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Order of Business (11 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: Lá Fhéile Pádraig is approaching and while I do not want to be a spoilsport, alcohol-related harm claims three lives each day in this country. It is estimated that the annual cost of such harm to the State is €3.7 billion. This problem is placing a particular strain on our already over-burdened health service, with over 2,000 beds occupied by people with...

Order of Business (11 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: The problem is having an impact on families and communities. When will the sale of alcohol Bill, which has been on the clár for some time, be published?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (11 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: 76. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to address and clarify a matter in the interest of transparency and accountability in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if he will address the issues, one to four; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10612/15]

Order of Business (10 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: Our national monuments are an important part of our heritage and indeed our tourism industry. They are the glue that keeps communities together and they give places a sense of identity. I am sure everybody in this House is aware of heritage horrors that have occurred in their parish, community or region. When can we expect the national monuments Bill to come before the House? What is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (10 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: I welcome the Minister and his staff. It is imperative the Government honours its commitment to set up an electoral commission to safeguard electoral integrity and to provide an independent, well-structured and staffed office to oversee certain aspects of election functions. As the previous speaker said, Ireland's electoral register is patently incapable of being updated and maintained...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (10 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: The electoral commission would fill a great void created by the decentralised multi-agency approach to the register that is taking place at present. I presume the commission will be totally independent of Departments, etc., and will have its own staff independent of Government as well. The local authorities located throughout the country have done their best to maintain the register but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (10 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: The election will not be this year so there should no problem.

Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: There has been a huge increase in the number of drug-driving accidents nationwide. They are not only taking place in towns but have spread into villages and the countryside also. The harm associated with drug misuse and its effects on people' driving are well documented.

Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: When can Members expect the road traffic Bill to address drug-driving and other road traffic matters?

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices (3 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: 244. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the budget, and job creation targets, for the local enterprise office in County Longford for the years 2011 to 2014, inclusive; the targets for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8773/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (3 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: 245. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to create manufacturing jobs in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8774/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (3 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: 366. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review an application for a discretionary medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8775/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (3 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: 367. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a discretionary medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8781/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (3 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: 489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, application appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9008/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Staff Retirements (3 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: 490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on extending the retirement period in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who is in exceptional circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9009/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (3 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: 575. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will accept instalment payments of back tax due on a vehicle in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9247/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (3 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: 582. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has requested Inland Fisheries Ireland to provide a full report on the incident in April 2014 in which more than 300,000 juvenile eels were killed at the bottom of the dam at Cathaleen's Falls in what was the largest documented fish kill ever to have occurred here; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (3 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: 583. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department has taken a decision on whether to prosecute the Electricity Supply Board over a major kill of critically endangered juvenile eels at the hydroelectric installation on the River Erne, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8780/15]

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

James Bannon: I am pleased to contribute to the debate on this reforming legislation. Like much legislation coming from the Government in recent months, it is a forward-thinking Bill designed to bring the Statue Book up to date with society in 2015. The Minister rightly summed it up when she said that this reform of family law was a "substantial and detailed response to the reality of family life in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

James Bannon: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ann Phelan, and her officials to this important meeting. It is probably one of the most important meetings we have had this year. It is not often that I find myself in agreement with a member of Fianna Fáil, but 197 post offices closed under Fianna Fáil between 2006 and 2010, as against 24 between 2010 and 2014. The same goes for schools,...