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Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System: Statements (26 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. At the outset I must say that I bear the Minister no ill will on a personal basis or in a professional capacity. He is somebody whom I have observed over the years and I have considerable regard for his intellect, his work rate and many other attributes that he has displayed. Unfortunately, however, his handling of this particular...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Strategic Plan 2012-17 and Other Issues: RTE (26 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: The Chairman should not worry; there is another show elsewhere that might have the desired effect.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Strategic Plan 2012-17 and Other Issues: RTE (26 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: I will be brief because many of the areas have been covered. I welcome the presentation from Mr. Curran. I am very much a supporter of public service broadcasting. I support fully the remarks Mr. Curran has made about the commercial sector and the issues around the control by wealthy individuals and organisations. That is a difficult challenge RTE must face and one in respect of which the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Strategic Plan 2012-17 and Other Issues: RTE (26 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: We could have a party political broadcast from the Taoiseach in future.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Strategic Plan 2012-17 and Other Issues: RTE (26 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: Sweetness and light.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Strategic Plan 2012-17 and Other Issues: RTE (26 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: So Mr. Curran's concern is that the commercial side of RTE's business will be affected.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Strategic Plan 2012-17 and Other Issues: RTE (26 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: If it was a positive story, they would have got to Mr. Curran quicker.

Leaders' Questions (1 Apr 2014)

Timmy Dooley: When was that sent to him? Was there a two week delay in that regard?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance White Paper (1 Apr 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 122. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which he will be publishing the White Paper on universal health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14854/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Regulation (1 Apr 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 132. To ask the Minister for Health when he will address the regulatory position of the VHI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14857/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pilot Training Courses (1 Apr 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 635. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the stage he has reached in the process of establishing a bonding scheme which would protect students training to be pilots and protect them against a similar loss to that experienced by students of the Pilot Training College, Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15068/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure (1 Apr 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 642. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the National Transport Authority's proposals for a bus rapid transit system in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15222/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Road Network (1 Apr 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 640. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline in tabular form by county the money spent by his Department on local road maintenance for 2013 and planned for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15220/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (1 Apr 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 641. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline in tabular form by county the money spent by his Department on tourism promotion for 2013 and planned for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15221/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (1 Apr 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 643. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will be seeking further capital infrastructure funding following the sale of Bord Gáis Energy; the number of capital projects in tabular form which are at planning stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15223/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme (2 Apr 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 1. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the expert review of the Irish airlines superannuation scheme dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15169/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme (2 Apr 2014)

Timmy Dooley: The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport does not need me to tell him about the seriousness of the situation at our State airports in regard to the superannuation scheme, the impact it is having on workers' morale or the potential impact of an unresolved dispute on our tourism industry. A flash point was reached recently which saw Aer Lingus and other airlines making alternative...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme (2 Apr 2014)

Timmy Dooley: I welcomed the appointment of the independent review panel and I broadly support the approach that the Minister is taking. He has indicated that the panel is next due to report on 14 April. Does he expect it to issue a conclusive report at that stage? Will it have the capacity to reach a binding agreement or solution and, if not, what machinery of State will he use to bring about an...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme (2 Apr 2014)

Timmy Dooley: I agree that the issue needs to be resolved but the Minister is not a hurler on the ditch who has handed the entire responsibility for the matter to the trustees. As one of the biggest shareholders in Aer Lingus and the sole shareholder in DAA, he is a significant actor in this game. I urge him to engage to the fullest extent to ensure the State is prepared to man up to its...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Sports Capital Programme Administration (2 Apr 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 4. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the assessment procedure followed and the objective criteria used in deciding on the allocation of funding under the sports capital programme. [15375/14]