Results 1-20 of 37 for idea speaker:James Bannon

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)

James Bannon: ...towards the development of important infrastructure in the midlands region, which has been greatly neglected for many years. The time is ripe for such development, so the Minister should take this idea on board. I know he has been listening-----

Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Apr 2014)

James Bannon: ...not oppose this Bill on Second Stage. This is a common-sense approach. I am glad to see that politics has changed under the Government as compared with the previous regime which opposed every good idea from the Opposition. It is welcome that proposals for giant wind farms have been shelved as there were grave concerns among community groups. As someone who lives in a rural part of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

James Bannon: Does Mr. Tierney have any idea what the PricewaterhouseCoopers consultancy fees were?

Electoral, Local Government and Planning and Development Bill 2013: Second Stage (12 Jul 2013)

James Bannon: ...away from seeing this happen in Ireland. Democracy is all about the people ruling themselves. It is about encouraging people to take an interest in their society. It is not just a system; it is an idea that has been cultivated. I know that the Government is committed to ensuring better communications with our Parliament. There should be a greater role for our MEPs in the national...

Companies Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2013)

James Bannon: ...that the boundaries of company guidelines keep moving all the time. In recent years, for example, the Government has increasingly considered education in economic terms. It has put forward the idea that the primary purpose of education is to produce one of the community's most valuable economic assets - a competent, educated and adaptable workforce. To an increasing extent, school policy...

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)

James Bannon: ...of ability and potential as possible. Academic ability must, in the interest of the recovery of the country, be encouraged. There is nothing logical about penalising excellence. We need to get over the populist idea of one for everyone in the audience and we must accept that not everyone is suited to academic study and that technical ability is also a talent, which needs to be fostered...

Cycle Paths (7 Oct 2010)

James Bannon: ...those interested in road cycle routes which are not separated from the road by a grass verge or other barrier or heading away from the main areas, the roads network provides the quickest links. The idea of a cycle network has been incredibly successful in Europe, particularly in the Netherlands. Apart from the transport and leisure advantages, cycling is an extremely healthy activity and...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill [Seanad] 2009: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)

James Bannon: ...hot under the collar when I mentioned the Galway tent. He was fairly critical of the cronies of Fianna Fáil who were in the Galway tent over the years. I know that the Taoiseach abolished the idea of the Galway tent, but it would not be in existence anyway in today's climate. It went because there was no money in the country and there was nobody there to support it any longer. There...

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

James Bannon: ..., whose lives and livelihoods have been destroyed by the actions of the Taoiseach. I feel incredible anger that he has the nerve even to attempt to justify his actions. Has he even the smallest idea of what it is like for people to lose their employment, their homes, their children's chance of going to college, their health and all for no reason other than that they worked hard and...

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (6 May 2010)

James Bannon: ...years ago when the national spatial strategy was announced. There was political interference by none other than the then Minister for Finance, now Taoiseach, Deputy Brian Cowen. He developed the idea of having three cities in the midlands, leaving towns such as Longford and Portlaoise on the hind tit. They were left out of the equation entirely and this was wrong. What should have...

River Basin Management Plan. (3 Mar 2010)

James Bannon: ...this plan will be detrimental to the management of our waterways. When the Minister signed off on the river basin management plan for the River Shannon basin district last October, he had no idea of the flooding that was to result from the unprecedented weather conditions, and which has destroyed our waterways, particularly in the midlands. The European Union water framework directive,...

Road Traffic Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2010)

James Bannon: ...many entrepreneurs and young people out of work at present. If they were assisted in starting up in this area, they would do so. This would result in a job in nearly every parish nationally. The idea is very innovative and is being implemented in this city. It was commenced in the United Kingdom some years ago. I was interested in Deputy Noel Ahern's statement that the Bill has a...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (2 Dec 2009)

James Bannon: ...and cultural traditions. While these planners might have had qualifications from the Royal Town Planning Institute in London, they should have to study courses on how Ireland operates. They had no idea of the Irish dimension before taking up employment in this country, something with which I was very disappointed. We urgently need regulation of the planning sector and personnel in line...

Finance Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

James Bannon: ...details about proposed changes, it has not come to grips with exactly how some of the changes will be implemented. This begs the question of whether the Minister for Finance has any coherent idea of what he is doing. PAYE workers will be particularly lost in the haze of confusion as those without a filing obligation or required to submit a tax return at the end of the year do not know...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 Mar 2009)

James Bannon: .... The Minister for Finance has shown the Minister's words to be empty rhetoric. Guaranteeing that banker's pay would be capped, while knowing that the Minister for Finance had already rejected the idea——

Health Services. (5 Mar 2008)

James Bannon: ...twice weekly. Travel difficulties have forced this lady to miss urgent hospital appointments because of exhaustion, ill-health and lack of funding. Her travel costs are €89 per day and she has no idea how the frequently required journeys will be financed or how she will be able to withstand the long hours spent travelling. On one occasion this constituent managed to get an ambulance bus...

Hospital Services. (29 Nov 2007)

James Bannon: ...that a centre of excellence is established in the midlands to accommodate people living in the region instead of requiring seriously ill people to drive long distances for treatment. This is a good idea which should be adopted by the Government.

Civil Unions Bill 2006: Restoration to Order Paper (Resumed) (1 Nov 2007)

James Bannon: ...partnerships early in the life of this Dáil. I ask the Government to reactivate the Civil Unions Bill in the interest of equality. In a U-turn last night, that was, of course, presented as a new idea, the Government had another conversion on the road to extinction, which is becoming shorter by the minute. Do rights of citizenship apply only to the current Government? It is easy to...

Seanad: Garda Reform: Statements (13 Dec 2006)

James Bannon: ...is welcome. However, many other recommendations in the Morris report which are necessary to restore full public confidence in the Garda have not been implemented. Fine Gael has long supported the idea that whistleblowers should enjoy the full protection of the law. This draft charter will help to foster a more transparent culture within the Garda. I hope the Minister will sign it into...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Dec 2006)

James Bannon: ...of the country to another. The Minister said a person born in Wicklow, Longford or Westmeath but who may be living in Dublin cannot be tracked down. I ask the Minister to examine in the future the idea of automatically putting people on the register of electors.