Results 861-880 of 11,050 for speaker:Timmy Dooley
- 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...
- Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Apr 2022)
Timmy Dooley: Like others, I sat on the transport committee and this issue got a good hearing. The issues raised by Senator Boyhan and others were well ventilated, were thrashed out and, I would say, reached a conclusion that did not meet the expectation or the wishes of anyone on the committee, but we reached a kind of a truce with assurances from the Minister. Senator Buttimer, other members of the...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)
Timmy Dooley: Councillors in particular.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)
Timmy Dooley: While many homeowners and electricity consumers will receive the €200 discount as compensation towards the spiralling cost of energy over the coming days, a number of others, unfortunately, will not. In certain multiple-apartment blocks, there is a single meter point reference number, MPRN, and the residents in the various apartments are facilitated through a pay-as-you-go system....
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)
Timmy Dooley: I want to conclude on this. It amazes me that the board and senior management have not resigned at this stage. It is appalling what they have allowed to happen.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)
Timmy Dooley: I want to be associated with the remarks of welcome to Senator Clonan. I have had the pleasure of meeting him on a number of occasions both here and in other parts of the city and, indeed, on various radio programmes. I have always found him to be a respectful, insightful and interesting man, and I always felt that if he made it into the Oireachtas he would have something to offer. His...