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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (7 Mar 2023)

Timmy Dooley: I am trying to understand where we are trying to start a process to appoint a new board. I am conscious that at least in public, there does not seem to have been a resolution of the issues which led to the various differences. I presume that the senior counsel's report is available to Mr. Barry and Mr. Neely. Are Mr. Barry and Mr. Neely charged with the full powers and responsibility,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (7 Mar 2023)

Timmy Dooley: I am still trying to understand the resolution here because clearly there are problems that have led us to the situation we are in. Will it be a matter for the new board to act on the report that is created or developed by Mr. Barry or Mr. Neely, or is the expectation that they are being charged from the shareholder to resolve the problems before a new board is appointed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (7 Mar 2023)

Timmy Dooley: I will reiterate the point I made at the outset, which was in respect of the process of operation, to put it like that. When one looks at this in the context of the board of a private company - which it is not - one would certainly not expect any half-decent private company to be embroiled in a situation like this where people would be retiring or resigning from a board in the way that this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (7 Mar 2023)

Timmy Dooley: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (7 Mar 2023)

Timmy Dooley: I am sure that would have been part of the conversation the Minister would have had with the previous chairperson, if she had identified that she was lacking some legislative backing, or whatever.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (7 Mar 2023)

Timmy Dooley: Okay. I thank the Minister for his time. We must recognise that the Minister is walking a fairly tight rope here, in what he can and cannot say, recognising his role and the rights of all stakeholders. I thank the Minister for being as open and as frank as he has been.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister and his officials. In particular I welcome Ms Edwina Love who was an official in this House for a considerable period of time. She has been doing amazing work in the Department. I thank the Minister for his statement. In passing, I recognise the Sinn Féin position in wanting to reduce the marketability of the dairy sector in Ireland and it expects the Minister to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Timmy Dooley: You cannot have it both ways, with respect.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Timmy Dooley: I will give the floor. This is wonderful. I will cede my time to Deputy Cronin, she is doing really well here - keep going-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Timmy Dooley: -----in terms of her explanation of what the capacity of Sinn Féin is to have two different positions on the same issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Timmy Dooley: I want to focus my attention on a couple of issues. I thank the Minister for what he has done on expanding the scale of the ACRE scheme to allow all farmers, some 46,000 of them who sought to be part of it, to participate versus the initial budgeted position of about 30,000. That is welcome to farmers who want to farm sustainably, raise their families and have a meaningful impact and live...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Timmy Dooley: I will conclude on this. A similar issue exists in regard to the hen harrier in the area where I live, in east Clare. I am not a beneficiary of it, just to put it on the record. However, many farmers are. The idea behind putting in place a specific scheme for the hen harrier was to ensure that farmers farmed in a way that was in sympathy with nature and protected a rare species. It seems...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Timmy Dooley: I really appreciate that.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Timmy Dooley: I had an opportunity to attend a meeting last night, which was organised by a group of people who were concerned about proposals for legislation that is being drafted to look at the registration by Fáilte Ireland of small Airbnb facilities that are dotted throughout the country. There is, somehow, a belief that this action will put 1,200 properties back into long-term rental. Nothing...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Feb 2023)

Timmy Dooley: With the Cathaoirleach and others, I want to-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Feb 2023)

Timmy Dooley: Together with the Cathaoirleach and others, I welcome the Estonian ambassador. I ask that she convey our thanks to the Estonian Prime Minister, Kaja Kallas, who is from a small country and has shown tremendous leadership in standing up to the aggression of Russia and in rallying European troops to assist the Ukrainian people in their efforts to fight off this outrageous, illegal war. It is...

Seanad: Rail Network: Statements (23 Feb 2023)

Timmy Dooley: Like others, I welcome the Minister and thank him for his commitment to public transport in general and rail in particular. I join Senator Garvey in giving due recognition to what he has achieved. However, I want to include in my comments decisions taken by Mary O’Rourke when she was Minister back in the late 1990s when she succeeded at a difficult time to effectively turn the train...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Feb 2023)

Timmy Dooley: The Leader will be aware of a news report that issued on Friday evening through RTÉ’s “Prime Time”. I will be cautious with my remarks here. It was considered by many to be surprising that AIB had settled a debt of €9.5 million with a retired sports celebrity. That surprise turned to shock and anger over the course of the weekend, when many people sought to...

Seanad: Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (8 Feb 2023)

Timmy Dooley: I am sharing time with Senator Horkan. I welcome the opportunity to contribute and thank the Minister of State for setting out the position in the Bill. Since I am short of time, I will ask a couple of questions. We have seen the electronic communications sector develop so rapidly in the past ten years. There is obviously such a need to change the existing framework. We have been...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Jan 2023)

Timmy Dooley: Like others, I want to recognise and pay tribute to Professor Michael O'Keeffe. As Senator Conway said, he was without doubt one of the most recognised and renowned eye surgeons in the country. He is someone who also did a lot for premature babies in his time. I have heard from people who worked in neonatal units that he was often there at 6.30 a.m. or 7 a.m. dealing with babies before...