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Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: What the Taoiseach did to the Ceann Comhairle was outrageous.

Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Hold on, Deputy McCarthy might learn something.

Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate. It has always been a hobby of mine to read over Dáil transcripts from decades past. The advent of the Internet has made it a little bit more enjoyable and reviewing them in greater detail is now possible. Since crossing the floor seven or eight months ago, I have taken to reviewing more recent transcripts. Yesterday, I read our...

Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: The current Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Burton. She made an interesting aside, in that she claimed the Bill was too late. Indeed, she emphasised it several times. She stated: It is too late because the horse has bolted since the expiry of the original bank guarantee, and too little because it does nothing to address the treatment of liabilities other than subordinated...

Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: She stated: "What we could not accept was a bailout of professional investors, a free lunch for bondholders and a blank cheque for Fianna Fáil." Have the Government's actions provided a blank cheque for Fine Gael and Labour?

Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Reviewing the transcripts would be worth the Minister of State's while. The Government might learn something from it.

Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: And the Government is continuing to fund-raise at a phenomenal rate. The Minister of State is denying it. The Government should allow our Bill on corporate fund-raising to go through.

Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Help us ban corporate donations.

Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Does Deputy Mathews mean he will come with us? He should clarify.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Question 91: To ask the Taoiseach the total amount of money yet to be spent under his Department's 2011 budget allocation before the end of 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32735/11]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (8 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Question 591: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of cyclists killed and the number seriously injured on public roads in the past five years. [32940/11]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (8 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Question 592: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of pedestrians killed or seriously injured where a bicycle was involved. [32941/11]

Leaders Questions (9 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: The current Government is continuing it.

State Airports (9 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the efforts he has made to advance an agreement with the US administration to provide for cargo pre-clearence of US customs at airports here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33485/11]

State Airports (9 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: I do not want to be critical of the Minister because I am aware of the good job he is doing in his Department. However, given the length of time he has been in office I had hoped he would have engaged with this issue by now. While I accept the matter is not entirely the responsibility of his Department, pre-clearance of cargo at Irish airports can contribute to growth and employment. With...

State Airports (9 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: I accept that it is at times necessary for a Minister to intervene to progress projects but, in an effort to set the tone for discussions among officials, it would be valuable to develop the political context. We need to engage in high level political discussions rather than waiting to take on the role of fixer whenever an obstacle emerges. I encourage the Minister to establish political...

Public Transport Projects (9 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the current status of the metro north project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33486/11]

Public Transport Projects (9 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: When I tabled this question I was not aware that the Government would take the decision it took on Tuesday on the amount it would spend and the projects on which it would be spent in the coming years. There is a clear indication in the announcement last week that €750 million is being cut from the capital budget for next year. It is not necessarily my job to remind the Minister of the...

Public Transport Projects (9 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: I believe the Minister's analysis of the impact of the VAT reduction within the tourism sector is flawed. It entails measuring growth in tourism against a very poor year, that is, the previous year, which was greatly affected by the ash cloud from the volcanic eruption. Clearly, the Minister's VAT reduction measure has not had the benefit it was set out or expected to achieve. My...

Public Transport Projects (9 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: To clarify for the benefit of the Minister, he has set out the economic parameters in which he finds himself with the capacity to fund certain programmes that have been identified. I suggest there are alternatives.