Results 121-140 of 7,604 for speaker:James Bannon

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Feb 2003)

James Bannon: This is a serious issue.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Feb 2003)

James Bannon: Therefore, we will have a policy after Friday.

Seanad: Fischler Proposals for Agriculture: Motion. (12 Feb 2003)

James Bannon: Fianna Fáil is bringing 100,000 farmers on to the streets.

Seanad: Fischler Proposals for Agriculture: Motion. (12 Feb 2003)

James Bannon: I second the amendment. The Fischler proposals for reviewing the CAP have added a great deal to the uncertainty about the future of farming in Ireland and I am dismayed by the lack of effort by the Government to maintain a fair minimum price for farm produce, despite guarantees under Agenda 2000 which were to remain in place until 2006.

Seanad: Fischler Proposals for Agriculture: Motion. (12 Feb 2003)

James Bannon: If the Minister will not act on behalf of farmers, it is time for him to step aside and allow someone who will give farmers a fair deal take his position. He has flushed farmers down the Swannee. Scriptwriters from the Department wrote the speeches for his doormats, Senators Callanan and Scanlon. They are wrong and will speak from both sides of their mouths when they return to their...

Seanad: Fischler Proposals for Agriculture: Motion. (12 Feb 2003)

James Bannon: Farmers are impoverished. I plead with the Minister to be honourable and meet the decent people who represent the farming community. He should bring Commissioner Fischler to places like Longford, Roscommon and the west in general and show him the plight of farmers, some of whom are almost starving because he has not properly represented them. The Minister must face down the Fischler proposals...

Seanad: Fischler Proposals for Agriculture: Motion. (12 Feb 2003)

James Bannon: There are 100,000 farmers who hold the same view. They converged on this city less than a month ago.

Seanad: Fischler Proposals for Agriculture: Motion. (12 Feb 2003)

James Bannon: Is the Senator giving in to Commissioner Fischler, too?

Seanad: Fischler Proposals for Agriculture: Motion. (12 Feb 2003)

James Bannon: The Minister is gambling with farmers' livelihoods.

Seanad: Fischler Proposals for Agriculture: Motion. (12 Feb 2003)

James Bannon: It was due to run to 2006.

Seanad: Fischler Proposals for Agriculture: Motion. (12 Feb 2003)

James Bannon: Is the Senator's party in government with the Minister's party?

Seanad: Fischler Proposals for Agriculture: Motion. (12 Feb 2003)

James Bannon: We have our ear to the ground on this side of the House.

Seanad: Fischler Proposals for Agriculture: Motion. (12 Feb 2003)

James Bannon: Why are there fewer farmers in the REP scheme?

Seanad: Fischler Proposals for Agriculture: Motion. (12 Feb 2003)

James Bannon: The Minister was speaking to a Fianna Fáil lick, not a representative of a farm organisation.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Feb 2003)

James Bannon: A Fine Gael-led Government introduced the Freedom of Information Act in 1997. Yesterday, the Taoiseach confirmed there would be a one-sided review of this Act and I understand the Ombudsman was not consulted on this. It is important that we debate this issue. The Act has served the interests of the State very well. The EU has found the €20 fee for making a submission on planning...

Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (13 Feb 2003)

James Bannon: I agree.

Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (13 Feb 2003)

James Bannon: I am not aware of too many councillors who want power transferred to managers.

Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (13 Feb 2003)

James Bannon: Is the Senator sharing her time with me so I can tell her about it?

Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (13 Feb 2003)

James Bannon: The thrust of the Bill suggests that councillors cannot be trusted.

Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (13 Feb 2003)

James Bannon: The big obstacle is the lack of funding from the Department of the Environment and Local Government. Every local authority has a development plan in place with a waste management section in it.