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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (29 Sep 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare was informed that he was ineligible for school transport having been initially notified that he was entitled to it upon paying a deposit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32759/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Payments (29 Sep 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 641. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive the annual payment for areas designated as natural heritage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33290/15]

Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2015)

Timmy Dooley: Why is he talking about the economy when somebody wants to talk about burglaries?

Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2015)

Timmy Dooley: Tell it to the family in Tipperary.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Review (30 Sep 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the proceedings of the interdepartmental working group to examine and report on the current and future operation of the free travel scheme; her position on the removal of the cap on the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31942/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (30 Sep 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister and I welcome his statement in which he and his Department accept the necessity for improved performance output around documentation and I welcome the willingness to try to improve. If we as a Parliament can work with Departments like the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport we will all benefit in the long run. Regarding the output measures and the associated...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (30 Sep 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister. I will suggest to the Chairman in due course that there be an opportunity for a sub-committee of this committee, made up of the spokespersons for the various parties, to engage with the Department officials and to go through in more detail some of the issues that arise and to find a more common platform. Today is a welcome development but it might be better to sit down...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (30 Sep 2015)

Timmy Dooley: Whoever-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (30 Sep 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I do not know about that. The Minister must have different polls than I have. That is a suggestion that we might look at that so that the committee could engage more fully in a more convivial environment rather than across a committee room, and agree the template for the long term.

Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2015)

Timmy Dooley: There is a big difference between getting your sleeve pulled----

Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2015)

Timmy Dooley: The Tánaiste is trying to pull the wool over everyone's eyes.

Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2015)

Timmy Dooley: This is about whether the taxpayer gets an appropriate return.

Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2015)

Timmy Dooley: A business decision on whether they should be called in to question their own business decisions?

Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2015)

Timmy Dooley: We know the state when people are jealous of Alan Kelly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Economic and Monetary Union: Discussion (1 Oct 2015)

Timmy Dooley: Professor Barrett will recall the work he did with this committee in the aftermath of the Lisbon treaty referendum failure. He might recall the discussion we had with the media at the time. We tried to understand why European matters rarely made it into the national media and were rarely discussed in a way we believed allowed citizens to gain an insight into what was happening. At the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Economic and Monetary Union: Discussion (1 Oct 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I continue to make this point about COSAC.

Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2015)

Timmy Dooley: Deputy Martin was only trying to help the Taoiseach.

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2015)

Timmy Dooley: The Taoiseach is more interested in tennis than in politics.

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2015)

Timmy Dooley: Yes, he is.

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2015)

Timmy Dooley: There was a cheaper way of doing this.