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Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (15 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: On behalf of the Fianna Fáil group I thank the Minister of State for his time in the House on this important legislation. The legislation has been in the offing for some time and no doubt the level of work he, the Minister and their officials have put into it will bear fruit in terms of the adoption of the various road safety strategies the Government has been working on for many months. It...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (15 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: At 2.30 p.m. next Tuesday.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: It is true.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I do not entangle myself with anybody.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I would welcome a debate on the Euro Health Consumer Index 2006. The conclusions of this report are hardly a surprise to anybody and we do not need the report to inform us that there are very serious difficulties in the delivery of our health service. The report was written from a consumer perspective and may not take account of some of the strategies being put in place, which have not yet...

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I join with other Senators in welcoming the Minister to the House. I also welcome the Bill. While I share some of the sentiments expressed by Senator Quinn on the establishment of State authorities, on many occasions in the past I criticised the establishment of such authorities, particularly the NRA and the HSE. Often, we devolve responsibility away from the political environment and yet,...

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I do not want to be repetitive on this issue, which I raised yesterday on Second Stage. Like other Senators I feel the provision is unfair, particularly on local authority members. I do not believe Oireachtas Members or Members of the European Parliament should have an entitlement or an expectation to be on boards or authorities. As the Minister outlined yesterday, it is recognised that there...

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I certainly would not want to do that. I want to recognise the Minister's desire on this matter. I had the opportunity to speak to him outside the House on the matter and I recognise the difficulties in trying to bring the Bill back through the Dáil. If this legislation needs to be amended at any stage in the future for any other reason, consideration should be given to amending this section...

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: A mugging.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: Notwithstanding how busy the House is next week, will the Leader ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to come to the House for a debate on sewerage schemes, which has been raised by many Senators? It is a major issue in rural Ireland because of the lack of development in small villages and towns. It is not only creating a difficulty in west Clare, as Senator...

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: However, it is virtually impossible for them to live in these towns and villages because planning permission is not being granted for developments due to the lack of sewage treatment facilities. The Department's offices must communicate with each other. If the Department wishes to control the number of one-off houses in rural Ireland, it must provide an alternative and, therefore, it should...

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: While the Guantanamo Bay detention centre is the creation of the current US Administration, it is incorrect to suggest the CIA has found new wings since President Bush took up office.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Jul 2006)

Timmy Dooley: About time.

Seanad: Hospitals Building Projects. (5 Jul 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I wish to share my time with my constituency colleague and friend, Senator Daly.

Seanad: Hospitals Building Projects. (5 Jul 2006)

Timmy Dooley: The development of a project at Ennis General Hospital is an important one for Senator Daly, myself and the people of County Clare. As the Minister of State will be aware, the hospital was awarded a project, the cost of provision of which is €20.9 million, in recent years and it is now at the various stages of progress towards construction. There appear to be some delays in its advancement....

Seanad: Hospitals Building Projects. (5 Jul 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I recognise that the Minister of State is representing the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children here tonight and that, to some extent, it is difficult to provide information because it is coming from the Health Service Executive. However, I am very disappointed that this answer was the best he could provide. Much of the information in his answer is already in the public domain. Only...

Seanad: Hospitals Building Projects. (5 Jul 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Jul 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the amendments the Minister of State has introduced and believe they will help. To follow what Senator Paddy Burke said with regard to traffic wardens and the issue of clamping, something that should be considered is the matter of vehicles being parked wrongly in disabled persons' slots. While it is not appropriate to this Bill, perhaps it might be dealt with through regulation....

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Jul 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome these amendments and the fact that the Bluetooth situation has been cleared up. As Bluetooth is a radio signal transmission, it was important to clarify it. Senator Burke made the point that there is probably not a great need to move from hand-held to hands-free and questioned whether it is safer. Anecdotal evidence suggests that many accidents are caused by people using telephones,...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Jul 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I am sure that does not include any Donegal artists.