Results 101-120 of 165 for going forward speaker:Timmy Dooley

Topical Issue Debate: Bus Éireann (2 May 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I asked the Minister what I thought were three serious questions. First, where does the Government stand on this? The response I got was that the Minister would stand idly by. Second, I asked what strategy the Government expects to put in place to deal with those who will be affected by this strike if it goes ahead, who will not be in a position to afford private transportation. Third, I...

Topical Issue Debate: Undocumented Irish in the USA (18 Apr 2013)

Timmy Dooley: ..., including one of a man originally from my constituency who is entirely law abiding, albeit undocumented. This brings its own difficulties in procuring driving licences and other documentation needed to go about daily life. This gentleman was arrested at 6.30 a.m. when he got up to go out to work. He employs 11 people and is married with two children. He is law abiding in every other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sponsorship of Major Sporting Events by Drinks Industry: Discussion with Alcohol Action Ireland and College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (17 Apr 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. They are right in saying that we are legislators and have a job to do in terms of bringing forward proposals. This is never easy. We have been presented with facts from Alcohol Action Ireland, but I am not overly taken by what has been presented. Perhaps the group can give us more backup data. We have also had presentations from the sporting...

Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Mar 2013)

Timmy Dooley: ...a candidate, he or she will have a bigger surprise on seeing the level of support for the Labour Party tomorrow. That is an issue for another day. It would be populist to come in here to have a go at the banks and blame financial institutions for the entirety of the crisis in which we find ourselves. I am not going to do that. I am aware, as are others, that there have been...

Shannon Airport: Motion (11 Dec 2012)

Timmy Dooley: ...taken place, both airports would no longer be viable and the State would be left in a difficult position with regard to how it might reinvest in them. I accept the separation proposal being put forward by the Government now is somewhat different. However, it seems to make assumptions based on a business plan that I do not believe is sustainable. The Minister has reiterated some of the...

Statutory Sick Pay: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (24 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: ...the guys in opposition and blame them and that will resolve all the problems. Whether Deputy Nash or Labour Party central like it or not, we are elected to do a job. Whatever about holding the Government to account, with the limited numbers we have, we will contribute to the best of our ability and will bring forward ideas as best we can. I advise Deputy Nash and other backbenchers who...

Other Questions: State Airports (18 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive reply. He has indicated that the steering groups are on schedule to bring forward a business plan, which was probably part of the original legislation. The Minister spoke about the breaking up of Shannon Development. This very important agency has been of strategic importance to the mid west region and I am very disappointed that this Government...

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the Minister and look forward to his contribution on the motion tabled by our spokesperson on health, Deputy Billy Kelleher. I compliment Deputy Kelleher for tabling the motion because it provides all Members with an opportunity to set out our concerns about the issues involved. I will not start by beating the standard drum of blaming the Minister for everything. He has taken on...

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (12 Jun 2012)

Timmy Dooley: I suggest that the Minister of State's Government is not supporting her in her desire to do so. How are members of the public to place their faith in an internal inquiry into local authorities controlled by the Government parties? One cannot but think that the Government, which had declared that the matters involved were "spurious mostly", as the Minister, Deputy Hogan, said, had already...

Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (1 May 2012)

Timmy Dooley: .... The Bill is a useful instrument in the continued effort to reduce the number of deaths on the roads. It is a regular feature of discussion in this House on road safety that we refer to the ongoing process of putting in place the building blocks of an appropriate legislative basis to deal with issues as they arise. From that point of view, it is important that we continue to evolve the...

European Council: Statements (Resumed) (29 Feb 2012)

Timmy Dooley: ...to be held. Now that it is to be held, we will vote in favour of the treaty as a step towards facing up to the fundamental challenge facing the eurozone. However, we believe that it does not go far enough and that the ECB's role needs to be reformed substantially, fiscal union established and pan-European banking regulation set out. The fundamental design flaws of the euro need to be...

Primary Schools: Motion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. Like others, I thank my colleague, Deputy Brendan Smith, for bringing forward this important motion. All of us in our constituencies have in recent weeks since the budget been contacted by parents and teachers who are worried about the future of their schools. This is as a result of a budget which unfairly targeted elements of rural...

Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Timmy Dooley: Any Member who comes forward tonight with some weasel words to claim this was never the intention should go back and read the review provided by the Minister in September.

Financial Resolution No. 2: Excise (Mechanically Propelled Vehicles) (6 Dec 2011)

Timmy Dooley: ...associated with transportation. This transportation will now cost more because of the increase in VAT on fuel, as well as the increase in tax on vehicles. The Irish Road Haulage Association put forward a good proposal for a rebate scheme. Its adoption would have demonstrated the Government's capacity to move on an imaginative proposal to deal with the issue of marked diesel, the impact...

Developments in the Eurozone: Statements (Resumed) (2 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: ...wealth funds in that region, and all this looked extremely positive in addressing the crisis. Suddenly we have been thrown into a crisis that looks infinitely more challenging than what has gone on before. I will not use this opportunity to be critical of any other country or the leadership of any other country. Things have been done with the best intent by the Greek Prime Minister in...

Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (4 Oct 2011)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this Bill which gives effect to policy decisions taken in the Road Traffic Acts of 2010 and 2011. Although the previous Government was responsible for them, I acknowledge that a strong cross-party approach was taken on all sides of the House and across the political divide. The Minister may rest assured that from my perspective, this...

European Financial Stability Facility and Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Timmy Dooley: I accept that and the Government has continued to do that. The only change in its banking policy is that it calls the two main banks two pillar banks. The word "pillar" is probably the only difference that has emerged compared with what we had done. I do not believe there has been any improvement in reputation as a result of any of the policies the Government has managed to bring to the...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)

Timmy Dooley: ...previous Government. However, the policies that were followed for many years were largely supportive of enterprise and have led to a transformation of this economy. There are problems and we are going through a crisis, some of which is of our own making and some of which, as the Deputy is well aware, is the result of international pressures and measures. To suggest that the previous...

Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) (25 May 2011)

Timmy Dooley: ...of doing business and new ways of improving the sector are developed. If we are to see the kind of innovation that is necessary to reach the targets set out in Food Harvest 2020, we will need ongoing input from this Government. It will not be enough for the Government to say this is the legacy it was left by the previous Government. It will need to develop its own set of initiatives to...

Report of the Standing Order 103 Select Committee: Motion (17 May 2011)

Timmy Dooley: ...will then see how the provisions of the Lisbon treaty are applied in practice. Only then will we able to establish whether they are to the benefit of the State in terms of where we see this debate going. I accept that the Government is committed to the retention of the 12.5% corporate tax rate, as alluded to by various members of the Cabinet and by the Taoiseach on many occasions both...