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Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: It is nonsense. The Minister of State is talking from both sides of his mouth.

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: We are being short-changed. Look at what we received from the National Roads Authority compared to the rest of the country.

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: Look at the condition of the road from Longford to Westport.

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: Private enterprise will get involved only to make profits. Private sector roads mean more tolls and more rip offs for Irish motorists. There has been a substantial hike in toll bridge charges in recent months, from €1.30 to €1.50. The manner in which the Government sneaked in those increases was very annoying for motorists. When one looks around the country and particularly at this city,...

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: The Bill, if passed, will amount to a tax burden of over €5 billion on Irish motorists. How much more can motorists accept before the burden becomes a political issue?

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: It will become a political issue.

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: The Central Fund.

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: The Central Fund coffers.

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: That is EU funding.

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: It is made by local authorities.

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: It is 3.2% above the rate of inflation.

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: Is Senator Mooney apologising to the school students for the division of Leitrim?

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: We cannot fleece the motorists.

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: Senator Mansergh has supported the fleecing of the motorists.

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: While I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Gallagher, to the House, I must ask why the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Cullen, is running for cover. We have not seen him in this House since well before Christmas.

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: As Minister, he should show a little more courtesy to the House. Hopefully, a message to that effect will be conveyed to him. I am here to oppose this Bill in the strongest possible terms on behalf of my party and, indeed, the people I represent. The main purpose of the Bill is to give legislative form to the huge increases in motor taxation and trade plate licences which were contained in...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: The Government, of which Senator Mansergh is a member, has of its own making created a great mistrust of the e-voting system.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: This mistrust extends to the Government. Will the Leader provide time for a debate on the deteriorating postal services throughout the land?

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Mar 2004)

James Bannon: It is outrageous that it takes almost a week for a letter from Dublin to reach County Longford. A similar position exists in the Cathaoirleach's own County Limerick and in other areas throughout the country. The postal service today is worse than at the beginning of the last century. It is an indictment of the Government that it allows this to continue.

Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (26 Feb 2004)

James Bannon: On a point of order——