Results 4,961-4,980 of 10,977 for speaker:Timmy Dooley
- Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2014)
Timmy Dooley: The Deputy was most of the reason for setting it up in the first place.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2014)
Timmy Dooley: The Minister still has not appointed a commission of investigation in respect of the whistleblower issues.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2014)
Timmy Dooley: The Taoiseach is becoming a bit like background noise, like elevator music.
- Order of Business (2 Apr 2014)
Timmy Dooley: The ranking might be a problem.
- Order of Business (2 Apr 2014)
Timmy Dooley: We are all winners.
- Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality; and Defence: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (2 Apr 2014)
Timmy Dooley: We will take five or six minutes each, if that is acceptable.
- Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality; and Defence: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (2 Apr 2014)
Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion. I bear the Minister no ill will-----
- Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality; and Defence: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (2 Apr 2014)
Timmy Dooley: If that is what the Minister wants, I will deliver the same speech. However, there have been a few developments-----
- Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality; and Defence: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (2 Apr 2014)
Timmy Dooley: -----during the course of the past week.
- Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality; and Defence: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (2 Apr 2014)
Timmy Dooley: I will keep it strictly to business. At issue here is the Minister's stewardship of the justice system during the past 18 months. What is not at issue is what we have heard from his colleagues during this debate. What is also not at issue is the Minister's undoubted intelligence, his capacity for hard work or his zeal to reform. What is at issue is his capacity to manage. There is a big...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects Status (2 Apr 2014)
Timmy Dooley: 14. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the Luas cross-city project; if the project is currently meeting its deadlines; the difficulties the project has faced to date; his plans to consider expanding light rail to other cities here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15134/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (2 Apr 2014)
Timmy Dooley: 31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to make cycling in Dublin city and all cities here safer for commuters; the number of accidents involving cyclists last year; the number of cyclist fatalities last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15135/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (2 Apr 2014)
Timmy Dooley: 48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he has met the CIE chief executive officer, the Dublin Bus CEO, the Iarnród Éireann CEO and the Bus Éireann CEO this year and in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15137/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Statistics (2 Apr 2014)
Timmy Dooley: 249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the number of fatalities on our roads this year; if he is satisfied with the operation of the Road Safety Authority; if he believes it has the resources needed fully to carry out its duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15170/14]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Haulage Industry: IRHA and FTA (2 Apr 2014)
Timmy Dooley: I thank the IRHA for the presentation, which was helpful. I propose that we compile the evidence we have taken today and submit it to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. Mr. Nolan identified three particular solutions. I am not so sure we can implement those solutions as some of them are outside the control...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Haulage Industry: IRHA and FTA (2 Apr 2014)
Timmy Dooley: I will complete my questions because I will not be able to come back after the vote. It is obviously a function for the Irish Government and Parliament to change the laws and to change the tax code to make it competitive. It is very difficult for hauliers to operate their businesses south of the Border. From my contact with hauliers, quite a number of them are considering re-registering...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Haulage Industry: IRHA and FTA (2 Apr 2014)
Timmy Dooley: From my knowledge of dealing with the witnesses and others, the difficulty we have is that there is not an efficient enforcement of cabotage in this State. If we upped the ante from our point of view and enforced cabotage laws here, we might have some bargaining chip with our counterparts in other states.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (3 Apr 2014)
Timmy Dooley: 255. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the mileage-kilometre reading for each ambulance in the Health Service Executive fleet, by ambulance base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15850/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (8 Apr 2014)
Timmy Dooley: 291. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to explain the reason a new personal public service number was given to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 when the person was issued with a new social welfare card recently; if the person is entitled to know who requested a new PPS number in 2011 in view of the fact that the person concerned did not; and if the person can now return to...
- Leaders' Questions (9 Apr 2014)
Timmy Dooley: The Minister for Finance should not have to read the newspaper to know what is going on.