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Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Oct 2003)

James Bannon: The southern region could be dealt with too.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Oct 2003)

James Bannon: I ask the Leader to request the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to come to the House for a debate on crime and the proposal to sell off 200 Garda stations throughout the country and to close rural Garda stations between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. That policy is ludicrous and is an invitation to criminals to operate at night. We have a dreadful situation in the midlands where Dublin...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Oct 2003)

James Bannon: I congratulate the Leader of our party, Deputy Kenny, for milking the truth out of the Taoiseach in the Dáil yesterday.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Oct 2003)

James Bannon: He is worried about benchmarking.

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion. (15 Oct 2003)

James Bannon: Is Senator Ormonde listening to her leader?

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion. (15 Oct 2003)

James Bannon: I hope Senator Ormonde is on stilts this evening.

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion. (15 Oct 2003)

James Bannon: Has Senator Ormonde not been listening to her colleagues this evening?

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion. (15 Oct 2003)

James Bannon: I give my full support to this motion. We wait with bated breath to see how Senator Morrissey votes and hope to see him support the motion given his contribution in its favour. How can a Government, which presents for our consideration a national spatial strategy, national development plan and the Dublin Transportation Office and Department of Public Enterprise document, A Platform for...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion. (15 Oct 2003)

James Bannon: The project is totally behind schedule and has two unconnected lines that cannot possibly link up with any future metro system. I am surprised Senator Mansergh is laughing. Perhaps he is laughing at himself and his earlier statements.

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion. (15 Oct 2003)

James Bannon: From the time Luas was first discussed, it was apparent that a metro system would offer a more practical and ultimately more cost effective long-term solution to the Dublin's out of control traffic and transportation problems. However, following the major disruption that laying the Luas tracks has brought to Dublin streets, they are to be dug up again before Christmas for testing a metro rail...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion. (15 Oct 2003)

James Bannon: The Government agreed to build Luas for €300 million; it is now costing six times that amount. Will this affect spending on other transport infrastructure developments? The Dublin-Sligo line which passes through my constituency is in a dreadful state of repair and has been underfunded for years.

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion. (15 Oct 2003)

James Bannon: One need only examine what is happening on the Galway-Athlone-Dublin line to see that it is underfunded.

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion. (15 Oct 2003)

James Bannon: There are several other lines which should be developed if the Government got its priorities right. There should be a central line for the midlands. The old rail line which linked Athlone and Mullingar should be redeveloped since it would be invaluable for the infrastructure of the midlands. As a vague sop to the taxpayer, the Taoiseach announced a national infrastructure board to fast track...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion. (15 Oct 2003)

James Bannon: I am disappointed that the Minister for Transport, who presented himself as a godsend to the transport system with his recent good deeds, was not in the House to listen to this debate.

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion. (15 Oct 2003)

James Bannon: But when?

Seanad: Benchmarking: Motion. (8 Oct 2003)

James Bannon: What about all the jobs lost last year?

Seanad: Benchmarking: Motion. (8 Oct 2003)

James Bannon: The money should be invested in hospitals.

Seanad: Benchmarking: Motion. (8 Oct 2003)

James Bannon: I thank Senator Bradford for sharing time with me. The concept that benchmarking payments to the public sector are in return for improved services ignores the fact that those outside this sector, who give value for money and enhance their particular workplaces, are not eligible for these awards, although ironically they will end up paying for them at local taxation level, in the ensuing job...

Seanad: Benchmarking: Motion. (8 Oct 2003)

James Bannon: Three of these callers contacted me with regard to a reduction in the carer's allowance and three more were denied the disabled person's grant because the funds within the local authority had been exhausted.

Seanad: Benchmarking: Motion. (8 Oct 2003)

James Bannon: Look at Luas.