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- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (26 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of LEADER funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15195/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (26 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of the N17/N18 Gort to Tuam motorway project announced under the national stimulus plan; if a contractor has been appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15187/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (26 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of the M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy motorway project announced under the national stimulus plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15188/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (26 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the N25 New Ross bypass announced under the national stimulus plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15189/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (26 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of the Galway city bypass announced under the national stimulus plan; if he has considered replacing this project with another based on the legal issues surrounding it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15190/13]
- Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: We will take what the Taoiseach said with a pinch of salt.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Maintenance (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has conducted any audit or study of the quality of the road network, at primary, secondary and tertiary levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15508/13]
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Maintenance (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: I wish to put on record my disappointment at the continued exercise of what appears to be an effort by the Government to prevent this side of the House, the Opposition, from having a detailed Question Time. Yet again, there seems to be a considerable number of questions on the Order Paper from Fine Gael backbenchers. We have seen the same with health questions. I believe it is unhelpful....
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Maintenance (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister for his frank answer. He is one of the few who has clearly indicated there is a practice within his Department. He has not spoken for anyone else but at least he has indicated that there is a practice of filibustering Question Time, effectively stuffing the oral questions section of Question Time with general questions that will elicit positive answers-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Maintenance (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: -----that are supportive of Government policy and allow the Minister to enlighten us on various policy positions and results he has achieved in certain areas. The Minister and his Department do that well through the issuance of press releases on a regular basis. Parliamentary parties exist-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Maintenance (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: I accept that, but this is an important issue.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Maintenance (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: I would have thought Fine Gael would hold a parliamentary party meeting which would provide backbenchers with a unique opportunity to question the Minister and get an understanding of what is going on in his Department. However, they are now taking up time in the House which heretofore was used by the Opposition to hold the Minister to account on a variety of issues. The Minister is a...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Maintenance (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: That is done by lottery.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Maintenance (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: The Minister has 39 questions in-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Maintenance (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: There are 39 Fine Gael questions.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Maintenance (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: Will the Minister desist from coaching backbenchers?
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Maintenance (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: There is no show like the Leo show.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Maintenance (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: The Minister knows that is rubbish.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Bus Services (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to supply the public transport passenger with a more diverse bus service provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15509/13]
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Bus Services (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: Does the Minister accept that Ireland has one of the lowest public transport subsidies in Europe? Does he agree that the international experience of market liberalisation is quite mixed? He mentioned that the Competition Authority has highlighted the international experience. On the basis of research I have done, that experience appears to be quite mixed. The initial results in countries...