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Leaders' Questions (28 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: That is the problem.

Leaders' Questions (28 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: There was.

Leaders' Questions (28 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: It is being pushed out until after the election. We all know the game.

Leaders' Questions (28 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: Release the unredacted documents so we can form our own views.

Leaders' Questions (28 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: From which the Government's spring statement later today will benefit.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (28 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 97. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be added as a qualified dependant on her husband's pension, as per the option letter issued by her Department on 23 March 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16635/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Fares (28 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 489. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will engage with the National Transport Authority to ensure there are no further fare hikes on public bus, rail and Luas commuter services in the greater Dublin area, in view of the fact that increases of 42% have been imposed since 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16508/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I thank both parties for their thoughtful presentations. It is very helpful to our work in ensuring we resolve most of the issues in the development of the legislation at the pre-publication stage rather than through amendments later. One of the most significant issues that has bedevilled drink-driving laws for many years is challenges in the courts as to how a garda formed the opinion...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: Is it wishful thinking on the Government’s behalf to create the algorithm in that device when the data is not available?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome that notion, because of the ever-changing list of drugs. When it comes to alcohol testing, there is a specific sliding scale based on the concentration of alcohol in blood or urine. Do the delegations support the same type of sliding scale based on concentration? How will it be monitored?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I am concerned that this will be significantly challenged in the courts. The taking of illicit drugs is obviously prohibited by law. However, the legislation is about preventing accidents on the roads. For somebody who may have taken cannabis yesterday, if there are traces in their bloodstream today, they could find themselves in trouble.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I am talking about the proportionality of the measure. The crime committed may involve illicit drugs, but what is a proportionate response to somebody who may have consumed an illicit drug yesterday but whose driving is not impaired today? I am not an expert on this subject; I am just asking the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I raise the matter because, if we have a measure that is not proportionate in terms of what the Bill is attempting to deal with, it will undermine the whole effort. I am not criticising but trying to tease out the subject so that we get a piece of legislation that will stand the test of time rather than becoming ineffective after four or five years following various challenges, requiring us...

Leaders' Questions (16 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: They just want a job.

Leaders' Questions (16 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: The Tánaiste would not know anything about that.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobsPlus Scheme (16 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 58. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the one-parent family payment is not a qualifying payment under the JobsPlus programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15054/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (16 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school classes which have 37 or more pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15000/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (15 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 123. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the disabled drivers value added tax and vehicle registration tax refund scheme to ensure it reflects the real cost involved in changing a car, on the grounds that the scheme has not been reviewed for many years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13991/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Motorised Transport Grant (15 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 467. To ask the Minister for Health when a motorised transport grant or an alternative to same will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13986/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Ombudsman: Ms Emily O'Reilly (2 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: There is very little I can add to Senator Leyden's remarks on Ms O'Reilly's qualifications to hold the office of EU Ombudsman. It is a great honour for Ireland and represents a recognition of the work she completed here. I wish her well and thank her for engaging with the committee. I am minded to recall a body of work we did here at the committee in the aftermath of losing the first...