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Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: The Tánaiste is playing political football with people's lives.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Mr. Thompson for his presentation, which has made very clear the issues relating to the Irish consumer in the event of the IAG-Aer Lingus deal going ahead. That is what I want to stick to because my only interest is ensuring that the air-travelling public in this country have access to the best competition for long-haul flights if this deal goes ahead. Clearly, I am on record as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: That would be principally decided by the Commission and forced upon British Airways. Is that the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: That is not true.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: Through the Chair-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: Can you deal with it now, Chairman?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: An allegation was made which questions my character and my reason for being here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I am asking for your protection.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the witnesses for the presentation as they have done a really good job of outlining the potential impact on a group of Irish consumers if the current deal goes ahead without appropriate checks being put in place. They will be disadvantaged significantly as a result of a potential loss of access to a competitor, namely Virgin Atlantic. The witnesses have clearly indicated they have a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I was making the comments to give some context to the witness being asked questions about why Virgin Atlantic has not provided services to Ireland and what services it is providing in other jurisdictions around the world. For me there was a very narrow focus in terms of asking the witness to come before the committee and it was based on documentation he sent to the committee clearly...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (2 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 268. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide, in tabular form, the total amount paid in tolls by different categories of road users, that is, private motorists, haulage and so on, on all national and non-national roads in the years 2012 to 2014, inclusive. [13674/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (1 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 64. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if cross-Border procurement has increased; and if so, the amount by which it has increased since the Office of Government Procurement began operating. [13511/15]

Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (31 Mar 2015)

Timmy Dooley: Like my colleague, I believe it is important that the Minister involves himself in this debate. It is regrettable that the National Transport Authority is pushing ahead with the privatisation agenda without the agreement of the unions concerned. The NBRU has set out a clear position. It has identified that section 52 of the 2008 Act gives exclusive rights to Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann...

Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (31 Mar 2015)

Timmy Dooley: While I thank the Minister for his response, unfortunately, it still does not address the serious issue we now have. It appears we are heading towards a scenario where the workers' representatives are seeking the protection of the courts while the Labour Party remains in government. I am somewhat confused that the Labour Party is not doing more at Government level to support public...

Order of Business (31 Mar 2015)

Timmy Dooley: Will you go to the Deputy's office, a Cheann Comhairle?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (31 Mar 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 341. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the presence of heather in grazing land results in that land being ineligible for payment under the new green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13222/15]

Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2015)

Timmy Dooley: And took it out of child benefit.

Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2015)

Timmy Dooley: The waffle.

Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2015)

Timmy Dooley: The Minister is making it up as he goes along.

Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2015)

Timmy Dooley: While the Government was throwing them out of their homes.