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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Coach Sector: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Timmy Dooley: Perhaps the committee should look at that issue. I know it is not the long-term solution but it would certainly help address the immediate problem if the age limit of 70 were extended to 72 or 73. It is hard to be prescriptive about age but all it would take is somebody over 70 to have an accident through ill health or whatever and everybody would be up in arms. The committee should...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Coach Sector: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Timmy Dooley: It sets the floor for everyone, but it also sets a career path for people who want to raise a family and pay their bills-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Coach Sector: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Timmy Dooley: -----rather than people who are at the end of their career and have a pension or some other access to funds and can do it as a means of earning a little additional revenue. It is frankly the same situation as the taxi service. We have discussed that in this committee. We need to look at professionalisation and recognising a career path for drivers and that has to include the wage structure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Coach Sector: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Mr. Crowley for his engagement and take his point.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)

Timmy Dooley: Leaders from around the world met last week and again this week in Sharm el-Sheikh to try to move the world towards having greater respect for the environment by targeting the reduction in carbon emissions. While much of the talk is about policies, targets, limits and restrictions, it is up to us in these Houses to put more time into the actions that need to take place.It is fine to have the...

Seanad: Forestry: Statements (15 Nov 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. Since my good friend Senator Malcolm Byrne has arrived with a number of fire crew members, I assure them I am not about to say anything explosive that will require their skill sets. I live in a part of County Clare that has a considerable amount of afforestation. We regularly have forest fires at certain times of the year. I pay...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Nov 2022)

Timmy Dooley: Like others, I had an opportunity to attend this morning's presentation by the Samaritans. The work it does is often undervalued and not given the recognition it is due. It is not just about what is done by people who are in management positions but also about the work of the tremendous volunteers, often throughout the night, to assist people who have a crisis. There is no doubt the work...

Seanad: Private Nursing Home Sector: Statements (16 Nov 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I appreciate the opportunity to speak on this matter. I welcome the Minister of State to the House and join with the Acting Chair in recognising the tremendous enthusiasm, effort and energy she has put into her brief. I know first-hand the work she does. I have seen her visit a number of facilities in the constituency of Clare, an area I know well.I have seen the way she deals with...

Seanad: Private Nursing Home Sector: Statements (16 Nov 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I assure the Senator that I have not. There are others I want to retain, but I have not said it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I join others in welcoming Mr. Walsh to the table. It is probably a long time since he first came to this committee, and I was on the committee then. Things have improved considerably for Mr. Walsh over that period of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I will get into the questioning on today's issue shortly. When we are doing a piece of work on the future of aviation in this country, it would be remiss of us not to use the very considerable expertise Mr. Walsh has. I know of his interest in Ireland and Irish aviation generally, notwithstanding his current role. It would be useful to get his insight on a range of issues, and perhaps we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Timmy Dooley: It is obvious that a lot of deals are done between airports and airlines but is there a role for bilateral agreements between governments on issues such as this? Is it possible for the Taoiseach, Deputy Martin, and the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, to reach an agreement on important links like this? Is the political process able to provide it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Timmy Dooley: Okay, so that is the advice there. I will focus on Dublin Airport. Mr. Walsh has a lot of knowledge and previous experience of it. Issues arose there with security delays. Has the airport stood the test of time in terms of design? There was much criticism of it at the time. It was said that it was done to a golden standard; that it was iconic and built to be a beacon of what Ireland was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Timmy Dooley: That is more than a lot of us could do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Timmy Dooley: Are we doing things just for the sake of it or because that is the way it was always done?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Timmy Dooley: That is interesting. Mr. Walsh might provide us with a short paper on that, because it would be helpful to feed it in. Other speakers have reflected already on this, but I want to go back to a conversation Mr. Walsh and I had concerning synthetic fuels and the opportunity that is there. It is very important in terms of climate change. Those who want to batter agriculture or aviation say...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Mr. Walsh very much. I look forward to his ongoing engagement with us, in particular on the aviation policy piece and how that might assist us in our work. I thank him again for his assistance.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Timmy Dooley: Back in July 2021, a number of security firms received a High Court injunction preventing the Minister from moving ahead with an employment regulation order which I understand would have improved significantly the pay and conditions of staff who work in the security sector. Nothing further appears to have happened since. Many of these people work very long hours. They work very hard and...

Seanad: Wood for Construction: Motion (30 Nov 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I support the Green Party motion. It is good we can have an open and frank debate and that we have so much in common on this issue. Forestry and the production of timber have for far too long not been advanced in the way they should have been and have not provided the benefits to the country that they should.It is only in recent years that people have come to understand that forestry and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2022)

Timmy Dooley: Like others, I want to join in wishing the Finnish people all the best on their day of commemoration. I welcome the ambassador to the House. It is a pleasure to have him. Like many other people, we woke this morning to yet another report on our national air waves about the shooting of two individuals yesterday evening in the city of Dublin, and the sad passing of one of those people. It...