuclear Plants: Motion. (25 May 2005)

James Bannon: While I do not know what view Senator Ross would have, the Government parties and Fine Gael are united for once on having this facility closed.

Seanad: Nuclear Plants: Motion. (25 May 2005)

James Bannon: We do research.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 May 2005)

James Bannon: Last week ten countries voted in favour of GM corn going on sale. This corn is being forced into our food chain despite warnings that it harmed rats during trials. This is a matter of concern to us all. The results of the trials have alarmed the French commission on genetic engineering, German Government advisers and the British. I am concerned by the fact that the results of the trials are...

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 May 2005)

James Bannon: It was also unfair on the Leader.