Results 5,081-5,100 of 11,050 for speaker:Timmy Dooley
- 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.
- Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2015)
Timmy Dooley: The Deputy was trying to catch up with the Tánaiste.
- Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2015)
Timmy Dooley: I suppose this is like those post offices that have been closed. There was no basis for that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)
Timmy Dooley: RTE got out of that one.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)
Timmy Dooley: We would be deeply worried if the Deputy did. We would have bigger problems than just a spat with RTE.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)
Timmy Dooley: The Deputy should talk to his party Whip.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)
Timmy Dooley: Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice has done fairly well himself in the past few weeks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)
Timmy Dooley: Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice enjoyed his time with Hector in the middle of the by-election.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)
Timmy Dooley: I welcome the delegation and thank those who made the presentations. In her final comment,Ms Doherty, the RTE chairperson, seemed to suggest that her invitation to appear at the committee was based on a presumption of bias. She stated clearly that such oversight would simply not tolerate political bias within the country’s primary public service media organisation. I support public...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)
Timmy Dooley: The Deputy used to understate them when he was in government, too.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)
Timmy Dooley: That is very welcome because unfortunately the communications around this House about that decision, as the Senator has outlined, have shown RTE as the baddie on this one so I welcome the fact that Mr. Bakhurst and Ms Doherty have clarified that isue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)
Timmy Dooley: I was not asking specifically about how they are balanced on a daily basis, but within reason. I would not expect Mr. Bakhurst to try to do it daily.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)
Timmy Dooley: Sometimes a panellist would have had a political affiliation but no longer be an active participant. His or her view does not always run parallel where the party is at right now. It is important that it is not just a box ticking-exercise also.