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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2020)

Timmy Dooley: The fallout from the pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on the social lives of teenagers, students and young adults. Further suffering is now being foisted upon students in particular as a result of them entering into contracts for accommodation in many colleges and universities. In order to secure accommodation for the year ahead, students had to pay somewhere between €5,000...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Nov 2020)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the strong contributions from our guests. I am struck by the recognition of the union representatives that separation from the Dublin Airport Authority has not worked. It is well known that I was one of the few politicians at the time who spoke out against it. It should not have happened. Notwithstanding that, I do not believe that the response should be to put Shannon back...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Nov 2020)

Timmy Dooley: As you well know, a Chathaoirligh, there is widespread support for the decarbonisation of electricity generation, but in doing so we must be very careful and understand the impact that is having on many communities throughout the country. The development of onshore wind turbines is affecting a number of communities in my constituency. Their big concern is that, as of yet, the revised wind...

Seanad: Living with Covid-19 Restrictions: Statements (10 Nov 2020)

Timmy Dooley: I propose to share time with Senator O'Loughlin. I welcome the Minister of State to the House. As one of the people who has been most vociferous in calling for a debate on living with Covid-19, I am pleased the Minister of State is with us today. Many of the points have already been addressed. We must keep the people with us for a protracted period. Even with the emergence of a vaccine,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2020)

Timmy Dooley: As every day of the level 5 lockdown goes by, more and more issues arise that are clearly not consistent with what is being attempted to suppress the virus. Many of them attach to rural pursuits. It is difficult to justify why a small number of cattle buyers cannot attend cattle marts to assist in the trade of livestock, which is part of the food chain. Rural men and women who are...

Seanad: Ábhair Ghnó an tSeanaid - Matters on the Business of the Seanad (5 Nov 2020)

Timmy Dooley: As we face into the Christmas period, it is appropriate that we would have a discussion on living with Covid-19. There has been a very genuine effort in the last weeks by most people in Ireland to try to suppress the virus after it appeared to be spiralling out of control. It is too early to predict what the incidence rate will be in December but it is absolutely necessary that the...

Seanad: Biodiversity: Motion (5 Nov 2020)

Timmy Dooley: I wish to share time with Senator Malcolm Byrne. I welcome the Minister of State. Fianna Fáil welcomes this opportunity to discuss solutions to the ongoing biodiversity crisis and will support the motion proposed by the Green Party. I compliment my colleagues on it. The rate of global change in nature during the past 50 years is unprecedented in human history. Nature across most of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Nov 2020)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the Minister. The best-case predictions for a recovery in air passenger activity seem to suggest that it will take until 2023 or 2024 to get back to 2019 levels. If that is borne out, I would have very serious concerns regarding the future viability of airports such as Shannon. The Minister indicated that the Government can and will do more. I ask him to expand on that and give...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Nov 2020)

Timmy Dooley: I am sorry, but may I ask the Minister a specific question because I know time is running short? Has consideration been given to funding airlines to service key routes to important destinations which might otherwise not be profitable to recognise their importance to the region, although demand is low? I refer particularly to direct access to London Heathrow and the east coast of the United...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Nov 2020)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome Dr. Holohan, Dr. De Gascun and Mr. Morris and thank them for their ongoing work on behalf of the Irish people. I am going to put a few things to our guests that we have heard from others who know more about the aviation sector than I do. Mr. Eddie Wilson of Ryanair was recently before the committee. He sought to paint Ireland's approach to the movement of people in a rather dark...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Timmy Dooley: It would be useful if Dr. Holohan provided that to us in written form at a later stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Timmy Dooley: Have any peer-reviewed studies been done on the work NPHET does and what is done in other countries?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Timmy Dooley: That is okay. Fire ahead.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Timmy Dooley: It would be helpful to get that message out because a charge is made, one which does not reflect well on either the witnesses or us, that Ireland has the strictest regime in place and we are largely responsible for locking down aviation across Europe. The numbers from EUROCONTROL clearly negate those statements so it would be helpful to get that message out there. Perhaps Dr. Holohan will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Timmy Dooley: I am out of time. I would appreciate if Dr. Holohan could provide us with the information so we can reflect it in our report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Timmy Dooley: The information would be helpful in addressing, to some extent, the public concern about us being out of kilter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Timmy Dooley: A certain cohort of the population has come to the view that Covid will not affect it, and this obviously influences the behaviour of people in that group. Do the witnesses see any value in publishing the ages of those who have passed and the ages of those in ICUs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Timmy Dooley: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Timmy Dooley: The mean age. Yes, I know.