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- Topical Issue Debate: Driver Licence Applications (19 Feb 2014)
Timmy Dooley: I recognise the bona fides of the Minister, Deputy Leo Varadkar, in this regard. I have no doubt that he has been in contact with the Road Safety Authority, that he is concerned and that he is receiving information similar to this from his constituents and people around the country, but I disagree vehemently with his acceptance that, in general terms, as the Minister of State put it, he is...
- Topical Issue Debate: Driver Licence Applications (19 Feb 2014)
Timmy Dooley: I understand the difficulty associated with incomplete applications, but that is not the issue I raise. I have great sympathy for any group of people who have to deal with the public on a daily basis because there will always be a number of cases in which documentation will be incomplete. I am talking about applications that are complete and where it still takes seven to eight weeks to turn...
- Topical Issue Debate: Driver Licence Applications (19 Feb 2014)
Timmy Dooley: I have great faith in the Minister of State, but I am deeply concerned about the impact this is having on the lives of so many.
- Topical Issue Debate: Driver Licence Applications (19 Feb 2014)
Timmy Dooley: I have no doubt about that, but we need more than concern; we need action. If it is an issue of resources or a requirement for the RSA to be provided with more funding from the State, that should happen in the short term. When this issue came before the transport committee, there was a discussion about the fact that the service would be self-financing. It should not, therefore, be a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Feb 2014)
Timmy Dooley: We have every faith in the Minister's capacity to attract his own audience. He need not feel intimidated.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Merger: Irish Sports Council and National Sports Campus Development Authority (19 Feb 2014)
Timmy Dooley: It is cutbacks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Merger: Irish Sports Council and National Sports Campus Development Authority (19 Feb 2014)
Timmy Dooley: We are saving electricity.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Merger: Irish Sports Council and National Sports Campus Development Authority (19 Feb 2014)
Timmy Dooley: That is the dangerous one.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Merger: Irish Sports Council and National Sports Campus Development Authority (19 Feb 2014)
Timmy Dooley: It might be mine.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Merger: Irish Sports Council and National Sports Campus Development Authority (19 Feb 2014)
Timmy Dooley: You never know.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Merger: Irish Sports Council and National Sports Campus Development Authority (19 Feb 2014)
Timmy Dooley: Absolutely. They never sleep.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Merger: Irish Sports Council and National Sports Campus Development Authority (19 Feb 2014)
Timmy Dooley: I thank both parties for their comprehensive overview. Besides our discussion on the heads of the Bill, updating us on their organisations' activities has been helpful, but perhaps they might expand further. The Chairman has covered a lot of ground, but the witnesses identified some of the benefits in this extensive legislation. They referred to the powers, anti-doping, etc., all of which...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Merger: Irish Sports Council and National Sports Campus Development Authority (19 Feb 2014)
Timmy Dooley: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Merger: Irish Sports Council and National Sports Campus Development Authority (19 Feb 2014)
Timmy Dooley: I agree with everything Mr. Mulvey said. On the letters of appointment, while what was suggested by him might be a way of overcoming the problem, should additional criteria in this regard not be set out in the legislation? I accept that the Minister can in issuing the warrant of appointment set out broadly the expectation. However, I am concerned that the issue that has arisen is not...
- Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2014)
Timmy Dooley: The Minister for Social Protection is representing the Taoiseach today.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2014)
Timmy Dooley: It is taking the Minister a long time to answer.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2014)
Timmy Dooley: It was a little quicker than two years.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Review of Foreign Policy and External Relations: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2014)
Timmy Dooley: I welcome and thank Ms Cross and Dr. Ivory for their presentations. What are their views on how other countries appoint their ambassadors? The standard here is that an ambassador comes through the Civil Service, while other countries opt for business leaders, retired politicians and citizens of interest and note. I would be interested to hear both viewpoints, considering that Ms Cross and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Review of Foreign Policy and External Relations: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2014)
Timmy Dooley: I accept Ms Cross’s point, but it worked well from a European perspective when John Bruton was appointed to act as a figurehead in the United States. I accept that much of the role was political, but is it something we should consider in the broader mix? It is not ideal in every circumstance but perhaps there is a role for such appointments.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Review of Foreign Policy and External Relations: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2014)
Timmy Dooley: Ms Cross will protect her patch.