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Seanad: Courts and Court Officers (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second and Subsequent Stages. - National Drugs Strategy: Motion. (12 Nov 2003)

James Bannon: Such remarks are deplorable and despicable from a Member on the Government side.

Seanad: Courts and Court Officers (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second and Subsequent Stages. - National Drugs Strategy: Motion. (12 Nov 2003)

James Bannon: The Senator should get his priorities right.

Seanad: Courts and Court Officers (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second and Subsequent Stages. - National Drugs Strategy: Motion. (12 Nov 2003)

James Bannon: Some 83 people in Dublin died last year from drug overdoses. That is equivalent to one fifth of all deaths from road traffic accidents around the country. No matter how the Government tries to get around those statistics, they will not go away and will not be tackled by broken election promises. They cannot be ignored. The following was promised in the 2002 programme for Government: "We will...

Seanad: Courts and Court Officers (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second and Subsequent Stages. - National Drugs Strategy: Motion. (12 Nov 2003)

James Bannon: The Leader assured us yesterday that the Minister of State would give us a commitment to provide the extra gardaí before the end of this Government's term in office. Perhaps this is a record in terms of pre-election promises. Perhaps it sets a precedent for a deferral system whereby the promises prior to one election can be held over until the next one. In the history of the Government's...

Seanad: Courts and Court Officers (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second and Subsequent Stages. - National Drugs Strategy: Motion. (12 Nov 2003)

James Bannon: Will these prove to be empty words yet again? Real power and real action need the necessary executive budgets to bring them to fruition. As we know this Government is bordering on bankruptcy. The Minister of State's Department stated: "The Government is committed to a national drugs strategy." The statistics speak for themselves. A 2002 UN report estimates that 9.4% of Irish people aged 15...

Seanad: Courts and Court Officers (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second and Subsequent Stages. - National Drugs Strategy: Motion. (12 Nov 2003)

James Bannon: They are starved of cash. One can have any force one likes, but the Government does not have any financial—

Seanad: Courts and Court Officers (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second and Subsequent Stages. - National Drugs Strategy: Motion. (12 Nov 2003)

James Bannon: There is a huge accommodation problem in the health boards.

Seanad: Courts and Court Officers (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second and Subsequent Stages. - National Drugs Strategy: Motion. (12 Nov 2003)

James Bannon: There are accommodation problems.

Seanad: Courts and Court Officers (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second and Subsequent Stages. - National Drugs Strategy: Motion. (12 Nov 2003)

James Bannon: That is not true.

Seanad: Courts and Court Officers (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second and Subsequent Stages. - National Drugs Strategy: Motion. (12 Nov 2003)

James Bannon: Fine Gael deals in facts, but the Government does not.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Nov 2003)

James Bannon: I support Senator Brian Hayes's proposal to amend the Order of Business regarding a debate on the deteriorating health services not only in Dublin, but throughout the country. As a serving member of a health board, I see the impact major shortfalls in funding are having on the health service, particularly in the hospitals in my region. We need to debate the important issue of security in our...

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Nov 2003)

James Bannon: I thought the tribunals had cleaned up society but that does not seem to have been the case.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Nov 2003)

James Bannon: The problem relates to the criteria used for drawing down the funding.

Seanad: Direct Payments Decoupling: Statements. (11 Nov 2003)

James Bannon: I hope much of the bureaucracy will be taken out of farming. As we speak, there are tribunals taking place in various parts of the country where farmers are brought before a court of officials to account for why an animal died and the reason they were unable to replace it. Farmers are losing up to 16% of their benefits as a result of non-replacement of an animal that dies. Only last week I...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Arts Funding. (11 Nov 2003)

James Bannon: I thank the Minister of State for coming here to discuss the issue of investment in the arts with particular reference to the negative impact of cuts on performing companies and the communities they serve. The last budget saw drastic cuts, which amounted to about €4 million, imposed on the arts in general. I draw the attention of the Minister to the Backstage Theatre Company, based in my...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Nov 2003)

James Bannon: In recent months the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government requested local authorities to seek a €10,000 development levy from home owners. This will hit voluntary bodies, sporting organisations and so on and will have a huge impact on the cost of housing throughout the country. In addition, the Minister proposes to introduce a new €600 fee for the emptying of...

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (5 Nov 2003)

James Bannon: I welcome the Minister of State. I am disappointed the Minister was not able to be present for this important debate—

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (5 Nov 2003)

James Bannon: —on waste management, although the Minister of State issued an apology on his behalf. He looks to be a Minister on the run because it is hard to get him in recent times for anything.

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (5 Nov 2003)

James Bannon: Hopefully, he will come at some future date and debate the whole issue with us. Today the environment occupies a central position in our awareness. The reason is simple: the quality of our life is now threatened by developments which humans have started, but cannot control. In the worst case, the result could be that we no longer have the opportunity to improve the quality of life by our own...

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (5 Nov 2003)

James Bannon: This is having a detrimental impact on the environment, tidy towns committees and development associations. The Minister of State can shake his head but the numbers have been reduced by a further 5,000 in recent weeks. We must take responsibility for our environment and ensure it is handed on to future generations intact and in an enhanced form. There has been a lot of talk and legislation...