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Order of Business (6 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: That applies to Deputy Durkan beside Deputy Fitzgerald there.

Criminal Law (Incest) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: Fianna Fáil supports the Bill and we recognise the efforts of Deputy Naughten in bringing forward such important legislation. The legislation aims to address an anomaly in Irish law whereby females are subjected to less stringent maximum sentences than males for committing incest. The Roscommon case of 2009, with which Deputy Naughten is very familiar, illustrated this gap in the legal...

Misuse of Motor Vehicles (Public Spaces) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: I am disappointed that the Minister of State ended his contribution by suggesting the Government would not support the Bill. My party is happy, in principle, to support what Deputy Dessie Ellis is trying to achieve. Although it is a relatively short Bill, the Deputy has indicated that he is prepared to amend elements of it if the Government sees fit to at least take into account the...

Other Questions: Post Office Network (11 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: It is reflection of a lazy Opposition at the time.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (11 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a post primary school amalgamation project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11594/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Voting Rights of Citizens within EU: European Commission (11 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome Ms Nolan and Ms Ní Bhroin and thank them for the presentation. The position of the Commission is not binding, as stated; the competency is one of national parliaments. The way in which the delegates are engaging is very respectful of that. We should not be frightened or any way annoyed because the Commission is pointing to what it believes to be a discrepancy in the rights...

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: Will it be a resignation statement?

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: Deputy Mathews was the Taoiseach's banking expert at one time.

Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: Did he ever lobby the Taoiseach in that role?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicles Testing) (No. 2) Regulations 2013: Discussion (12 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome both groups and thank them for their communications, which I found helpful. I was not aware that the matter raised in the communications was an issue for vintage vehicles. I am familiar with the charitable work they do. I proposed that both groups would come before the committee to set out their stall, giving them an opportunity to present it in public. The Joint Committee on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicles Testing) (No. 2) Regulations 2013: Discussion (12 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: A four-wheel drive and Guinness on the back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicles Testing) (No. 2) Regulations 2013: Discussion (12 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: That is the only bit that worries me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Minister of State (13 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: The Minister of State was travelling by air.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Minister of State (13 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Donohoe, and his officials, together with his comprehensive presentation. In addition to what the previous speaker said, I understand the Minister of State met the Commissioner for enlargement, Mr. Stefan Füle. Could the Minister of State talk us through his views a little more? Deputy O'Reilly has outlined the views coming from the democratic...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Minister of State (13 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: On a point of clarification, Deputy Eric Byrne misunderstood my comments on the Minister of State, Deputy Alex White, for whom I have huge regard and respect. I do not doubt his credentials. My comment was related to the symbolism of Ireland's participation in a celebration of Irishness at a time when the host was taking an aggressive position on the Crimean Peninsula. I mentioned the...

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: You will be running away from the doors in a few weeks time.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: There is plenty of time now.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: The Taoiseach learnt that lesson well.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: The people outside got the information quicker than those who had gone in.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: Is that why it is not being done?