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Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Sep 2011)

James Bannon: I welcome the Bill, which I see as a pro-farming initiative designed to allow the farming community, many of whom have been carrying out certain procedures over many years, to do so now without fear of prosecution. This is not to say I would in any way seek to interfere with the right to work and the payment of appropriate fees to veterinary surgeons. However, what all of us who work with...

Order of Business (29 Sep 2011)

James Bannon: Given that every Deputy and every county and region is anxiously watching developments at local health facilities, as I am doing with regard to the Midlands Regional Hospital in Mullingar, it is extremely important that the HSE governance Bill be expedited.

Order of Business (29 Sep 2011)

James Bannon: Can the Tánaiste be more specific than to say it will be published in 2012?

Order of Business (28 Sep 2011)

James Bannon: Can the Taoiseach give me a date for the much-needed Bill on the electoral commission? I understand Deputy Hogan has put a considerable amount of work into the Bill and I am personally interested in it. To safeguard electoral integrity, it is important that we have it as soon as possible.

National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (22 Sep 2011)

James Bannon: I compliment the Minister of State, Deputy Ring, on doing a very fine job. I congratulate him on the fresh approach he has taken in respect of the tourism product. I would expect nothing less of a man who comes from one of the honey pots of Ireland, namely, Westport, County Mayo. I have great respect for the Minister of State and I have no doubt he will leave his mark on the development of...

National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (22 Sep 2011)

James Bannon: I am almost finished. Our waterways are an ongoing attraction for tourists looking for water-based activities. The tourism infrastructure of the midlands is under-developed to a great extent. If the midlands area is to maximise the benefit it derives from our tourism, the Government and the private sector need to engage in forward planning and make a substantial investment. The growth of,...

National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (22 Sep 2011)

James Bannon: I could go on for a week but my time is up.

National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (22 Sep 2011)

James Bannon: I would like to apologise to my friend, the Deputy behind me-----

National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (22 Sep 2011)

James Bannon: I was not able to provide Deputy Mathews with time this evening.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Sep 2011)

James Bannon: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity pension in respect of a person (detail supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25295/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Sep 2011)

James Bannon: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford who is on a pension of €219 is being refused carer's allowance in respect of his elderly parents, to whom it is being given full-time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25299/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Sep 2011)

James Bannon: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason carer's allowance and respite grant have been discontinued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25300/11]

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (21 Sep 2011)

James Bannon: Question 89: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason County Westmeath is to lose its tourism development officer, despite the fact that the county and the general midlands region are consistently at the bottom of every tourism league table published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25297/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Sep 2011)

James Bannon: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Health if transport could be arranged for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25298/11]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (20 Sep 2011)

James Bannon: Question 360: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the difference between an inspection charge for septic tanks and a registration charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25031/11]

School Staffing (15 Sep 2011)

James Bannon: I hope the Minister will take on board my concerns and commit to restoring essential staff at St Mary's and providing urgently needed improvements to the built environment by way of urgently needed permanent accommodation. With regard to the designation of St. Mary's as a rural rather than urban school, the classification of schools was supposed to be reviewed in 2009. This did not happen....

School Staffing (15 Sep 2011)

James Bannon: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for affording me time to discuss an urgent matter, namely, the need for the Minister for Education and Skills to review a decision that has led to the suppression of the posts of the resource teacher for Travellers, RTT, and the rural co-ordinator for disadvantage at St. Mary's national school in Edgeworthstown, County Longford. The loss of these posts is...

School Staffing (15 Sep 2011)

James Bannon: St. Mary's is urgently in need of a permanent structure to encompass 20 classrooms. Currently, it only has five classrooms in a permanent structure, two of which are in a general purpose room and a computer room. This limits both ICT education and physical education. All other classes and support teachers, totalling 27, are in prefab accommodation, which is unacceptable. I praise the...

School Staffing (15 Sep 2011)

James Bannon: -----to making the school a vibrant entity. It is up to the Department of Education and Skills to assist them in every way possible.

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (14 Sep 2011)

James Bannon: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding school placement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22703/11]