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Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: Where are the schools that the Government promised to build before the previous general election?

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: Unsuspecting school principals thought that these schools were nearly built. Where stands the national spatial strategy?

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: After two years, the strategy remains dormant. Where are the 2,000 extra gardaí that were promised?

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: I am doing so.

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: These are all rural matters.

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: If I am given the opportunity I will do so.

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: What about the appalling situation in our hospitals? The Taoiseach has been forced to go against the Hanly report and has committed——

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: ——to 24-hour medical cover in our small hospitals.

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: Can we trust the Government in respect of this matter?

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: Of course. I am a member of a health board——

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: Who is the Cathaoirleach of the House?

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: What of the stealth taxes that are imposed one after another? I could go on but none of this would be news to the Minister.

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: I am sticking to the motion.

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: Decentralisation affects rural housing and the Taoiseach has been forced to admit that it will not be completed before the next general election. Everyone except the Government could see that its plan to move 10,000 civil servants out of Dublin was hastily conceived without cohesive planning.

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: I am dealing with one-off rural housing.

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: Am I embarrassing Fianna Fáil?

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: I am glad Senator Leyden has confirmed his attendance.

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: It is outrageous that the Leader accused me of being opposed to rural housing, an issue I have championed on Longford County Council for years.

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: One-off housing currently accounts for more than one third of our annual housing output. Some 85% of applicants for this kind of housing are accepted by local authorities. The local authorities have this matter under control. Some 90% of the applications appealed by An Taisce are turned down by An Bord Pleanála for sound planning reasons. Nobody wants to deprive the sons and daughters of our...

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: The midland triangle of Mullingar, Athlone and Tullamore does not even have a decent road connecting the three towns and the National Roads Authority has stated that it has no funding available to develop such secondary roads.