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Order of Business (23 Jan 2014)

James Bannon: I ask for silence please.

Order of Business (23 Jan 2014)

James Bannon: Good transport links are key to our economic development. There is an urgent need to improve the safety, quality and reliability of our roads throughout the midlands. There is a bottleneck-----

Order of Business (23 Jan 2014)

James Bannon: The section of motorway between Mullingar and Rooskey was never completed-----

Order of Business (23 Jan 2014)

James Bannon: I wish to ask the Tánaiste-----

Order of Business (23 Jan 2014)

James Bannon: I have.

Order of Business (23 Jan 2014)

James Bannon: It is on the clár. When will the road transport Bill come before the House? It is an important Bill to upgrade our infrastructure.

Order of Business (23 Jan 2014)

James Bannon: Fianna Fáil was there for 15 years and did sweet damn all.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Book Rental Scheme (22 Jan 2014)

James Bannon: 67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the extreme anger and disillusionment with his Department's decision to withhold the recently announced book rental grant moneys from those schools (details supplied) which have taken the initiative and set up a partial book rental scheme of their own in County Longford and have a rental scheme for older...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (22 Jan 2014)

James Bannon: 64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review and revise the decision not to assist a student (details supplied) in County Longford to attend a school in County Longford with a school travel pass which is the nearest secondary school to their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3010/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Jan 2014)

James Bannon: 66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review and reverse the decision not to assist a school under refurbishment (details supplied) in County Longford with sanction and funding for an additional two classrooms under the major capital works scheme rather than advising the board of management to go down the devolved grant route; if he will send an inspector from the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (22 Jan 2014)

James Bannon: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the decision not to fully assist a student (details supplied) with a travel pass to attend a school in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3107/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (22 Jan 2014)

James Bannon: 116. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an application submitted through the Longford office on 16 December 2013 for assistance regarding an internship on JobBridge in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3021/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (22 Jan 2014)

James Bannon: 164. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps taken by his Department to implement the recommendations of the Barr report following the Abbeylara Siege, including improved firearms training for Gardaí, new non lethal weapons and improvements to the command structure of the Emergency Response Unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3014/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Inland Waterways Maintenance (21 Jan 2014)

James Bannon: I thank the Minister. At the beginning of his presentation he outlined the problem, namely too many bodies with responsibility. He mentioned the 11 local authorities from Fermanagh down to Clare, the various State agencies and vested interests etc. We need a single body to co-ordinate those agencies. I live in the Shannon valley and I see first hand what is happening. The co-ordination...

Topical Issue Debate: Inland Waterways Maintenance (21 Jan 2014)

James Bannon: One would have to be on the ground to see that. These bodies are a law unto themselves and a River Shannon authority would provide such a structure. I am not leaving the matter here. I intend to pursue the establishment of a River Shannon authority through a Private Members' Bill.

Topical Issue Debate: Inland Waterways Maintenance (21 Jan 2014)

James Bannon: I have been with my colleagues in the Bills Office and hopefully it will come before the House in the not-too-distant future.

Topical Issue Debate: Inland Waterways Maintenance (21 Jan 2014)

James Bannon: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Pat Rabbitte, to discuss this important issue, the urgent need to establish a River Shannon authority as a management structure for the river. In recent weeks Members have seen the devastating effects of flooding and storm damage on householders, farmers and business owners, as well as on people's livelihoods, in many parts of the country, particularly the...

European Council: Statements (21 Jan 2014)

James Bannon: The Taoiseach spoke about the Single Resolution Mechanism, SRM, and the completion of the banking union project. I welcome the agreement reached at the Council meeting that will protect taxpayers from failed banks. Were the issues of bad regulation and the holding of a banking inquiry discussed at the Council?

European Council: Statements (21 Jan 2014)

James Bannon: Deputy Micheál Martin would know after PPARS.

Order of Business (21 Jan 2014)

James Bannon: All forms of bullying are cruel, but cyber bullying is particularly cowardly. We have seen too many instances of cyber bullying in recent times and observed how it has destroyed lives and even resulted in deaths in many parts of the country. It is increasingly common in schools, clubs and other such places. When will the criminal justice (cyber crime) Bill be brought before the House? It...