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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Applications (5 Mar 2013)

James Bannon: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a suckler welfare scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11304/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Discharges (5 Mar 2013)

James Bannon: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath was discharged from the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11292/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services (5 Mar 2013)

James Bannon: To ask the Minister for Health when orthodontic treatment assessed as necessary three years ago will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford whose condition has deteriorated in the interim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11295/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Mar 2013)

James Bannon: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding an appointment for urgently needed hip replacement surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11300/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Service (5 Mar 2013)

James Bannon: To ask the Minister for Health if he will allay fears of persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath regarding further cuts to the disability sector by the Health Service Executive and Department of Health, following severe cuts over the past four years amounting to 15% in funding, which has seriously disrupted operational service at a centre in which a relation of theirs is residing; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (5 Mar 2013)

James Bannon: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has not been issued a medical card on medical and hardship ground; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11306/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (5 Mar 2013)

James Bannon: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide clarity in respect of the criteria regarding personal assistants for persons over the age of 65 years and the reason persons over this age cannot avail of this service, unless they have previously been assigned an assistant, as this is causing extreme hardship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11308/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (5 Mar 2013)

James Bannon: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a response to his objection to the changes to the driver and rental notifications for small public service vehicles, insofar as they discriminate against taxis operating in rural areas and also act against the interest of disabled persons living in rural areas with no broadband or smartphone coverage; and if he will make...

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)

James Bannon: Thank you. The novel Castle Rackrent, by our Longford author Maria Edgeworth, was based on the demise of such properties. Taxes and the astronomical cost of repairs are an impediment to the retention of these wonderful properties. We must guard against taxing our heritage homes, no matter how large or small, to the point at which they become impossible to maintain. I value our heritage in...

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)

James Bannon: Make no mistake: a lack of resources will lead to the destruction of our fine heritage. As I said with regard to water charges, just as water cannot be taken from an empty well, one cannot take money from empty purses. Unprecedented demands can only in the long-term be to the detriment of our valuable structural heritage.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)

James Bannon: Heritage homes give each locality an individual sense of place and identity and create a link to the past that cannot be replaced.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)

James Bannon: Many fine houses disappeared in the 1930s and 1940s because of rates. In my area of Longford-Westmeath-----

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)

James Bannon: -----we lost Foxhall House, Doory Hall, Lissard House, Mount Jessop and Bawn House in Longford, Barnstown House in County Westmeath, and many others.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)

James Bannon: We are left with nothing more than the ghostly presence of ruined estates that bear witness to another age. How much more relevant it would be to still have the reality. In conclusion-----

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)

James Bannon: -----taxes such as a site value tax are the way forward, rather than a flawed property tax.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)

James Bannon: I thank the Chair for his endurance and for giving me my seven minutes.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)

James Bannon: I did not say that.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)

James Bannon: Property taxes, household charges, water charges and licences for televisions that people may or may not have are the new face of stealth tax in Ireland. I say this as a Government representative who resisted the imposition of one stealth tax after another by the previous Administration. My conviction that such a burden, disguised in whatever format, is not justified remains the same. ...

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)

James Bannon: It does not surprise me given that those Members voted yesterday against extra time for this important debate. When the Tánaiste offered them the opportunity to continue the debate until 5.30 p.m. today, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin voted against it. From the moment a property tax was mooted, it was implicit that while it had to be introduced, it would be fair. The outcry from...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Passengers (27 Feb 2013)

James Bannon: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider the application for a Primary Medical Certificate for the purpose of Section 92 of the Finance Act 1989 and the Disabled Passengers (Tax Concession) Regulations 1994, which was refused following a purported medical examination in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford when in fact they were not examined; and if he will...