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

James Bannon: This is all happening in a rural housing area. While Castlebar and Ballina have a first class rail line they have no services and no prospect of obtaining any.

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

James Bannon: The strategy contains proposals for the development of Galway, Sligo, Ennis, Shannon and Limerick but the Minister has given the go ahead to Irish Rail to pull up the rail track.

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

James Bannon: Local authorities are being forced, under county development charges, to hit new home builders, with effect from this month, with a bill of approximately €7,000. This is another stealth tax introduced by an untrustworthy Fianna Fáil-Progressive Democrats Government.

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

James Bannon: The Minister is forcing local authorities to increase their revenue because contributions from central Government are to be reduced.

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

James Bannon: This is blackmail of the most overt type. Feelings in Longford County Council are running high——

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

James Bannon: ——with the Fianna Fáil-Progressive Democrats Government being blamed for passing charges down the line. Councillors in Longford have spoken of their anger at the manner in which this issue is being handled.

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

James Bannon: The Government, while supposedly opening the gates for rural house building, is penalising builders.

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

James Bannon: I am entitled to finish my contribution. It is now incumbent on the Minister, his Department and the Government to tell us how the guidelines are to be implemented.

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

James Bannon: Will the Minister deal directly with local authorities on this issue?

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

James Bannon: Am I not entitled to 15 minutes?

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

James Bannon: The Government's lies and innuendo in the run-up to the local and European elections are shameful.

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

James Bannon: They serve no purpose; they are hypocrites.

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

James Bannon: It is pre-election gimmickry by the Fianna Fáil-Progressive Democrats Government.

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

James Bannon: Those remarks illustrate how little Senator Kitt knows about the county development plan for Galway.

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

James Bannon: It is obvious from what the Senator says that he does not.

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

James Bannon: Are we speaking about rural or town housing?

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

James Bannon: Or the Taoiseach in Mullingar.

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

James Bannon: More Fianna Fáil propaganda.

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

James Bannon: We want more action, not planning.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: I support the amendment calling for motion No. 23 to be taken today if at all possible. I am glad the Leader has not tabled an amendment to the motion. It looks as if she is in favour of its contents.