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Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (2 Mar 2005)

James Bannon: The Minister is used to celebrating.

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (2 Mar 2005)

James Bannon: The Environmental Protection Agency has not one qualified health professional on its staff.

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (2 Mar 2005)

James Bannon: What about the incinerator at Karlsrühe in Germany which closed shortly after councillors visited it?

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (2 Mar 2005)

James Bannon: That agency has no health professional on its board.

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (2 Mar 2005)

James Bannon: Why are they being closed all over America?

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (2 Mar 2005)

James Bannon: Not in the Senator's back yard.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2005)

James Bannon: A recent survey has shown that the health service and health facilities have deteriorated greatly over the past four months under the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children. This has been pointed out by hospital managers and others involved in the health service. Will the Leader invite the Minister to the House to explain what purpose she is serving by running around the country...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2005)

James Bannon: This is happening in several parts of the country, including the midlands.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2005)

James Bannon: It came out last week. The Leader does not live in the midlands any more.

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (2 Mar 2005)

James Bannon: I thank the Minister for coming here today so soon after I called for a debate on waste management during the Order of Business on Wednesday, 23 February 2005. I stated then that the Progressive Democrats unanimously agreed to scrap the regional waste management plan at their last parliamentary party meeting and to bring forward a national plan for a super-incinerator. It is proposed to...

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (2 Mar 2005)

James Bannon: I will in due course. I went on to say that it is time to have a debate on waste management because it is evident that there are differences in the Government on this issue. Waste management in Ireland has become a deeply contentious and divisive issue, particularly in regard to incineration with "nimbyism", now the buzzword for some political parties, who are saying yes to incineration but...

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (2 Mar 2005)

James Bannon: In particular I refer to the Progressive Democrats' incinerator policy and call on Deputy Sexton, who is a Progressive Democrats Deputy from Longford, to come clean on that document in the light of her recent comments on radio, which do not tally with her party's stated aims. This followed the publication of the facts concerning a certain Galway-based Progressive Democrats Deputy. With the...

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (2 Mar 2005)

James Bannon: Deputy Sexton urgently needs to come clean and let the people of the midlands know her intention and that of her party on the proposed super-incinerator and avoid making accusations which, as she knows only too well from her experience this week, can end up in the High Court. Deputy Sexton and her party must answer some questions. Are the Progressive Democrats now in favour of mass burn...

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (2 Mar 2005)

James Bannon: It is shameful that a member of the Government parties should act in this manner. Under the proposed PD national plan, a mass incinerator would be built to cover the total needs of the country and, according to the party, it would almost certainly be sited in the midlands, despite the commitment in the Progressive Democrats' local election manifesto that the party remains opposed to mass burn...

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (2 Mar 2005)

James Bannon: The Progressive Democrats have scrapped it as part of their policy.

Seanad: School Staffing. (23 Feb 2005)

James Bannon: I welcome the Minister and thank him for taking this motion regarding St. Mary's national school in Drumlish, County Longford, roll number 166655. It is a six-teacher school with four full-time members of the teaching staff, one learning support teacher and one part-time resource teacher for ten hours per week. With 84 pupils on the roll, the school employs a part-time secretary and cleaner...

Seanad: School Staffing. (23 Feb 2005)

James Bannon: I think the Minister of State is a former teacher or was involved with the teaching profession. Does he think it totally inadequate to offer any school €10,000 per annum to pay a salary to both a secretary and a cleaner in this day and age? The schools are totally underfunded. The Government needs to look at this area.

Seanad: School Staffing. (23 Feb 2005)

James Bannon: I am speaking not only on behalf of one school but of all the schools in the country. I ask the Minister of State to consider increasing the funding to schools.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Feb 2005)

James Bannon: At their last parliamentary party meeting, the Progressive Democrats unanimously agreed to scrap the regional waste management plan and bring forward a national plan for a super incinerator. It proposes to locate this super incinerator in the midlands. The time has come to have a debate on waste management because there are differences in Government on the issue. Both the Tánaiste, Deputy...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Feb 2005)

James Bannon: I was annoyed by the comments of a Progressive Democrat from the west of Ireland who stated it should be located in an under-developed and deserted area of the midlands. This is an insult to the people of the midlands, who are represented by two Progressive Democrats members have been elected to the Oireachtas. I ask the party to withdraw those comments and apologise.