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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
Timmy Dooley: Is Aer Lingus a member of any of the chamber of commerce organisations?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
Timmy Dooley: And in Limerick and Cork.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
Timmy Dooley: I am in total agreement with the sentiments expressed by Ms Quin in trying to grow business. I recognise the work she did to try to have the west coast connection restored. People in the Shannon and Cork regions tried to secure services to different locations and have been successful, but if we consider the history of aviation in this country, the level of connectivity has grown to the...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Aer Lingus Sale (3 Feb 2015)
Timmy Dooley: 123. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his position regarding the sale of Aer Lingus to IAG; the commitments he will make with regard to the security of employment of the Aer Lingus staff and the connectivity from Irish airports to the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4656/15]
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Aer Lingus Sale (3 Feb 2015)
Timmy Dooley: For the last four years the Government has classified the State's shareholding in Aer Lingus as being non-strategic and as suitable for sale, based on a matter of timing. In recent days the Taoiseach appears to have had some divine inspiration and he is now concerned about the potential for a loss in connectivity and an impact on jobs in the State resulting from the potential sale of Aer...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Aer Lingus Sale (3 Feb 2015)
Timmy Dooley: I do not wish to be facetious about the prepared answer, but the question I asked was straightforward. When did the Government take a policy decision to recognise the strategic interest in the shareholding and the connectivity provided through that shareholding? Will the Minister outline the position better for me? I recognise the limitations placed on the Government by the takeover rules...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Aer Lingus Sale (3 Feb 2015)
Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister for the update on the travel tax. However, my question was simple. It was related to the position taken by the Government in the past four years, that the State's interest in Aer Lingus was not strategic and that it was available for sale. The only proviso was "at a suitable time"; in other words, a sale would probably be based on the share value at the time. This was...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Aer Lingus Sale (3 Feb 2015)
Timmy Dooley: I have made that very clear.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Aer Lingus Sale (3 Feb 2015)
Timmy Dooley: I will address that in a moment.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Transport Provision (3 Feb 2015)
Timmy Dooley: 126. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a decision will be taken with regard to the best route and infrastructure option in connecting Dublin city with Dublin Airport; if he is satisfied with the current public transport connections to the airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4657/15]
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Transport Provision (3 Feb 2015)
Timmy Dooley: The Minister will be well aware that a rail link between a capital city and its international airport is a very significant piece of infrastructure and one which needs to be part of any city that seeks to set itself apart in terms of its overall development. Can the Minister enlighten the House as to when the Government intends to proceed with a decision on the best route or option in that...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Transport Provision (3 Feb 2015)
Timmy Dooley: The last line of the Minister's response sets out the stark reality that faces us, and there are other implications for infrastructure throughout the city and surrounding it in terms of finding an appropriate solution. While I have much regard for what the NTA is doing, it requires action at Government level to ensure the appropriate funding is in place and this will dictate the options that...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Transport Provision (3 Feb 2015)
Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister for the clarification. While I am prepared to wait until the middle of this year for the assessment to see what he is prepared to put to Government - I see the Minister smile and I suppose I have no choice but to wait - I believe it is important that he put in place the moneys available to him as soon as possible. The difficulty is that this seems to be a step process:...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rail Network (3 Feb 2015)
Timmy Dooley: The Government also abolished the Minister of State with responsibility for public transport, too.
- Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2015)
Timmy Dooley: In writing.
- Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2015)
Timmy Dooley: In writing.
- Order of Business (3 Feb 2015)
Timmy Dooley: In light of the Taoiseach's change of heart, or the Government's change of policy, regarding the importance of the State's shareholding in Aer Lingus, as enunciated by the Taoiseach on Sunday - when he said he now believes the State's 25% is of strategic importance, rather than what he had stated heretofore, that it was just a matter of time before the shareholding would be sold - would he...
- Order of Business (3 Feb 2015)
Timmy Dooley: I was referring more to the State's interest in various companies.
- Order of Business (3 Feb 2015)
Timmy Dooley: That is a tremendous result.
- Order of Business (3 Feb 2015)
Timmy Dooley: Are staff in other hospitals not caring?