Results 781-800 of 11,015 for speaker:Timmy Dooley

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: It includes those who were passive shareholders.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: They have offered their shares for sale. Does National Broadband Ireland have to get involved in that a lot?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: There is clearly confidence if others wish to come into play now. It is not those with the greatest risk portfolio that are coming in now; they were there at the beginning. They hope to see a return from it. One would expect that they do anyway. It is either that or they are giving up and walking away, which they are clearly not if somebody else is prepared to invest. Is it fair to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I do not expect a number. They are not making a loss.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: That at least indicates there is a group of shareholders who have confidence in what has happened to date. That is positive news.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: There is an additional benefit to their presence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: That is helpful. I know there was discussion about the timeline. It was originally five years. I thought it was always seven in truth. Covid then interfered with that. Mr. Hendrick identified a couple of things that the company has done. It has taken on additional staff and contractors. It is looking for a decision on the self-build. Is that the greatest extent to which it can go to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: Are poles and ducts the biggest inhibitor?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I hate getting into granular detail because I am sure NBI has figured this all out internally. I see plenty of areas where there seems to be no issue with poles or where ducts have already been prepared. One can see the new white piping come through. Someone has already completed the make-ready part, yet one does not see-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: Is the assumption that NBI will be coming through fairly quickly?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: When I see those white ducts, Eir has been contracted to do that. It hands that to NBI, which then blows the fibre through that. In terms of the self-build, is NBI seeking to install the initial subduct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: It is along the main line. It is not the ducting into the house per se.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: NBI can do that as it stands.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: There is an intermittent phase between where one company finishes work and another begins. I made a lot of noise when it became clear that NBI was going to run a parallel network alongside the existing one. Has NBI looked again at dovetailing onto the end of a line? People in this room know a lot about what Eir did when it passed 300,000 premises, then truncated it and left a black box,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Help Service (22 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to raise what I believe is an important issue and I am pleased the Minister of State with responsibility for this area is here. He does not need me to tell him about the difficulties that exist in our acute hospitals and the significant delays people have in getting access to bed capacity. Much of the elective work is now delayed because of the crisis in accident...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Help Service (22 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the Minister of State's response. While I know what the Department is trying to do, I am concerned that the issue will be lost in reports and more bureaucracy. The State has outsourced this service and does so with other services through section 38 and section 39 agreements. Clarecare in County Clare is an example. It was never given back the funding that was cut. There were...

Seanad: Annual Transition Statement: Statements (22 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive statement. At the outset, the Chair opined that he had gone well over time, which helps all of us, because it means he has covered most of the bases. I listened with interest to the two previous speakers, two people for whom I have great respect. They both spoke about the social justice aspect of climate change and also the concerns...

Seanad: Election of Acting Chairperson (16 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I propose Senator Gerry Horkan.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: In regard to the specific amendment I find myself largely in agreement with the approach taken by Senator Boylan relating to the scheduling of such meetings. That is a concern for IALPA. I have had numerous conversation with IALPA and found it to be upfront and straightforward about what it is trying to achieve in the best interests of the people they represent and the travelling public....

Seanad: Situation in Ukraine: Motion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I move: That Seanad Éireann: supports: - the right of Ukraine to exist as a sovereign, independent state that is free to choose its own political and military alliances following its own legal and constitutional provision; recognises that: - the invasion of Ukraine on 24th February, 2022 by the Russian Federation was an unprovoked act, and is contrary to international law; -...