Results 821-840 of 11,015 for speaker:Timmy Dooley

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome Mr. Henry, whom I have known for some time. He has been before committees of these Houses previously and has a good understanding of the issues in the mid-west and the west generally. He said that he is in there, having a look around and will be back in due course. What would be success for him? He is a man driven by success. He has been very successful in virtually...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Timmy Dooley: All the better.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Timmy Dooley: Mr. Henry will have longer than some of us will have here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Timmy Dooley: That is not a bad approach.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Timmy Dooley: That is really important. I thank Mr. Henry for that. I believe he has answered it correctly. Far too many people who have appeared before this committee in the past have talked about Shannon Group. Shannon Group has been used as a methodology of hiding the failure of the entire entity to increase passenger traffic. The whole thing is about aviation, but when Shannon Development was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Timmy Dooley: We will work with Mr. Henry on that. I am not asking him to commit to anything. However, I do not want to hear on Clare FM some morning or read a national press release with another line of slurry about how great the group is doing because there is-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Timmy Dooley: That can be spun out. If a policy decision must be taken to spin out the property aspect and allow it be privatised, that is fine. Mr. Henry should not lose sight of this and he should not take the Kool-Aid that he may be presented with in certain quarters of society. The only thing that matters to the people who vote for Deputies McNamara, Carey, Cathal Crowe, me and whoever else is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Timmy Dooley: Through the airport.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Timmy Dooley: While I am not asking Mr. Henry to comment, in my view sight was lost. Figures were presented to this committee and to the public about how great the group was doing. It was just being presented as a block and an entity. Of course, employment came to the region because Shannon Group built factories. However, that was because IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland went after them. That is...

Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after “That” and substitute the following: “Seanad Éireann: notes that: - the International Energy Agency defines energy security as the uninterrupted availability of energy sources at an affordable price; - Ireland imports over 70 per cent of the energy we use, compared to a European Union total of almost 60 per...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Chairman very much. in fairness, I do not think I will need all of the time. I thank the Irish Postmasters Union for being here. It has appeared before this committee and its predecessor on many occasions. I compliment the witnesses again today on the very straightforward presentation they provided us with. I do not think they are asking for anything other than what they are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Timmy Dooley: Allowing for inflation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I probably did.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I join others who have condemned in the strongest terms the approach of the Israeli Defence Forces and the police force in their actions during the funeral of Shireen Abu Akleh. It was a disgraceful attack on not just the Palestinian people, who are mourning one of their own, but also on a fundamental tenet of the democracy of any state, namely that of journalism. We all recognise the...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (5 May 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister for outlining the position he has taken. There has been a great deal of debate in committee and in both Chambers in regard to this particular issue. It is not surprising that many have sought to try to broaden this legislation because the notion of reviews and reform of the overall architecture of the Marine Accident Investigation Board and its operation has been around...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (5 May 2022)

Timmy Dooley: Now.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)

Timmy Dooley: As the House is well aware, Covid-19 as an infectious disease is reasonably well under control in Ireland and fairly well under control across Europe. There are still some outstanding issues in other countries. As a result, we see our tourism industry beginning to recover and there is no doubt that scheduled flights are very much back on track, with passenger numbers increasing. I am...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Overcrowding (27 Apr 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister of State for attending to address this important issue. If I look through my files from the long number of years I have been in the Houses, one of the issues that has arisen most often is that of the state of play at University Hospital Limerick, or Limerick Regional Hospital as it was previously known. Notwithstanding significant investment over the years, the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Overcrowding (27 Apr 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I appreciate the Minister of State's upfront and frank appraisal of the situation. I accept that the 2040 project is there and 96 beds have been promised. I know the hospital will move quickly and I hope those beds can be provided even more quickly. However, something needs to happen in the interim. It is not enough to say that every effort is being made. I am not having a pop at the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Apr 2022)

Timmy Dooley: We all appreciate that the economy has been under a very particular strain over the past two years particularly resulting from the Covid-19 crisis. Notwithstanding that some sectors of our economy are going well and flourishing, they are unfortunately unable to find staff to meet the demands and needs of the industry. I ask the Leader to try to arrange a debate at the earliest possible...